Cara Walls

Cara Walls
Cara Walls playing for Red Stars against Sky Blue on May 2, 2015
Personal information
Full name Cara Katherine Walls[1][2]
Date of birth (1993-06-16) June 16, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
FC Milwaukee Nationals
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Wisconsin Badgers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Chicago Red Stars 23 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cara Katherine Walls (born June 16, 1993) is an American professional soccer player, from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, who previously played forward for the Chicago Red Stars.[3]

High school

Cara Walls attended Wauwatosa East High School.[4] She led FC Milwaukee under-18 team to win the national championships, and as the top scorer was winner of the golden ball. Walls helped FC Milwaukee Nationals club win the state title. She was also a member of the high school honor roll.[4]

University of Wisconsin

Cara Walls played for the Wisconsin Badgers between 2011 and 2014. During her freshman year she was named Player of the Week 3 times.[3] In 2012, Walls was named the Badgers' Offensive Player of the Year. In her senior year, Walls was named to All Big-Ten First Team, as well as Big-Ten All-Tournament Team. Cara Walls is the Badgers' second all time goal scorer with 42 goals, and holds the record of 10 multi-goal games.[3]

Club career

Walls was drafted by Chicago Red Stars as the 23rd overall pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.[5] On April 16, 2015 Chicago Red Stars announced the signing of Cara Walls for 2015 National Women's Soccer League season.[6] On April 9, 2015, Cara Walls scored her first professional goal in a 3–0 win against Boston Breakers to place the Red Stars at the top of the NWSL league.[7]

Walls was waived by the Red Stars ahead of the 2017 season.[8]

Personal

Cara Walls' parents are Sarah Gingrass and Andre Walls. She has two sisters, Vinessa and Alayah, and a brother, Tony who is also a professional soccer player.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Cara Katherine Walls". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Master's Degrees, Graduate School – Architecture: Master of Architecture, Master of Science". Commencement: Conferral of Degrees. May 16, 2021. p. 24. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Player Profile: Cara Walls". chicagoredstars.com.
  4. ^ a b c "Cara Walls Bio". uwbadgers.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "NWSL ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE 2015 COLLEGE DRAFT". Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  6. ^ "CHICAGO SIGNS GOALKEEPER DALTON AND FORWARD WALLS". NWSLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015.
  7. ^ "BREAKERS FALL TO RED STARS, 3–0, ON THE ROAD; Chicago's Sofia Huerta scored two goals in the win". nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "Chicago Red Stars announce final 20-player roster". April 11, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2018.


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