Amanda Frisbie

American soccer player

Amanda Frisbie

Frisbie playing for Boston Breakers in 2017

Personal information
Full name|  Amanda Paige Frisbie[1]
Date of birth|  (1992-05-29) May 29, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth|  North Richland Hills, Texas, U.S.
Height|  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)|  Defender
Team information

Current team

|  Levante Las Planas
Number|  5
College career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2010–2013|  Portland Pilots|  71|  (31)
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2014|  Seattle Reign FC|  0|  (0)
2015|  Western New York Flash|  4|  (1)
2016|  FC Kansas City|  3|  (0)
2016|  Stjarnan Women|  9|  (0)
2017|  Boston Breakers|  12|  (0)
2017–18|  → Perth Glory (loan)|  12|  (0)
2018|  Sky Blue|  17|  (0)
2019|  Klepp|  9|  (1)
2019–2021|  Madrid CFF|  27|  (1)
2021–2022|  Atlético Madrid|  8|  (0)
2022–2023|  Damaiense|  9|  (0)
2023|  Brann|  15|  (1)
2023–|  Levante Las Planas|  11|  (0)
International career
2014|  United States U23|  |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2024

Amanda Paige Frisbie (born May 29, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Levante Las Planas of Spain's Liga F.

She previously played for Boston Breakers, Seattle Reign, Western New York Flash, FC Kansas City, Sky Blue FC of the American National Women's Soccer League; Stjarnan Women of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna league in Iceland; Perth Glory in the Australian W-League; Madrid CFF and Atlético Madrid Femenino of Spain's Primera División; and Damaiense of Portugal's Campeonato Nacional Feminino.

## Early life

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Born and raised in North Richland Hills, Texas, a suburb located approximately 35 minutes west of Dallas, Frisbie attended McKinney High School where she played soccer her freshman and sophomore years before dedicating her time fully to club team, the Dallas Texans.[2] With the Texans, Frisbie won consecutive state cup championships from 2008 to 2009 and three league championships from 2007 to 2009.[2] During her freshman year at McKinney, she led the freshmen on the team with 14 goals and eight assists. The team won the district championship and Frisbie was named the team and district most valuable player.[2] During her sophomore year, her 27 goals and 17 assists set a new single-season record.[2] She was named to the 2007 State All-Region Team, 2008 NSCAA Youth All-Region Team, and ESPN RISE All-Area Team in 2009 and 2010.[2]

From 2005 to 2009, Frisbie played for the North Texas State Team and participated in the regional Olympic Development Program (ODP). She helped the team win a regional championship as well as the United States Youth Soccer Association national championship in 2009.[2]

### University of Portland

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Frisbie attended the University of Portland from 2010 to 2013, where she played soccer for the Portland Pilots.[2] She scored her first career goal during a match against the University of Washington during her freshman season and finished the year having scored five goals in five shots.[2] During her sophomore year, her three game-winning goals tied for the team lead.[2] During her junior season, she started all 21 games and led the West Coast Conference (WCC) in goals (12) and points (33). Her nine assists also tied for the lead.[2] During the team's 5–0 defeat of Fresno State, Frisbie scored four goals and became the 16th player in the team's history to do so.[2][3]

During her senior year, Frisbie was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist and was named the 2013 WCC Defender of the Year after moving to the center back position from forward.[2][4][5] She helped the team record nine shutouts and finished second on the team with eight goals, four of them game-winning goals.[2] Frisbie was named the WCC's Women's Soccer Play of the Week for the week of September 30, 2013 after scoring three goals, including two game-winning goals and providing an assist.[6] She was named a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy.[7] During a National Women's Soccer League pre-season match against the Portland Thorns FC, Frisbie scored the first goal of the match during the collegiate team's 2–1 defeat to the professional team.[8]

## Club

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### Seattle Reign FC, 2014

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On January 17, 2014, Frisbie was selected in the first round (seventh overall pick) of the 2014 NWSL College Draft by Seattle Reign FC.[9][10] Later that month, the Reign signed her to the team.[11] Of her signing, head coach Laura Harvey said, "We wanted to sign Amanda early to demonstrate our commitment to helping her develop into a key part of our squad. I expect Amanda to be an integral part of our season in 2014 and believe she has the capacity to be an impact player in the league in the future."[12] Frisbie missed the 2014 season due to injury, but was re-signed by the Reign for the 2015 season.[13]

### Western New York Flash, 2015

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Frisbie was traded to the Western New York Flash on March 30, 2015, along with Sydney Leroux Dwyer for Amber Brooks and the rights to Abby Wambach.

### FC Kansas City

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Frisbie was traded to FC Kansas City in November 2015,[14] was waived in July of the next year[15] and immediately signed with Iceland's Stjarnan Women.

### Stjarnan, 2016

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Frisbie was signed to Stjarnan Women in July 2016 and helped lead the club back to a league championship in September.[16]

### Boston Breakers, 2017

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The Boston Breakers announced on January 10, 2017, that the club had signed Frisbie as a discovery player for the 2017 season.[17] The team folded before the 2018 season.

