Personal information | |||
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Full name | Madeline Ann Bauer [1] | ||
Date of birth | March 20, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Newport Beach, California | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Slammers FC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2013–2016 | Stanford Cardinal | 88 | (1) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2017–2018 | Seattle Reign FC | 6 | (0) |
2018 | Djurgården | 10 | (0) |
2019 | Fleury 91 | 7 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012 | United States U-17 | ||
2014 | United States U-20 | ||
2016–2018 | United States U-23 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 16, 2018 |
Madeline Ann Bauer (born March 20, 1995) is an American soccer defender. She previously played for Fleury 91 in the Division 1 Féminine, Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), and played collegiately for the Stanford Cardinal from 2012 to 2016. Bauer has represented the United States on the under-17, under-20 and under-23 national teams.
Raised in Newport Beach, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, Bauer attended Mater Dei High School in the nearby city of Santa Ana. [2] She played club soccer for Slammers FC [3] and in 2012 led the team to be ranked as the top club in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL). [2] Bauer was twice named NSCAA Youth All-American and was nominated for the California Gatorade Girls Soccer Player of the Year award. [4]
Bauer attended Stanford University, where she played for the Cardinal from 2012 to 2016 and majored in international relations. [2] As a freshman, she started as a central defender in every match except one. She received NSCAA All-West Region first-team honors, was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Freshman Best XI first team, the All-Pac-12-second team and was a Pac-12 All-Freshman selection. [2] During her sophomore season, she led a defense that conceded eight goals during the regular season starting in all 24 games. [2] Bauer was earned All-Pac-12-second team honors for the second consecutive season and was named a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. [2] During her junior season, she started in 23 of 24 games and was again named to the All-Pac-12-second team for the third consecutive year. She was named to the NSCAA All-Pacific Region first team and NSCAA Scholar All-America third team. [2] As a senior, she started all 21 games and scored her first goal for the Cardinal – a game-winner – during a 3–2 double-overtime win against UCLA. [5] Bauer was named a MAC Hermann Trophy semi-finalist and earned NSCAA All-America first team, NSCAA All-Pacific Region first team, and All-Pac-12 first team honors. [2] In November 2016, she was named the Pac-12 Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year. [6] During her collegiate career, she helped lead the Cardinal to four consecutive NCAA Division 1 Tournament appearances, including the College Cup final four in 2014. [7]
On January 12, 2017, Bauer was selected by Seattle Reign FC as the sixth overall selection in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. [7] Of her selection, Reign head coach Laura Harvey said, "Maddie has been someone we have looked at all season... I think she can help us on the back line and in the midfield. The college that she played at plays a similar style of soccer to us, so it's been easy for me to see the things she's good at and areas for improvement." [7]
On July 16, 2018, Bauer was waived by the Reign. [8]
On July 18, 2018, she signed with Djurgården in the Damallsvenskan. [9]
Bauer has represented the United States on the under-17, [10] [11] [12] under-20, and under-23 national teams. She helped the team win the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Guatemala. She played every minute of the CONCACAF championship and recorded one assist. [13] Bauer co-captained the under-17 team at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan the same year. [2]
She represented the U.S. at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Jamaica where the team finished in third place and qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica. [2] In 2016, she competed with the under-23 team at the Women's Nordic Cup in England. [2] In August 2018, Bauer was once again named to the United States U-23 team for the Nordic Cup. [14]