Jen Buczkowski
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jennifer Buczkowski | ||
| Date of birth | April 4, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 103 | (20) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Chicago Cobras | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Chicago Gaels | 32 | (9) |
| 2009 | Sky Blue FC | 16 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Philadelphia Independence | 41 | (0) |
| 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | ||
| 2013–2016 | FC Kansas City | 66 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | United States U-19 | ||
| 2005 | United States U-21 | ||
| 2006–2008 | United States U-23 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 5, 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:50, October 1, 2009 (UTC) |
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Jen Buczkowski (born April 4, 1985) is an American former soccer midfielder. She played for FC Kansas City in the NWSL. She previously played for the Philadelphia Independence and New Jersey Sky Blue of Women's Professional Soccer.
Buczkowski was born in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. She played three seasons at Elk Grove High School and was named by Gatorade as the 2003 Illinois Player of the Year.
Buczkowski attended the University of Notre Dame from 2003-2007 and set the Notre Dame record for 103 career games played. During her career at Notre Dame, she scored 77 points (22nd in Notre Dame history), 20 goals, 37 assists and 97 starts. Buczkowski was a three-time NSCAA All-American. She was among the final 15 candidates for the MAC Hermann Award in 2005 and 2006.
Buczkowski was a sixth-round selection (39th overall) in the 2009 WPS College Draft for the New Jersey Sky Blue. The team went on to win the national championship.
The following season, Buczkowski was selected in the first round of the expansion draft by the Philadelphia Independence. During the 2011 season, Jen won the "Iron Women Award" for playing every minute of the season.
From 2009-2010, Buczkowski started in 38 of 41 games played in the WPS.
After the folding of the WPS in early 2012, Buczkowski joined the Chicago Red Stars, in the semi-professional WPSL Elite. The team would go on to come in second to the Western New York Flash after penalty kicks during the WPSL final.
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