### Perth Glory, 2017–18

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Frisbie was signed by Perth Glory for the 2017–18 W-League season, on loan from the Boston Breakers.[18]

### Sky Blue FC, 2018

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Frisbie was selected 19th overall by Sky Blue FC in the 2018 NWSL Dispersal Draft on January 30, 2018.[19] The club and Frisbie mutually terminated her employment on January 24, 2019.[20]

### Klepp, 2018–2019

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On November 14, 2018, Frisbie signed with Norwegian Toppserien club Klepp IL.[21]

Frisbie played for Madrid CFF from 2019 to 2021.

### Madrid CFF, 2019–2021

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Frisbie played with Spanish Liga Iberdrola club Madrid CFF from 2019 to 2021.[22] On April 3, 2021, she scored a long-range goal in the 73rd minute of a 2–4 loss to UDG Tenerife.[23][24]

### Atlético Madrid, 2021–2022

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On July 8, 2021, Liga Iberdrola club Atlético Madrid announced that it had acquired Frisbie by transfer and signed her to a two-year contract.[22][25] She suffered a knee injury and returned on May 7, 2022.[26]

### S.F. Damaiense, 2022–2023

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Frisbie played for Portuguese Liga BPI club Damaiense in 2022.[27]

### SK Brann, 2023–

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In January 2023, Frisbie signed a contract with Norwegian Toppserien club SK Brann through the end of the year, as reinforcement after an Achilles tendon injury to Natasha Anasi. The move reunited her with her former manager at Klepp IL, Olli Harder.[27]

## Honors

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* Besta deild kvenna: 2016[16]

## See also

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* List of University of Portland alumni

Portals:

* Women's association football
* Sports
* Association football
* Biography

## References

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1. ^ Amanda Frisbie at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Amanda Frisbie". University of Portland. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
3. ^ "Women's soccer: Amanda Frisbie scores four goals as Portland Pilots rout Fresno State 5–0". Oregon Live. August 31, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
4. ^ Daschel, Nick (October 3, 2013). "Women's soccer: Portland Pilots' Amanda Frisbie great at scoring goals, but now she's good at stopping them". Oregon Live. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
5. ^ Linehan, Meg (January 14, 2014). "At center back or forward, Frisbie ready for NWSL". The Equalizer. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
6. ^ "Portland's Frisbie named WCC Player of the Week". West Coast Conference. September 30, 2013. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
7. ^ "Making the List: McKinney's Amanda Frisbie a semi-finalist for MAC Hermann Trophy". Dallas Soccer News. December 3, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
8. ^ "Thorns FC Wins the Battle of Portland". Stumptown Footy. March 31, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
9. ^ Mayers, Joshua (January 17, 2014). "Reign FC selects Portland star Amanda Frisbie in NWSL draft". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
10. ^ Hays, Graham (January 17, 2014). "Who Scored in NWSL Draft?". espnW. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
11. ^ "Reign Sign First Round Draft Pick Amanda Frisbie". Sounder at Heart. February 12, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
12. ^ "Reign FC Signs 2014 First-Round Draft Pick Amanda Frisbie". National Women's Soccer League. February 12, 2014. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
13. ^ "Reign Add Defender Michelle Cruz, Re-Sign Frisbie and Noguiera". Sounder at Heart. November 14, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
14. ^ "FC Kansas City acquire Brittany Taylor and Amandra Frisbie". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
15. ^ "NWSL: FC Kansas City waive midfielder Amanda Frisbie". Excelle Sports. July 19, 2016. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
16. ^ a b "Stjarnan Íslandsmeistari í fjórða sinn". Retrieved January 10, 2017.
17. ^ "Breakers sign defender Amanda Frisbie – Boston Breakers". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
18. ^ "Glory swoop for US duo". www.perthglory.com.au. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
19. ^ Ltd, Simplestream. "National Women's Soccer League". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
20. ^ Lewis, Michael (January 24, 2019). "GOODBYE: Sky Blue mutually parts ways with Frisbie, Stott". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
21. ^ Nilssen, Stig; Haugland, Mats (November 14, 2018). "Klepp forsterker - henter amerikaner" [Klepp reinforces - picks up American]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved May 15, 2023.
22. ^ a b "Amanda Frisbie transfers to Atlético Madrid". Footbalada. July 8, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
23. ^ Amanda Frisbie scores a 40 yard Puskas contender for Madrid CFF. Reddit. April 6, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
24. ^ Ahmadu, Samuel (April 3, 2021). "N'Guessan's assist helps Tenerife end Madrid's unbeaten run despite Ohale's contribution". Goal. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
25. ^ Menayo, David (July 6, 2021). "Amanda Frisbie reforzará la zaga del Atlético de Madrid" [Amanda Frisbie will reinforce the defense of Atlético de Madrid]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved May 15, 2023.
26. ^ "Amanda Frisbie ya cuenta con el alta médica" [Amanda Frisbie already has a medical discharge] (Press release) (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
27. ^ a b Brakstad, Thomas (January 29, 2023). "Frisbie har signert for Brann" [Frisbie has signed for Brann] (Press release) (in Norwegian). SK Brann. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amanda Frisbie.

* Amanda Frisbie at Soccerway
* Amanda Frisbie at FBref.com
* Playmaker stats profile
* FPF profile
* Boston Breakers player profile
* Portland Pilots player profile
* Amanda Frisbie on Twitter

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals