Madalyn Terese Schiffel (born September 19, 1994) is a retired American

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who previously played

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in the

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(NWSL) and for

Avaldsnes IL Avaldsnes Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Avaldsnes, Karmøy, Rogaland. It was founded on 16 June 1937. The club has sections for football and handball. Women's football The women's team began play in 1989, winning the 1st Division o ...

of the Norwegian

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Early life and education

Schiffel was born on September 19, 1994, in

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. She attended Cornerstone Christian School. She played club soccer for Placer United, winning the 2010 Nor Cal Cup and Placer Cup Championships.

San Francisco Dons, 2012–2015

Schiffel attended the

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and played for the Dons in the

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(WCC). As a freshman, she started 10 games, leading her team to four wins, and posting a save percentage of .838 (second in the WCC). Her season was cut short due to an injury in late September. In 2013, Schiffel played every minute in goal for USF and was named an All-West Coast Conference Team honorable mention. As a Junior, she played in all 20 games, recording five solo shutouts and earning herself a name on the All-WCC Second Team. In her senior year, Schiffel was named to the preseason All-WCC team and earned first-team NSCAA All-West Region honors. She graduated with a career record in goalkeeper wins (29), shutouts (23) and minutes played in goal (6,514).

Club career

Avaldsnes IL, 2016

After Schiffel was selected 34th overall by the

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in the NWSL College Draft in January 2016, she signed with Norwegian club

. Avaldsnes' American goalkeeper

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Carl Gregor said that although Schiffel faced tough competition from the other two goalkeepers at the club, she had everything it takes to become a top-level goalkeeper. She started the 2016 Toppserien season as first choice. In May 2016, Schiffel was

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in a 0–0 draw with defending champions

LSK Kvinner FK LSK Kvinner Fotballklubb is a Norway, Norwegian women's football (soccer), women's football club from Lillestrøm. They currently play in Toppserien, the top division of Norwegian football. The club was founded as Setskog/Høland Fotballklubb on ...

. She was praised by coach Colin Bell as it was the first time Avaldsnes had avoided defeat by rivals LSK.

Seattle Reign FC, 2017

In January 2017,

signed Schiffel ahead of the 2017 season. The team had previously acquired her player rights from

in November 2016 as part of a trade that included Christine Nairn and

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. On October 23, 2017, Schiffel announced her retirement from Seattle Reign FC.

International

Schiffel has represented the United States on the under-20 and under-23 national teams.

References

External links

US Soccer player profile

Washington Spirit player profile

University of San Francisco player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schiffel, Madalyn 1994 births Living people Avaldsnes IL players Toppserien players San Francisco Dons women's soccer players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Norway American women's soccer players Washington Spirit draft picks Seattle Reign FC players National Women's Soccer League players Sportspeople from Roseville, California Soccer players from Placer County, California Women's association football goalkeepers 21st-century American sportswomen