Ella Masar
Ella Masar McLeod playing for the Houston Dash in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ella Masar McLeod | ||
| Date of birth | April 3, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Urbana, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger/Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FC Rosengård | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Illinois Fighting Illini | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Windy City Bluez | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Chicago Gaels | 16 | (10) |
| 2007 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | (1) |
| 2008 | Washington Freedom | 7 | (3) |
| 2008 | Team Strømmen | ||
| 2009–2010 | Chicago Red Stars | 38 | (8) |
| 2011 | magicJack | 16 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Paris Saint-Germain | 17 | (6) |
| 2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 20 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Houston Dash | 37 | (5) |
| 2016– | FC Rosengård | 21 | (14) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | United States U-21 | 12 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | United States U-23 | 8 | (3) |
| 2009 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 20, 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 12, 2009 |
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Ella Masar McLeod (born April 3, 1986) is an American-Canadiansoccer forward and full-back for FC Rosengård in Sweden. She previously played for Houston Dash, Chicago Red Stars, Paris Saint-Germain and magicJack. She made one appearance for the United States women's national soccer team in 2009.
Born in Urbana, Illinois, Masar attended Urbana High School, where she holds the school record for most goals in a season (40) and career (92). Masar also played club soccer for Little Illini Soccer Club (now Illinois FC). Her mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when Ella was a teen, and her parents later divorced. Her father died from a heart attack in October 2011 while Ella was playing in France.
Masar enrolled at the University of Illinois in 2004. She was a college walk-on and played for the Fighting Illini for four years. In 2006, she was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and NSCAA Second Team All-American. During Masar's senior year, she was named All-Big Ten First Team and Lowe's All-American First Team. Over the course of the 2007 season, Masar tallied 12 goals and 3 assists. Throughout her career, Masar compiled a total of 20 assists – the second most in the program's history. She also added 27 goals, good for fourth most.
Masar started to play in the W-League in 2004 with Windy City Bluez. She appeared in just one game for the team, playing the full 90 minutes.
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