Jen LaPonte

Jennifer LaPonte
Personal information
Full name Jennifer Diane LaPonte[1]
Date of birth (1990-07-03) July 3, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Castro Valley, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Santa Clara Broncos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Sky Blue FC 0 (0)
2013 Portland Thorns FC 0 (0)
2013 Boston Breakers 0 (0)
2014 Seattle Reign FC 0 (0)
2014–2015 Houston Dash 6 (0)
International career
United States U16-U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 15, 2015

Jennifer Diane LaPonte (born July 3, 1990) is an American soccer player who played as a defender.

Early life

She was born in Castro Valley, California. She grew up playing for Mustang Fury-based out of Danville, California. She attended Santa Clara University, where she was a four-year letterwinner.[2]

Club career

She had played previously for Seattle Reign FC, Sky Blue FC, Portland Thorns FC and the Boston Breakers but did not make any appearances. On August 7, 2015, she signed with Houston Dash.[3] She was released by the Dash in April 2016.[4]

International career

She was called up into the United States youth national teams, playing for the United States U14 all the way to the United States U23.[2] She currently plays for the Puerto Rican women's national team.

Honors

Seattle Reign

Runner-up

References

  1. ^ "College of Arts and Sciences – Bachelor of Arts: Communication". 2012 Undergraduate Commencement. No. 161. Santa Clara, California: Santa Clara University. June 16, 2012. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Perseverance Pays Off for Jen LaPonte". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Houston Dash sign defender Jen LaPonte". Retrieved September 15, 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Houston Dash release defender Jen LaPonte". Houston Dynamo. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.


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