Kate Deines was a fourth round pick of the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer in the 2012 WPS Draft of college seniors on January 13,2012.
18 Facts About Kate Deines
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Kate Deines was traded to FC Kansas City in late 2014 but announced her retirement from professional soccer on March 31,2015, before the 2015 season began.
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Kate Deines was born in Portland, Oregon, on September 17,1989, to Matt and Betsy Kate Deines.
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Kate Deines led the team to four consecutive conference championships from 2004 to 2007 and four state title games, winning three of them.
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Issaquah's lone runner-up finish was in 2005 when Kate Deines was forced to miss the championship game to join the United States Youth Soccer Association Olympic Development Program in Boca Raton, Florida following the semifinal.
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Kate Deines finished with a total of 76 goals and was named to the all-state team four times and chosen as the state's Gatorade Player of the Year twice.
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Kate Deines has played soccer with the Seattle Sounders Women since joining the team in 2007 while still in high school.
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Kate Deines was a four-year starter for the Washington Huskies, starting a school-record 86 games and scoring 21 goals.
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Kate Deines was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman First Team and was a four-time All-Pac-10 selection and a two-time NSCAA Scholar All-American.
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Kate Deines played a leading role as team captain during her junior year.
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Kate Deines converted two key penalty kicks, including the game winner, during an epic penalty shoot-out in a shocking upset of the No 2 overall seed University of Portland in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Kate Deines was selected as a fourth round pick by the Atlanta Beat in the 2012 WPS Draft of college seniors on January 13,2012; however, the league suspended operations before play began.
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Kate Deines made 12 appearances for the club, scoring one goal.
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In February 2013, Kate Deines signed with the Seattle Reign FC as a free agent for the inaugural season of the NWSL.
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Kate Deines made 17 appearances for the club with 11 starts, tallying a total of 979 minutes.
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In September 2014, Kate Deines signed a one-year contract with Germany's Turbine Potsdam in the Bundesliga.
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Kate Deines was a member of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team and traveled to Sweden in June 2011.
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Kate Deines' younger brother Jay is an offensive lineman on the football team at Eastern Washington University.