Erika Tymrak
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erika Tymrak | ||
| Date of birth | August 7, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Detroit, Michigan | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Melbourne City (on loan from FC Kansas City) |
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| Number | 11 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | University of Florida | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | FC Kansas City | 83 | (16) |
| 2013 | → Bayern Munich (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Melbourne City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | United States U-17 | ||
| United States U-20 | |||
| 2011–2014 | United States U-23 | ||
| 2013– | United States | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 25, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 9, 2014 |
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Erika Tymrak (born August 7, 1991) is an American professional soccer midfielder who plays for Melbourne City in the W-League on loan from FC Kansas City of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was previously a member of the United States national soccer team that was runner-up at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, and has also represented the United States at the youth and senior national team levels.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Tymrak grew up in Lakewood Ranch, Florida where she attended the Edison Academic Center. She was a five-year member of the club soccer team at the IMG Soccer Academy led the team to the 2009 Florida State Cup U-19 final and 2008 U-18 semifinal. She was named 2009 and 2008 IMG Soccer Player of the Year and IMG's Most Valuable Player in 2007, 2006 and 2005.
Ranked as the number eight recruit on the ESPN RISE Fab 50 list, was a 2009 Parade All-American. In 2008, she was a member of the Region III Olympic Development Program (ODP) and the Florida ODP team and was a NSCAA/adidas Youth Girls All-Region III selection as well as an NSCAA/adidas Girls Youth All-America selection.
As a freshman for the University of Florida Gators soccer team during the 2009 season, Erika played in all 20 regular season games and started in 18 of them. In the Gators' second game and the first home game of the season on August 28, 2009, Erika took a 20-yard shot in the 79th minute to score her first collegiate goal, helping her team to a 3–0 win over Florida International. She also had her first collegiate assist and drew her first penalty kick for the Florida Gators, resulting her team's both goals in the 2–1 overtime win over Kentucky on September 25, 2009. On October 30, 2009, Erika's 2 assists in the final regular season match against South Carolina brought the Florida Gators to a decisive 3–0 win and thus the 2009 SEC regular season title. She scored 5 goals (tied 4th in team) and had 7 assists with 17 points (team's 2nd most) in the regular season. With her 7 assists, Erika became the Gators' top leader and second in the SEC in assists. She was one of the only two unanimous selections in the 2009 SEC All-Freshman team. She was also named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-South Region third team and the Soccer America All-Freshman second team. As a sophomore in 2010, Erika was named to the 2010 Coaches Preseason All-Southeastern Conference Team.
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