59 Facts About Whitney Engen

Whitney Elizabeth Engen was born on November 28,1987 and is an American soccer player and FIFA Women's World Cup champion.

Whitney Engen first appeared for the United States national team during the 2011 Algarve Cup in a match against Norway on March 4.

Whitney Engen played collegiate soccer with the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2006 to 2009.

Between 2011 and 2015, Whitney Engen played professionally for the Western New York Flash, Tyreso FF, Pali Blues, Liverpool Ladies and the Houston Dash before ending up with the Boston Breakers for the 2016 NWSL season.

On October 2,2016, Whitney Engen announced that she had been released by the United States women's national team.

On February 6,2017, Whitney Engen announced that she was stepping away from professional soccer and will not play in the NWSL in 2017.

Whitney Engen played club soccer growing up, ending her youth career with Slammers FC in Newport Beach.

Whitney Engen attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates, California, where she played varsity soccer during her freshman and sophomore years.

Whitney Engen played two years of varsity soccer as a forward and attacking midfielder.

Whitney Engen did not play during her junior year due to an injury and opted to concentrate on club soccer during senior year and did not play with her high school team.

Whitney Engen was named the Most Valuable Offensive Player as a freshman and Most Valuable Player as a sophomore.

Whitney Engen graduated high school on June 15,2006, and Soccer Buzz ranked her among the Top 25 recruits in the nation.

Whitney Engen attended the University of North Carolina and played soccer for the Tar Heels under head coach Anson Dorrance all four years.

Whitney Engen began her college career with the Tar Heels playing as a forward before transitioning to central defense.

Whitney Engen had the third most points at Carolina that season with 37 and was tied for second most goals and assists on the team with 12 and 13, respectively.

Whitney Engen was named to the Soccer Buzz All-America Freshman Second-Team, Soccer America All-Freshman Second-Team, Top Drawer Soccer All-Freshman First-Team, ACC All-Tournament team, ACC All-Freshman Team, and Soccer Buzz All-Southeast Region Freshman Team.

Whitney Engen had the third most points on the team during the season with 20.

Whitney Engen scored six goals and recorded eight assists in the season, her first goal being against the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Whitney Engen appeared started all 28 games for the team and led the team in minutes played with 2,518.

Academically, Whitney Engen received ACC All-Academic Team and NSCAA Collegiate Scholar All-America First Team honors.

On January 15,2010, Whitney Engen was drafted fourth overall to the Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer in the 2010 WPS Draft.

Whitney Engen appeared in all 24 games for Red Stars in the regular season and played all but four minutes for the team.

Whitney Engen played in 17 of the team's 18 regular season games to help the Flash finish first in the regular season and advance to the playoffs.

Whitney Engen appeared in the 2011 WPS Championship on August 27,2011, against the Philadelphia Independence.

Immediately following the 2011 WPS season, Whitney Engen joined Swedish team Tyreso FF on loan.

Whitney Engen made her first appearance for the team on September 4,2011, in a match against Umea IK and made a total of six appearances while with the team and scored one goal.

In October 2012, following the W-League season, Whitney Engen signed with English club Liverpool Ladies in the Football Association Women's Super League, the highest division of women's soccer in England, for the 2013 season from April to September.

Whitney Engen made 12 total league appearances for the team.

In December 2013, Tyreso revealed that Whitney Engen had extended her contract and would stay in Sweden until June 2014 in orto pursue Champions League glory along with Press and Klingenberg.

Whitney Engen made a total of 11 appearances for the team in the regular season, playing a total of 978 minutes.

Whitney Engen missed almost half of the 2015 NWSL season due to commitments with the United States women's national team at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.

Whitney Engen made 12 total appearances for the team in the regular season, playing 1080 minutes.

Whitney Engen remained with the Breakers for the 2016 season before joining the United States women's national team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

On February 6,2017, Whitney Engen announced that she was "stepping away" from soccer and would not rejoin the Boston Breakers for the 2017 NWSL season.

Whitney Engen received her first call up to the United States women's national team in March 2010 for a training camp that included two matches against Mexico on March 28 and 31.

Whitney Engen was not named to the roster for the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying tournament and did not return to the national team until early 2011.

Whitney Engen returned to the national team in 2011 for a six-day training camp at Home Depot Center in Carson, California, from January 8 to 13.

Whitney Engen then joined the national team for a 32-player training camp in Florida that took place from February 3 to 9 in preparation for the 2011 Algarve Cup.

Whitney Engen trained with the national team during the first training camp of 2012 from January 7 to 15.

Whitney Engen was not named to the 20-player roster for the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament but joined the team following the tournament for a training camp in Frisco, Texas.

On February 17, Whitney Engen was named to a 23-player roster that would travel to Portugal for the 2012 Algarve Cup.

Whitney Engen was named to the roster of 21 players that would suit up for the matches of the tournament but did not make an appearance during the tournament.

Whitney Engen was not named to the roster that would represent the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

In January 2013, Whitney Engen was called up to a 29-player training camp leading up to two matches against Scotland in early February.

On February 21, Whitney Engen was named to the 23-player roster for the 2013 Algarve Cup in Portugal that took place from March 6 to 13.

Whitney Engen started the match and scored the fifth and final goal of the game in the 84th minute.

Whitney Engen started off 2014 at a national team training camp from January 8 to 15 at US Soccer's National Training Center in Carson, California.

On February 24, Whitney Engen was named to the 24-player roster for the 2014 Algarve Cup that took place from March 5 to 12.

Whitney Engen joined the national team for a training camp at the end of August in order to prepare for two matches against Mexico in September as well as the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Qualifying tournament in October.

Whitney Engen started off the year at a 21-day training camp in 2015 from January 5 to 25 at the US Soccer National Training Center in Carson, California.

On February 21, Whitney Engen was named to the 25-player roster for the 2015 Algarve Cup in Portugal.

Whitney Engen was named to the roster for the 2016 SheBelieves Cup that took place from March 3 to 9.

On July 12,2016, Whitney Engen was named to the 18-player team that would represent the United States at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

On October 2,2016, Whitney Engen announced that she had been released by the United States women's national team.

At the time of her release, Whitney Engen had made 40 appearances for the team and scored 4 goals.

Whitney Engen studied political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Whitney Engen's parents encouraged her to have a plan after soccer.

Whitney Engen officially became sworn in as an attorney on October 26,2020.

Whitney Engen is a strong defender in one-on-one situations and has stated that she believes this to be her strongest asset.