Casey Krueger

#3 Defender Hear pronunciation

Status Active
Position Defender
Home Town Naperville, IL
Age 08/23/1990
Height 5'7"
College Florida State
Pronoun She/Her
Last Club Chicago Red Stars
Acquired Signed January 10, 2024
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20

MATCHES STARTED

1711

MINUTES PLAYED

678

PASSES

Career Summary

  • PROFESSIONAL
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • COLLEGE

2023

CHICAGO RED STARS: Started all 20 matches, playing 1,709 minutes. Added two assists and 29 tackles. Logged the only 3-assist game in Challenge Cup history and just the sixth three or more assist performance in league history in all competitions on August 5, 2023 vs. HOU.

2022

CHICAGO RED STARS: Missed the 2022 season due to pregnancy. Her son, Caleb, was born in July of 2022.

2021

CHICAGO RED STARS: Started all 16 matches in which she appeared, playing 1,440 minutes.  Logged her first career Iron Woman season. Scored one goal and tallied 20 tackles on a 75% tackle success rate.

2020

CHICAGO RED STARS: Appeared in five matches (four starts), playing 413 minutes and scored one goal.

2019

CHICAGO RED STARS: Started all 23 matches, playing 2,054 minutes – a single-season career high. Scored two goals and added a single-season career high three assists. Became the first player in NWSL history to earn Team of the Month honors the entire season.

2018

CHICAGO RED STARS: Limited to nine appearances (eight starts) after missing the first 10 games of the NWSL season due to an ankle injury. Played 653 minutes and scored one goal.

2017

CHICAGO RED STARS: Appeared in 22 matches (21 starts), playing 1,915 minutes. Scored one goal and added one assist. Named to NWSL Team of the Month in May, June, and July. Earned Best XI honors.

2016

CHICAGO RED STARS: Started all 20 matches, playing 1,781 minutes. Scored two goals on only 16 shots. Named to the NWSL’s Second XI Team.

2015

AVALDSNES IDRETTSLAG: Appeared in 27 matches for the Norwegian side. Honored as one of the Top 11 in the Norwegian Toppserien League.

2014

CHICAGO RED STARS: Did not play due to a season-ending injury.

2013

CHICAGO RED STARS: Did not play due to a season-ending injury.

2023

Appeared in five matches (two starts) for the USWNT, playing 228 minutes.

2021

Appeared in five matches (three starts), playing 189 minutes. Added two assists. Earned her first Olympic team call-up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

2020

Appeared in one match, playing 30 minutes as a substitute in the final of the 2020 SheBelieves Cup.

2019

Appeared in four matches (two starts), playing 247 minutes.

2018

Appeared in eight matches (two starts), playing 271 minutes. Added one assist. Competed in both the Tournament of Nations and the CONCACAF Women’s Championship.

2017

Appeared in 15 matches (13 starts), playing 1,116 minutes — all career single-year career highs in International Play. Added one assist.

2016

Started all four matches in which she appeared, playing 315 minutes. Earned first career cap on October 19, 2016 in a Friendly versus Switzerland.

2008-2012

FLORIDA STATE:

A dynamic defensive weapon for the Seminoles throughout her five years at Florida State (2008-12). Earned All-ACC Freshman Team honors in 2008 before being recognized on the All-ACC Second Team in 2010 and 2012. Finished her Florida State career tied for first in program history with 11 assists in ACC play. Played under current Spirit President of Soccer Operations/General Manager and three-time NCAA championship-winning coach, Mark Krikorian. Was teammates with Spirit legend, Tori Huster, for four seasons.

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