Английская Википедия:Carson Pickett

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Carson Leighann Pickett (born September 15, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Racing Louisville FC of the NWSL and the United States national team.

Early life

Raised in Fleming Island on the northeastern coast of Florida near Jacksonville, Pickett attended St. Johns Country Day School and won 3 state championships with the soccer team. In 2012, she was named Gatorade Girls Soccer Player of the Year for the state of Florida and 2012 Florida Times-Union First Coast Player of the Year. Pickett was born without a left forearm and hand, a fact many reporters have highlighted throughout her career. Her condition was the subject of a viral Instagram photo during the 2019 season. The photo showed her "fist-bumping" a 2-year-old boy who was also born without a left forearm and hand, with both using their left arms to do so.

Florida State Seminoles, 2012–2015

Pickett attended Florida State University from 2012 to 2015, where she played soccer for the Florida State Seminoles and was a four-year starting defender. In 2014, she led the Seminoles to their first NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship anchoring a defense that allowed no goals throughout the tournament.

Professional career

Seattle Reign FC, 2016–2017

Pickett was selected by Seattle Reign FC as the fourth overall pick of the 2016 NWSL College Draft. Of the selection, Reign FC head coach Laura Harvey said, "Pickett is a player that we have been tracking closely for a long time. We were hoping she would still be available with our pick in the first round, so the choice to select her was an easy one. We think she will be a valuable addition to our squad during the upcoming season." She made her debut for the club during its season opener against Sky Blue FC on April 17.

Loans to Brisbane Roar

In October 2017, Pickett was loaned to Brisbane Roar for the 2017–18 W-League. She scored her first professional goal on November 10, 2017, in the Roar's 1–0 win over Western Sydney Wanderers.

She returned for second and third loan spells during the 2018–19 W-League and 2019–20 W-League seasons. On February 23, 2020, Pickett had her first career multi-goal game when she scored twice in a 5–0 win over Canberra United. Pickett was named as the team's player of the year for the 2019–20 season.

Orlando Pride, 2018–2020

In January 2018, Pickett and Christine Nairn were acquired by the Orlando Pride in a trade that sent Steph Catley to Seattle. Pickett played in nineteen of twenty-four matches (including sixteen starts) for an Orlando side that finished seventh in the league.

In March 2020, the impending NWSL season was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. An eventual restart was made through a smaller schedule 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup tournament. However, on 22 June, Orlando withdrew from the tournament following positive COVID-19 tests among both players and staff.

Loan to Apollon Ladies, 2020

In August, having been unable to feature for Orlando Pride in 2020, Pickett moved to Cypriot First Division club Apollon Ladies on loan until November. She never made an appearance for the team.

North Carolina Courage, 2021–2022

On February 4, 2021, North Carolina Courage acquired Pickett in a trade with Orlando in exchange for the playing rights to Jodie Taylor. Over her two years with North Carolina, Pickett contributed 11 assists, including an NWSL-leading six in 2022.

Racing Louisville

In January 2023, Racing Louisville acquired Pickett and fellow North Carolina Courage defender Abby Erceg in exchange for Emily Fox. Pickett signed a three-year contract with Racing through the 2025 season.

International

Pickett has represented the United States on the under-17 and under-23 national teams.

On June 28, 2022, she made her debut for the United States national team against Colombia, becoming the first player with a limb difference to play for the USWNT.

Advocacy

In recent years, Pickett has become a significant advocate for limb difference awareness. In a 2020 interview for CBSSports.com, Pickett said,Шаблон:Blockquote

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Personal life

Pickett is in a relationship with Racing Louisville FC teammate and former New Zealand international Abby Erceg.

Career statistics

Club

Club	League	Season	League		Playoffs		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Seattle Reign FC	NWSL	2016	15	0	—				15	0
		2017	21	0	—				21	0
	Total		36	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
Orlando Pride	NWSL	2018	19	0	—				19	0
		2019	20	0	—				20	0
	Total		39	0	0	0	0	0	39	0
Brisbane Roar (loan)	W-League	2017–18	12	1	1	0	—		13	1
		2018–19	12	2	1	0	—		13	2
		2019–20	11	3	—				11	3
	Total		35	6	2	0	0	0	37	6
North Carolina Courage	NWSL	2021	24	0	1	0	4	0	29	0
	Total		24	0	1	0	4	0	29	0
Career total			134	6	3	0	4	0	141	6

International

National Team	Year	Apps	Goals	Assists
United States	2022	2	0	0
Total		2	0	0

Honors

Individual

• NWSL Best XI: 2021, 2022

See also

• List of Florida State University alumni

External links

• Seattle Reign FC player profile
• US Soccer player profile
• Florida State Seminoles player profile Шаблон:Webarchive
• Шаблон:Soccerway