Meghan Klingenberg
Encyclopedia
Meghan Elizabeth Klingenberg (born August 2, 1988) is an American
soccer midfielder currently playing for the Boston Breakers
and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team
and former member of magicJack
. Klingenberg is known for her great versatility and ability to serve in passes from the wing.
and was a four-year starter for the Tar Heels. Klingenberg was selected by the Washington Freedom
in the first round of the 2011 WPS draft.
at the U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels. She received her first call-up to the senior squad for the 2011 Four Nations Tournament and earned her first two caps during the event.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soccer midfielder currently playing for the Boston Breakers
Boston Breakers
Boston Breakers are an American professional soccer club based in Boston, Massachusetts which participate in Women's Professional Soccer. They replace the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's United Soccer Association, as the Boston area's professional women's soccer team...
and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team
United States women's national soccer team
The United States women's national soccer team represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. It is currently ranked first in the world...
and former member of magicJack
MagicJack (WPS)
MagicJack was an American professional soccer club based in Boca Raton, Florida. The team competed in Women's Professional Soccer. MagicJack was originally founded in 2001 as the Washington Freedom of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. In 2011, the team relocated to Boca Raton, Florida...
. Klingenberg is known for her great versatility and ability to serve in passes from the wing.
Club career
Klingenberg attended the University of North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
and was a four-year starter for the Tar Heels. Klingenberg was selected by the Washington Freedom
Washington Freedom
The Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Germantown, Maryland that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was originally founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. Since 2004, the...
in the first round of the 2011 WPS draft.
International career
Klingenberg has played for the United States women's national soccer teamUnited States women's national soccer team
The United States women's national soccer team represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. It is currently ranked first in the world...
at the U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels. She received her first call-up to the senior squad for the 2011 Four Nations Tournament and earned her first two caps during the event.