Amy Elizabeth Barczuk (born October 28, 1990) is a retired American professional soccer player. She was a defender for the Western New York Flash and Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amy Elizabeth Barczuk[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 28, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Centennial, Colorado | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Riverside Renegades | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Colorado Buffaloes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Western New York Flash | 28 | (0) |
| 2013 | Zorky Krasnogorsk | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | Boston Breakers | 20 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | United States U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 30, 2015 | |||
Early life
editBarczuk grew up in Centennial, Colorado and attended Arapahoe High School where she lettered three years in soccer and led her team to state semi-finals in her sophomore and senior years. As a sophomore, Barczuk was named second-team All-League. As a senior, she earned first-team All-League, 5A All-State and All-Colorado honors.
As a youth, Barczuk played club soccer for the Riverside Renegades, helping lead them to three State Cup Championships in 2003, 2004 and 2008. She was named State Cup MVP in 2009. In 2007, she was a member of the Colorado Olympic Development team and was selected for the 2007 Region IV pool. In 2008, Barczuk was awarded the Sportswomen of Colorado "All-Around" Award.[2]
University of Colorado
editBarczuk attended the University of Colorado where she played for the Buffaloes from 2009 to 2012. As a freshman, she was the only freshman to start all 19 of the team's matches. She logged the second most minutes played with 1,607, and scored one goal. Barczuk's was named to the 2009 All-Big 12 Conference second team and the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team. As a sophomore in 2010, Barczuk played in all 20 of Colorado's matches logging 18 starts and playing 1,822 minutes. She finished the season with five points on two goals and an assist and tied for first on the teamwith the most shots attempted at 41. Barczuk's 41 shots ranked 10th on Colorado's offensive class list for sophomores. During her junior season, Barczuk started all 19 games, totaling 1,553 minutes and served one assist. She had a career-high three goals and seven points during the season. Barczuk earned CU Athlete of the Week honors. In her final season at Colorado, she was elected captain and broke numerous records. She became one of only eight players in the school's soccer program history to have started at least 76 of 78 games played. Her 76 starts and 78 games played rank ninth and 12th on CU's all-time list. She also ranked sixth with 6,849 minutes played. Barczuk scored four goals and contributed one assist, ranking second on the team in goals, points and shots on goal (17 off 32 shots).[3][4]
Club career
editWestern New York Flash
editIn 2013, Barczuk was drafted to the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League. She was selected during the second round (fourteenth overall) of the 2013 NWSL College Draft.[5][6][7] She made her debut with the squad during the team's inaugural match against Sky Blue FC.[8]
Boston Breakers
editNovember 3, 2014 the Western New York Flash traded Barczuk to the Boston Breakers for a second round pick—18th overall—in the 2015 NWSL College Draft; a pick that became Tatiana Coleman.[9] On February 1, 2016, it was announced that Barczuk would be retiring from professional soccer.[10]
International career
editBarczuk was a member of the United States under-23 women's national soccer team player pool.
Honors
editWestern New York Flash
References
edit- ^ "Arapahoe High School Class of 2009". Centennial Citizen. May 26, 2009. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ "Amy Barczuk". Western New York Flash. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "Amy Barczuk". University of Colorado. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "Amy Barczuk shines both on and off the soccer field". News Team Boulder. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "NWSL rosters taking shape". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ^ "CU's Barczuk drafted second round for women's pro soccer league". Denver Post. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "Flash add four draft picks for 2013 NWSL season". Buffalo.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "WNY Flash fall to Sky Blue FC in NWSL opener". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "Flash fire sale continues: Barczuk to Breakers". The Equalizer. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ^ "Breakers midfielder Amy Barczuk announces retirement - Boston Breakers". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.