June 9, 2013; Rachel Quon in Chicago Red Stars vs Boston Breakers
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rachel Moy Quon | ||
Date of birth | May 21, 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | Eclipse Select 90/91 | ||
2009–2012 | Stanford Cardinal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Chicago Red Stars | 55 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2011 | United States U20 | ||
2012 | United States U23 | ||
2014– | Canada | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 16, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 29, 2015 |
Rachel Moy Quon (born May 21, 1991) is an American-Canadian professional soccer defender. She played for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League and for the Canada women's national soccer team.
Quon was born in Los Angeles, California to a Canadian father and an American mother, both of Chinese ancestry. She grew up in Lake Forest, Illinois and attended Lake Forest High School. As a freshman in 2006, she was named All-Section and All-Conference. During her sophomore year, she provided the most assists on her team and was voted All-State and All-Conference, and was named NSCAA All-American. She did not play high school soccer during her junior year, but scored 25 goals with 21 assists during her first two seasons. In 2009, she scored 15 goals and had 10 assists to lead the Scouts to a 2009 regional title and into the Class 3A sectionals. She was named the 2009 National Gatorade High School Player of the Year as well as and Illinois State Player of the Year. She was also named to the 2009 Parade Magazine and ESPN Rise All-America teams. She left Lake Forest High School with 40 goals and 31 assists over just three high school seasons.
Quon also played for the club team, Eclipse Select 90/91 and helped lead the team to the 2006 national U-15 club title, 2008 U-17 final, two Region II championships, and three Illinois State Cup titles. The team won four consecutive Illinois State Cups. Quon was rated as the nation's number 18 college prospect for the class of 2009 by Top Drawer Soccer and number 35 by ESPN Rise.
Quon attended Stanford University where she played for the Cardinal from 2009-2012. As a freshman in 2009, she started all 24 games and helped the team to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the NCAA title game. She served four assists during the season and was a First-Team All-Pac-10 selection as well as a member of the Pac-10 All-Freshman team.