Saundra Baron

Saundra Baron
Personal information
Full name Saundra Jacqueline Nneka Baron[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-20) 20 July 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Rochester, New York, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[4]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 16 (0)
2013–2015 East Carolina Pirates 50 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Maccabi Kishronot Hadera 14 (1)
International career‡
2008–2010 Trinidad and Tobago U17
2015–2018 Trinidad and Tobago 5+ (0+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2018

Saundra Jacqueline Nneka Baron (born 20 July 1994) is an American-born Trinidadian[5] footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. She has been a member of the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team.

Early life

Baron served as captain of the Trinidad and Tobago under-17 national women's soccer team from 2008 to 2010. She started in goal during the 2010 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup. Baron was named first-team all-state, all-area her junior season.

College career

In 2011, Baron started 16 of 17 gamed in goal at Coastal Carolina. She recorded 55 saves on 198 shots faced (.625), which also ranked ninth the single season annuals. She allowed 33 goals posting a 2.01 goals against average.[6]

In spring 2013, Baron transferred from Coastal Carolina to Eastern Carolina University. Baron started in all 21 games that season with five shutouts and a 1.19 GAA. Baron made five or more saves in nine different matches that season.[6]

International career

Baron made her senior debut for Trinidad and Tobago on 10 December 2015 in a 0–6 friendly loss against the United States.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Saundra Baron - Women's Soccer". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ^ Saundra Baron at The Israel Football Association website
  3. ^ "Saundra Baron - Women's Soccer". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. ^ Saundra Baron at Soccerway. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Nash, Tim (24 June 2016). "Dynamo goalie maintains dreams of Women's World Cup". greensboro.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Saundra Baron - Soccer". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2021.


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