Christina Burkenroad

Christina Burkenroad
Personal information
Full name Christina Burkenroad
Date of birth (1993-07-12) July 12, 1993[1]
Place of birth La Jolla, California[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Orlando Pride
College career
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2015 Cal State Fullerton

Christina Burkenroad is an American soccer player who played college soccer at Cal State Fullerton.[2] In January 2016 she was drafted by the Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League.[3][4]

Burkenroad was born in La Jolla, San Diego to William Burkenroad and Elizabeth Noriega.[2] She was only four years old when her mother died – her father suffered from depression and she became homeless for a time.[5] Until Mission Bay High School she had only played soccer with boys clubs.[6][7] She excelled in many sports and won a scholarship to California State University, Fullerton, Titans [2][3][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Christina Burkenroad: Forward". Orlando City Soccer Club. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Christina Burkenroad". Cal State Fullerton Athletics.
  3. 1 2 Tenorio, Paul (January 15, 2016). "Orlando Pride add three players in NWSL college draft". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Orlando Pride Selects Three Players in NWSL College Draft". Orlando City Soccer Club.
  5. 1 2 "CSUF soccer star thrives after overcoming homelessness, personal challenges". Orange County Registrar. October 6, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ Daniel, P.K. (January 9, 2012). "Soccer a sanctuary from life’s troubles". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ Gomez, Elena (January 11, 2012). "Misson Bay Teen Finds Solace in Soccer". NBC. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

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