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22 Facts About Cari Roccaro

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Cari Roccaro previously played for the Houston Dash, North Carolina Courage, and Angel City FC in the NWSL.

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Cari Roccaro represented the United States at youth international level, helping win the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Tokyo.

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Cari Roccaro played college soccer for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before being drafted by the Dash in 2016.

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Cari Roccaro attended East Islip High School in Islip Terrace, New York, where she played for the Redmen.

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Cari Roccaro was named a First Team ESPNHS All-American, a two-time All-American selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and was Long Island Player of the Year.

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Cari Roccaro led the Redmen as team captain as a sophomore, junior, and senior.

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Cari Roccaro was named All-League, All-Conference, and All-County as a freshman, junior, and senior and Team MVP as a freshman and senior.

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Cari Roccaro was named New York Gatorade Player of the Year, Long Island Player of the Year, and New York State Player of the Year as a senior.

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Cari Roccaro played for local club team, Albertson Fury and was a member of the Olympic Development Program Region I Team from 2007 to 2010 as well as the Eastern New York state Olympic Development Program squad from 2005 to 2010.

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Cari Roccaro joined the club New York Fury, in the new WPSL Elite which was created after the folding of Women's Professional Soccer in early 2012.

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Cari Roccaro attended the University of Notre Dame where she played as a defender for the Fighting Irish.

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Cari Roccaro was named Big East Conference Rookie of the Year.

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Cari Roccaro was selected by the Houston Dash with the 5th overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft.

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Cari Roccaro signed with North Carolina Courage on April 12,2018.

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Cari Roccaro made two appearances for the club during the 2018 season.

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Cari Roccaro had four goals and one assist during the 2022 season.

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Cari Roccaro has represented the United States as a member of the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 national youth teams.

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Cari Roccaro played and scored goals for the US during the 2010 CONCACAF Under-17 Women's Championship and 2012 CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship.

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Cari Roccaro was a member of the United States U-20 squad, which won the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan.

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Cari Roccaro played two matches in the group stage; and played in all three matches in the knock-out stage.

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Cari Roccaro captained the United States under-20 women's national soccer team that competed at 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada.

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Cari Roccaro played all 360 minutes of the four matches played by the team, which was eliminated in the quarter-final.