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35 Facts About Adrianna Franch

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Adrianna Franch previously played for Kansas City Current, and Portland Thorns FC, winning the NWSL Championship in 2017 with the latter team and being named NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year in 2017 and 2018.

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Adrianna Franch attended Salina South High School and was the starting goalkeeper for three seasons, but did not play her senior season due to an injury suffered playing basketball.

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Adrianna Franch earned All-State, All-Southwest Region and All-League honors, as well as league MVP during her time at South.

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Adrianna Franch was a star basketball player earning first-team All-County and All-League honors as well as an honorable mention All-State performer.

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Adrianna Franch was a three-year member of the Kansas Olympic Development Program team.

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Adrianna Franch played on the Region II ODP team and was an ODP National Pool player in 2006.

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Adrianna Franch led her club team, the KC Comets Select, to a Kansas state championship in 2006 and to the Kansas state finals in 2007 and 2008.

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Adrianna Franch was the starting goalkeeper for Oklahoma State University as a freshman in 2009, playing in 24 games and allowing just 14 goals for a 0.61 GAA.

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Adrianna Franch played a key role in the Cowgirls winning the Big 12 tournament for their second time ever.

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Adrianna Franch is considered one of the most decorated players in Big 12 Conference and Oklahoma State University soccer history.

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Adrianna Franch is a two-time All-American and a two-time MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist.

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Adrianna Franch holds the OSU career record for shutouts with 38 and led the Big 12 in the same category in three of her four seasons.

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Adrianna Franch finished her career with 325 saves ranking second the program's history.

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In 2010, Adrianna Franch became the first Oklahoma State soccer player to play for a United States national team when she was called up to the United States U-20 team.

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On January 18,2013, Adrianna Franch was the sixth pick during the first round of the 2013 college draft of National Women's Soccer League; the first goalkeeper picked by any team and the first player picked by Western New York Flash.

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Adrianna Franch came second in voting for NWSL Rookie of the Year in 2013.

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Adrianna Franch missed the 2014 National Women's Soccer League season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

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Adrianna Franch started 12 matches and played 1080 minutes for the team, recording 4 shutouts.

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On December 10,2015, Adrianna Franch signed with the National Women's Soccer League club, Portland Thorns FC, after rights to her were traded from the expansion Orlando Pride.

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Adrianna Franch was named Player of the Week, for week 14 after recording 11 saves during the Thorns two games that week.

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Adrianna Franch was named to the 2018 NWSL Best XI and was awarded NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year for the second straight year, becoming the first player to win the award twice.

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On 15 March 2025, it was announced that Adrianna Franch would leave Kansas City and had signed a deal with Birmingham City until the end of the season.

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Adrianna Franch has played for the United States U-20, U-23, and senior USWNT teams.

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In May 2012, Adrianna Franch was called up to train with the United States women's national soccer team in preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics by coach, Pia Sundhage.

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Adrianna Franch was called into the United States women's national soccer team January 2016 training camp by coach Jill Ellis.

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Adrianna Franch was called to training camp in November 2016 but unable to attend the camp.

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In January 2018 Adrianna Franch received a call-up to USWNT annual January training camp.

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Adrianna Franch was named to the roster for the 2018 Tournament of Nations, the United States won the tournament but Franch did not see any playing time as USWNT number one keeper Alyssa Naeher played all three games.

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Adrianna Franch was called into camp for a set of friendlies against Chile in August 2018, but she did not see any playing time.

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Adrianna Franch was named to the preliminary 35 person roster for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship but wasn't named to the final 20 person roster, but it was announced that she would still join the team to assist in preparation.

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Adrianna Franch was called up to the senior national team for friendlies in Portugal and Scotland in November 2018.

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Adrianna Franch remained with the national team for subsequent matches against France and Spain, but was not awarded any playing time.

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In February 2019, US Soccer announced that Adrianna Franch would be on the WNT roster for the SheBelieves Cup.

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Adrianna Franch grew up in Salina, Kansas with her mom and two siblings.

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Adrianna Franch married her wife Emily Boscacci on December 21,2019.