Summer Lynn Green (born May 2, 1995) is an American

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player who plays as a forward for Damaiense in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino. She previously played for the

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in the

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and for

SC Sand SC Sand is a German sport club from Willstätt, Baden-Württemberg. The club was founded on 11 August 1946 and competes in football, aerobics, judo, and qigong. The club is most known for its women's football Women's football most often refers to ...

in the

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Club career

Early career in the US

After playing four years at the

University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the Public university, public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referre ...

, Green was drafted by

Seattle Reign FC Seattle Reign FC is an American professional soccer team based in Seattle, Washington, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Founded in 2012, it is one of eight inaugural members of the NWSL. Since June 2024, the Reign ar ...

with the 30th overall pick in the

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. She missed her entire rookie season due to a knee injury sustained in the NCAA Tournament. Green was traded to the

for a 2017 international roster spot and a 2017 Draft pick. In the 2017 season Green made seven appearances for the club, she started one game. In 2018 Green saw a small increase in playing time as she played 319 minutes in eight games.

In Europe

After two seasons with the Red Stars, Green signed with Vittsjö for the 2019

Damallsvenskan The (; ), known as OBOS for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is one of the best women's leagues in the world, and was founded in 1988. The division consists of a league of 14 teams. From 2013, t ...

season. In January 2020, Green joined Scottish side

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. Green then signed with S.F. Damaiense in Portugal during the summer transfer window of 2022. On March 8, 2023, Green was named Liga BPI player of the month for January.

International career

Green has represented the United States at various youth levels. She was a member of the U.S. U-17 team at the

2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship The 2012 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship was the third edition of the U-17 women's championship in football for the CONCACAF region. It was held in Guatemala City from May 2 to 12 in 2012. The three best-placed teams qualified for the 201 ...

, where she started all five games. In a 10–0 win against the Bahamas, Green scored 5 goals which tied a U.S. record for most goals in a single game at any level. At the

2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the third edition of the women's football tournament, and was held in Azerbaijan from 22 September to 13 October, following a decision by the executive committee on 19 March 2010. Defending champions Sou ...

Green played in all three games and scored two goals. The United States finished third in their group and did not advance to the knockout stage. When Green finished her U-17 career she was the all-time leading scorer with 19 goals, that record was broken by

Ashley Sanchez Ashley Nicole Sanchez (born March 16, 1999) is an American professional association football, soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States women's natio ...

who has 21 U-17 goals. Green was a member of the United States U-20 team that won the 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, she played in four games and had one goal and three assists. She was named to the team for the

2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was an international association football tournament and the world championship for women's national teams under the age of 20, presented by Grant Connell, organized by the sport's world governing body FIFA. I ...

. In August 2018, Green was named to the United States U-23 team for the U-23 Nordic Tournament in Norway.

References

External links

FPF profile

North Carolina bio
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Summer 1995 births Living people American women's soccer players United States women's under-20 international soccer players Women's association football forwards North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players Seattle Reign FC draft picks National Women's Soccer League players Frauen-Bundesliga players Damallsvenskan players Campeonato Nacional Feminino players Chicago Red Stars players Vittsjö GIK players Celtic F.C. Women players SC Sand players S.F. Damaiense players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden American expatriate women's soccer players in Germany American expatriate sportspeople in Scotland American expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Scotland Expatriate women's footballers in Portugal Sportspeople from Bloomington, Illinois Soccer players from Illinois United States women's youth international soccer players 21st-century American sportswomen