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Gabby Provenzano
Personal information
Full name Gabriella Alyssa Provenzano [1]
Date of birth (1999-08-07) August 7, 1999 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Sergeantsville, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, center back
Team information
Current team
Portland Thorns FC
Number 44
Youth career
2007–2017 Players Development Academy
2013–2016 Hunterdon Central Red Devils
College career
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2017–2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 103 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2022– Portland Thorns FC 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 2, 2023

Gabriella Alyssa Provenzano (born August 7, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder or a center back for Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Youth career

Provenzano played youth soccer at Elite Clubs National League club Players Development Academy (PDA) from ages 8 to 18. One of her coaches at PDA was Mike O'Neill, who would later manage her at the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. [4]

She later played as a forward and an attacking midfielder for the soccer team of her high school, Hunterdon Central Regional High School. [6] [7]

College career

Provenzano played NCAA Division I women's soccer for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. [8] Having started as a defensive midfielder, Rutgers moved her to the center back role in her junior year. [9] During her time at Rutgers, Provenzano was nicknamed "The General" by manager O'Neill, who also named her as team captain. [4] [9]

Provenzano collected 103 career appearances and played 8,568 minutes for Rutgers, both program records. [9] In 2021, she captained Rutgers to its first Big Ten Conference championship in any sport since the school joined the conference in 2014. [10] The 2021 Big Ten women's soccer tournament named her to the all-tournament team, [11] and she featured in the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, where Rutgers fell in the semifinals to eventual champions Florida State. [5] [9] [12] [13] The Big Ten Conference also named Provenzano its 2021 defensive player of the year, [12] [14] [15] and she was named a semifinalist for the national MAC Hermann Trophy. [16]

Club career

In December 2021, NWSL club Portland Thorns FC selected Provenzano with the 22nd overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft. [4] [9] In the process, she became the ninth Rutgers player to be drafted by an NWSL club, as well as the third Rutgers player drafted by the Portland-based team. [9] [17] On March 15, 2022, Thorns FC announced that the club had signed Provenzano to a one-year contract, with an option for an additional year. [18]

On March 5, 2022, Provenzano made her professional debut for Thorns FC in a 0–0 preseason draw against OL Reign. [19] On March 31, 2022, Provenzano made her professional competitive debut for Thorns FC in a 3–0 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup victory against Angel City FC, coming on as a 84th-minute substitute. [20] Having collected four appearances throughout the 2022 season, she gained her first professional title as Thorns FC won the NWSL Playoffs over Kansas City Current. [21]

In March 2023, Thorns FC exercised their option on Provenzano's contract for a second year ahead of the 2023 season. [22]

Honors

Portland Thorns FC

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Hunterdon Central High School Class of 2017". MyCentralJersey. June 14, 2017. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Gabby Provenzano". Portland Timbers. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Gabby Provenzano". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Tonelli, Jenna (January 5, 2022). "Rutgers Soccer Star Gabby Provenzano To Start Pro Career With Portland Thorns". Jersey Sporting News. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Anzidei, Melanie (October 21, 2022). "Women & Sport: Despite FC Gotham absence, plenty of NJ-grown talent in NWSL playoffs". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Pincus, Simeon (September 2, 2015). "GIRLS SOCCER: Junior-led Hunterdon Central looking to redefine what it means to rebuild". Courier News. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "Gabby Provenzano #4". NJ.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "Gabby Provenzano". Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Little, Grant (January 18, 2022). "Meet the Draftees: Gabby Provenzano". Stumptown Footy. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  10. ^ Dyer, Kristian (October 28, 2021). "Rutgers Gabby Provenzano talks Big Ten title, repping the block 'R' and Carli Lloyd's twitter shoutout". USA Today Sports. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  11. ^ Anzidei, Melanie (November 7, 2021). "Rutgers women's soccer falls, 1-0, to Michigan in Big Ten title game". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Havsy, Jane (December 18, 2021). "'Jersey girls have grit:' Four from NJ selected in National Women's Soccer League Draft". Daily Record. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  13. ^ Anzidei, Melanie (December 3, 2021). "Rutgers women's soccer falls to Florida State in heartbreaking Final Four loss". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  14. ^ a b Dyer, Kristian (October 28, 2021). "Rutgers women's soccer dominates Big Ten honors". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Big Ten unveils 2020-2021 all-conference teams and individual awards". SoccerWire. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  16. ^ Dyer, Kristian (November 30, 2021). "Rutgers women's soccer places two semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "As It Happened | The minute-by-minute of Thorns FC's 2022 NWSL Draft" (Press release). Portland Timbers. December 17, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "Thorns FC sign midfielder Gabby Provenzano, forward Natalie Beckman" (Press release). Portland Timbers. March 15, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  19. ^ Danzer, Paul (March 10, 2022). "Timbers invest in future while focusing on present". Portland Tribune. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  20. ^ Danzer, Paul (March 31, 2022). "Portland Thorns show firepower, depth in dispatching Angel City FC". Portland Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  21. ^ a b Clarke, Ryan (October 30, 2022). "Portland Thorns win 3rd NWSL championship with 2-0 victory over Kansas City Current". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  22. ^ Wiley, Ben (March 23, 2023). "NWSL 2023: Portland Thorns look to go back-to-back". Soccer America. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gabby Provenzano
Personal information
Full name Gabriella Alyssa Provenzano [1]
Date of birth (1999-08-07) August 7, 1999 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Sergeantsville, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, center back
Team information
Current team
Portland Thorns FC
Number 44
Youth career
2007–2017 Players Development Academy
2013–2016 Hunterdon Central Red Devils
College career
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2017–2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 103 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2022– Portland Thorns FC 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 2, 2023

