Born in Englewood, Colorado, Angeli attended Green Mountain High School in Lakewood. In 2003, she was named Soccer America Player of the Month and earned 2003 All-Jeffco first team honors as well as an All-State honorable mention. The following year she was named the 2004 Gatorade Colorado High School Girls Soccer Player of the Year, 2004 Colorado 5A All-State player, and was a 2004 McDonald's All-American. During Angeli's high school career, the team won league championships in 2002 and 2004.[1]
Angeli played for Colorado Rush and led the team to the 2001 under-15 National Championship. Her team also won the regional tournament in 2004.[1]
Playing career
Club
Boston Breakers, 2010–2012
Angeli was selected by the Boston Breakers in the second round (16th pick overall) of the 2010 WPS Draft.[4] During the 2010 WPS season, she was on the starting lineup in 17 of the 22 games in which she played. She scored seven goals in her 1,576 minutes on the pitch helping the Breakers place second during the regular season with a 10–6–8 record.[5][6] The Breakers advanced to the playoffs but were defeated during the semi-final match by the Philadelphia Independence.[7]
Angeli returned to the Breakers for the 2011 WPS season. During the team's first season game against the Atlanta Beat, she suffered a season-ending ACL injury.[8] In her 29 minutes played during the season, she scored one goal helping the Breakers defeat the Beat 4–1.[5]
Following the 2014 NWSL season, the Spirit traded Angeli and a first-round pick—sixth overall—in the 2015 NWSL College Draft to the Western New York Flash for Angela Salem and Katherine Reynolds.[11] The first-round pick later became Lynn Williams.[12]
Angeli announced her retirement from playing soccer in June 2016.[13]
References
^ abc"Jordan Angeli". Santa Clara University. Retrieved November 12, 2013.