Madeline Ann Bauer (born March 20, 1995) is an American
soccer
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defender. She previously played for
Fleury 91 in the
Division 1 Féminine
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,
Seattle Reign FC
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in the
National Women's Soccer League
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(NWSL), and played collegiately for the
Stanford Cardinal
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from 2012 to 2016. Bauer has represented the United States on the
under-17,
under-20 and
under-23 national teams.
Early life and education
Raised in
Newport Beach, California
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, a suburb of Los Angeles, Bauer attended
Mater Dei High School in the nearby city of
Santa Ana.
She played club soccer for Slammers FC and in 2012 led the team to be ranked as the top club in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL).
Bauer was twice named NSCAA Youth All-American and was nominated for the California Gatorade Girls Soccer Player of the Year award.
Stanford Cardinal, 2012–2016
Bauer attended
Stanford University
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, where she played for the
Cardinal
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from 2012 to 2016 and majored in international relations.
As a freshman, she started as a central defender in every match except one. She received NSCAA All-West Region first-team honors, was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Freshman Best XI first team, the All-Pac-12-second team and was a Pac-12 All-Freshman selection.
During her sophomore season, she led a defense that conceded eight goals during the regular season starting in all 24 games.
Bauer was earned All-Pac-12-second team honors for the second consecutive season and was named a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
During her junior season, she started in 23 of 24 games and was again named to the
All-Pac-12-second team for the third consecutive year. She was named to the NSCAA All-Pacific Region first team and NSCAA Scholar All-America third team.
As a senior, she started all 21 games and scored her first goal for the Cardinal – a game-winner – during a 3–2 double-overtime win against UCLA. Bauer was named a MAC
Hermann Trophy
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History
In 1967, Bob Hermann, the president of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and th ...
semi-finalist and earned NSCAA All-America first team, NSCAA All-Pacific Region first team, and All-Pac-12 first team honors.
In November 2016, she was named the Pac-12 Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year. During her collegiate career, she helped lead the Cardinal to four consecutive NCAA Division 1 Tournament appearances, including the
College Cup final four in 2014.
Club career
Seattle Reign FC, 2017–2018
On January 12, 2017, Bauer was selected by
Seattle Reign FC
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as the sixth overall selection in the
2017 NWSL College Draft
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.
Of her selection, Reign head coach
Laura Harvey
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Harvey previo ...
said, "Maddie has been someone we have looked at all season... I think she can help us on the back line and in the midfield. The college that she played at plays a similar style of soccer to us, so it's been easy for me to see the things she's good at and areas for improvement."
On July 16, 2018, Bauer was waived by the Reign.
Djurgården, 2018–2019
On July 18, 2018, she signed with
Djurgården
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in the
Damallsvenskan
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The division consists of a league of 14 teams. From 2013, t ...
.
International career
Bauer has represented the United States on the under-17,
under-20, and under-23 national teams. She helped the team win the
2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
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The three best-placed teams qualified for the 201 ...
in Guatemala. She played every minute of the CONCACAF championship and recorded one assist.
Bauer co-captained the under-17 team at the
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
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in
Azerbaijan
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the same year.
She represented the U.S. at the
2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
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in Jamaica where the team finished in third place and qualified for the
2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
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in Costa Rica.
In 2016, she competed with the under-23 team at the Women's Nordic Cup in England.
In August 2018, Bauer was once again named to the
United States U-23 team for the Nordic Cup.
References
External links
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U.S. Soccer player profile
Stanford Cardinal player profile*
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American women's soccer players
Seattle Reign FC draft picks
Stanford Cardinal women's soccer players
Soccer players from Newport Beach, California
1995 births
Living people
National Women's Soccer League players
Seattle Reign FC players
Women's association football defenders
Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) players
Première Ligue players
FC Fleury 91 (women) players
United States women's youth international soccer players
United States women's under-20 international soccer players
21st-century American sportswomen