Victoria Frances Bruce (born May 31, 1994) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player who plays as a defender for

USL Super League The USL Super League (USLS), officially known as the Gainbridge Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional women's soccer league and the highest level of the United States soccer league system, alongside the National Women's Socce ...

club Carolina Ascent. She played

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for the

North Carolina Tar Heels The North Carolina Tar Heels (also Carolina Tar Heels) are the college sports in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to ...

and the

Davidson Wildcats The Davidson Wildcats are the NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics teams representing Davidson College of Davidson, North Carolina, United States. A member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), Davidson College sponsors teams in ten men's ...

Early life

She graduated from

Cannon School Cannon School is an independent, nonsectarian, college preparatory institution serving students in junior kindergarten through grade 12. Cannon School is located in Concord, North Carolina in Cabarrus County, on a campus on Poplar Tent Road nea ...

Concord, North Carolina Concord ( ) is the most populous city in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 105,240 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Concord is the second-most populous city in the Cha ...

. As a player at Cannon she played all three positions on the field and was selected All-Conference, All-Region and All-State in the NCISAA Independent League. She did not compete during her junior year, due to an injury. She was also team captain as a senior.

Career

She previously played for

Morön BK Morön BK is a Swedish football club located in Skellefteå in Västerbotten County. Background Morön Bollklubb was formed at a meeting held in 1935, the driving force being Elof Burman who became the club chairman. After a lot of hard work ...

in the

Elitettan Elitettan (, ) is the second highest division of Swedish women's football. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Damallsvenskan The (; ), known as OBOS for sponsorship reasons, is the highest divisi ...

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC (, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Division and has won the championship tit ...

in the

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (), commonly referred to as FH, is an Icelandic multi-sports club based in Hafnarfjörður. The club competes in football, handball, athletics, and fencing. It was founded in 1929 as a gymnastics club but soon start ...

in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna and

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in the

Scottish Women's Premier League The Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) is the highest level of league competition in women's football in Scotland. Its two divisions are SWPL (previously styled as ''SWPL 1'') and SWPL 2. The league was formed when the Premier Division of th ...

(SWPL).

Fortuna Hjørring

In January 2020, she signed with the

Fortuna Hjørring Fortuna Hjørring is a women's association football team from Hjørring, Denmark. The club was formed in 1966 and play in green and white. Their biggest achievement in European football was reaching the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup final where the ...

, in the

Elitedivisionen The Danish Women's League () is a professional top-flight league for women's football in Denmark. It is organised by the Danish Football Association (DBU) as part of the nation-wide Danmarksturneringen i kvindefodbold (Kvinde-DM) and is placed a ...

league.

Western Sydney Wanderers

In September 2023, Bruce joined Australian club

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, Wanderers, or simply as WSW) is an Australian professional association football club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in t ...

Carolina Ascent

In May 2024, Bruce was announced as the first-ever signing for

club Carolina Ascent. On August 17, 2024, she guided the team to a 1-0 victory over

DC Power FC DC Power Football Club is an American professional women's soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the USL Super League (USLS). History Washington, D.C., was named as one of the eight locations in the USL Super League on May 16, ...

in the

2024–25 USL Super League season The 2024–25 USL Super League (referred to as USLS) is the first season of the USL Super League, a top division of women's soccer in the United States. Eight teams are competing in the inaugural season which began on August 17, 2024. The league p ...

opener, with Bruce scoring the league's first goal in the 28th minute.

Honors

Carolina Ascent *

USL Super League Players' Shield The USL Super League (USLS), officially known as the Gainbridge Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional women's soccer league and the highest level of the United States soccer league system, alongside the National Women's Soccer ...

: 2024–25 North Carolina Tar Heels * NCAA Women's College Cup:

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Fortuna Hjørring *

Danish Women's League The Danish Women's League () is a professional top-flight league for women's football in Denmark. It is organised by the Danish Football Association (DBU) as part of the nation-wide Danmarksturneringen i kvindefodbold (Kvinde-DM) and is placed a ...

: 2019–20 Bristol City *

FA Women's Championship The Women's Super League 2, also known as Barclays Women's Super League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in England, operated by WSL Football. It is the second-highest division of women's football in England. The div ...

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References

External links

Vicky Bruce player profile at Davidson Wildcats

Vicky Bruce player profile at North Carolina Tar Heels
* 1996 births Living people American women's soccer players Soccer players from North Carolina People from Cornelius, North Carolina Sportspeople from Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Women's association football midfielders Rangers W.F.C. players Vicky Bruce Apollon Ladies F.C. players Fortuna Hjørring players SC Sand players Bristol City W.F.C. players American expatriate women's soccer players in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in England Western Sydney Wanderers FC (women) players Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland Expatriate women's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate women's footballers in Scotland American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark American expatriate sportspeople in Iceland American expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus American expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Davidson Wildcats women's soccer players North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia American expatriate sportspeople in Australia 21st-century American sportswomen Carolina Ascent FC players USL Super League players {{US-women-footy-midfielder-stub