Gabriella Alyssa Provenzano (born August 7, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder or a center back for Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Youth career

Provenzano played youth soccer at Elite Clubs National League club Players Development Academy (PDA) from ages 8 to 18. One of her coaches at PDA was Mike O'Neill, who would later manage her at the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. [4]

She later played as a forward and an attacking midfielder for the soccer team of her high school, Hunterdon Central Regional High School. [6] [7]

College career

Provenzano played NCAA Division I women's soccer for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. [8] Having started as a defensive midfielder, Rutgers moved her to the center back role in her junior year. [9] During her time at Rutgers, Provenzano was nicknamed "The General" by manager O'Neill, who also named her as team captain. [4] [9]

Provenzano collected 103 career appearances and played 8,568 minutes for Rutgers, both program records. [9] In 2021, she captained Rutgers to its first Big Ten Conference championship in any sport since the school joined the conference in 2014. [10] The 2021 Big Ten women's soccer tournament named her to the all-tournament team, [11] and she featured in the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, where Rutgers fell in the semifinals to eventual champions Florida State. [5] [9] [12] [13] The Big Ten Conference also named Provenzano its 2021 defensive player of the year, [12] [14] [15] and she was named a semifinalist for the national MAC Hermann Trophy. [16]

Club career

In December 2021, NWSL club Portland Thorns FC selected Provenzano with the 22nd overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft. [4] [9] In the process, she became the ninth Rutgers player to be drafted by an NWSL club, as well as the third Rutgers player drafted by the Portland-based team. [9] [17] On March 15, 2022, Thorns FC announced that the club had signed Provenzano to a one-year contract, with an option for an additional year. [18]

On March 5, 2022, Provenzano made her professional debut for Thorns FC in a 0–0 preseason draw against OL Reign. [19] On March 31, 2022, Provenzano made her professional competitive debut for Thorns FC in a 3–0 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup victory against Angel City FC, coming on as a 84th-minute substitute. [20] Having collected four appearances throughout the 2022 season, she gained her first professional title as Thorns FC won the NWSL Playoffs over Kansas City Current. [21]

In March 2023, Thorns FC exercised their option on Provenzano's contract for a second year ahead of the 2023 season. [22]

Honors

Portland Thorns FC

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Hunterdon Central High School Class of 2017". MyCentralJersey. June 14, 2017. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Gabby Provenzano". Portland Timbers. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Gabby Provenzano". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Tonelli, Jenna (January 5, 2022). "Rutgers Soccer Star Gabby Provenzano To Start Pro Career With Portland Thorns". Jersey Sporting News. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Anzidei, Melanie (October 21, 2022). "Women & Sport: Despite FC Gotham absence, plenty of NJ-grown talent in NWSL playoffs". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Pincus, Simeon (September 2, 2015). "GIRLS SOCCER: Junior-led Hunterdon Central looking to redefine what it means to rebuild". Courier News. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "Gabby Provenzano #4". NJ.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "Gabby Provenzano". Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Little, Grant (January 18, 2022). "Meet the Draftees: Gabby Provenzano". Stumptown Footy. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  10. ^ Dyer, Kristian (October 28, 2021). "Rutgers Gabby Provenzano talks Big Ten title, repping the block 'R' and Carli Lloyd's twitter shoutout". USA Today Sports. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  11. ^ Anzidei, Melanie (November 7, 2021). "Rutgers women's soccer falls, 1-0, to Michigan in Big Ten title game". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Havsy, Jane (December 18, 2021). "'Jersey girls have grit:' Four from NJ selected in National Women's Soccer League Draft". Daily Record. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  13. ^ Anzidei, Melanie (December 3, 2021). "Rutgers women's soccer falls to Florida State in heartbreaking Final Four loss". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  14. ^ a b Dyer, Kristian (October 28, 2021). "Rutgers women's soccer dominates Big Ten honors". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Big Ten unveils 2020-2021 all-conference teams and individual awards". SoccerWire. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  16. ^ Dyer, Kristian (November 30, 2021). "Rutgers women's soccer places two semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "As It Happened | The minute-by-minute of Thorns FC's 2022 NWSL Draft" (Press release). Portland Timbers. December 17, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "Thorns FC sign midfielder Gabby Provenzano, forward Natalie Beckman" (Press release). Portland Timbers. March 15, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  19. ^ Danzer, Paul (March 10, 2022). "Timbers invest in future while focusing on present". Portland Tribune. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  20. ^ Danzer, Paul (March 31, 2022). "Portland Thorns show firepower, depth in dispatching Angel City FC". Portland Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  21. ^ a b Clarke, Ryan (October 30, 2022). "Portland Thorns win 3rd NWSL championship with 2-0 victory over Kansas City Current". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  22. ^ Wiley, Ben (March 23, 2023). "NWSL 2023: Portland Thorns look to go back-to-back". Soccer America. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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