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Shea Moyer
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-28) December 28, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ankara BB Fomget GSK
Number 18
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Penn State Nittany Lions 43 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Throttur
2021–2022 ASA Tel Aviv University
2023 Throttur
2023–2024 ASA Tel Aviv University
2024– Ankara BB Fomget GSK 14 (1)
International career
United States U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 5, 2024

Shea Moyer (born December 28, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Ankara BB Fomget GSK in the Turkish Women's Super League.[1]

Early years[edit]

Moyer is 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) tall and plays as a midfielder.[2]

She played for Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School.[2]

She played for her college soccer team Penn State Nittany Lions between 2017 and 2019.[2][3] She could not finish the 2019 season due to an injury, a form of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear suffered in her right knee after the second match.[2][4] She scored three goals in 43 games played in her college soccer career.[2]

Moyer was also with the clubs FC Revolution during her high school years and after the college[2][5] as well as Penn Fusion.[2]

Club career[edit]

In March 2021, Moyer went to Iceland and signed a one-year contract with Reykjavík-based club Throttur.[3] After the 2021 season, she moved to Israel and joined ASA Tel Aviv University to play in the Ligat Al Nashim. In 2022, she returned to Iceland and her former club Throttur.[6] She played in the 2023–24 season again for ASA Tel Aviv University.[7]

Mid January 2024, she moved to Turkey and signed a deal with Ankara BB Fomget GSK for the second half of the 2023–24 Women's Super League. She appeared in 14 matches amd scored one goal.[1] Her team finished the season as runners-up.[8]

International career[edit]

Moyer was called up to 15 youth training camps of the United States national team during her school years. She was named to the United States national team at under-14, under-15, under-18, under-19, and under-20 levels.[2][5] She was part of the United States under-20 team who played in the 2016 Women's International Cup in Ireland.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Shea Moyer was born to former successful Penn State Nittany Lions athletes Jerry and Janeen Moyer[4] in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[5][2] Her father was an All-Region selection, MVP in 1984, and captain for the men's soccer team,[4][5] and her mother was a successful member of the swimming team.[4]

After graduating from the Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School, she attended Pennsylvania State University in the spring 2017.[5] Majoring in kinesiology,[2][4] she graduated in December 2020. She is a certified personal trainer.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Shea Moyer" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2019 Women's Soccer Roster - 18 Shea Moyer". Go PSU. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Þróttur fær Shea Moyer frá Bandaríkjunum (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Guarente, Jason (4 January 2021). "Wyomissing grad Shea Moyer turns her attention to pro soccer after her college career was cut short". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Moyer Enrolls Early". Go PSU. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Shra Moyer". Flashscore. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  7. ^ "ASA Tel Aviv Feminino". Zero Zero. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi'nde Şampiyon Galatasaray" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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