Courtney Niemiec’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Footballer
Is Athlete 
Football player 
Association football player 
From United States of America 
Type Sports 
Gender female
Birth 13 April 1992, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Age: 28 years
Star sign Aries

Courtney Niemiec (born April 13, 1992) is an American soccer player for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women’s Soccer League.

Early life

Niemiec was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Niemiec played high school soccer at Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls, where she was a four year varsity letter-winner in both soccer and lacrosse. Niemiec played club soccer for FC Delco Sting.

Collegiate career

Niemiec attended La Salle University where she played as a defender and midfielder for the Explorers. Niemiec scored 8 goals and had 14 assists in 87 appearances for the Explorers, starting every game her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons.

Playing career

Club

Portland Thorns, 2014–2015

Niemiec was signed by the Portland Thorns on April 9, 2014 as a free agent. On June 24, 2015, the Portland Thorns FC waived defender Courtney Niemiec. Niemiec, 23, appeared in four matches (3 starts) for Thorns FC during the 2015 season. An undrafted rookie in 2014, Niemiec made the team through an open tryout and started 10 games in her first NWSL season.

She was waived by the Portland Thorns FC in June 2015.

Awards & Honors

Individual

  • First Team All-Atlantic 10: 2013
  • Second Team NSCAA All-Mid Atlantic Region: 2013
  • Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year: 2012
  • First Team All-Atlantic 10: 2012
  • First Team NSCAA All-Mid Atlantic Region: 2012
You May Also Like

Jacky Cheung’s net worth, biography, fact, career, awards and life story

Jacky Cheung Net Worth: Jacky Cheung is a singer-songwriter and actor from Hong Kong who has a net worth of $50 million. Cheung Hok-yau was born in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong in July 1961. Cheung is known for his baritone voice and sings in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English songs. He is known as one of the “Four Heavenly Kings” of Hong Kong. As of 2013 Cheung has released 57 albums and as of 2003 he had sold over 25 million records. He won the Amateur 18-Hong Kong district singing contest in 1984, beating more than 10,000 contestants. In addition to singing, Cheung has over 70 acting credits to his name. He won the Best Supporting Actor award for As Tears Go By and Swordsman. He also starred in Bullet in the Head and won Best Actor Award for July Rhapsody. In 2004 he was named spokesperson for Hong Kong Disneyland. He performed at the 15th Asian Games and the 2012 London Olympics. He is the first Cantopop/Mandopop musician to have items featured at the Hard Rock. Cheung was named the most popular singer in Asia in 1994. He has won many IFPA Awards and won the RTHK Honor of Golden song 35th Anniversary Award in 2012 for having the most RTHK Golden Songs of all time. He married May Lo Mei-mei in 1996 and the couple has two daughters together.
Read More