Tracy Ducar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tracy Ducar | ||
| Date of birth | June 18, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Raleigh Wings | ||
| 2001–2003 | Boston Breakers (WUSA) | ||
| National team | |||
| 1996–1999 | United States | 24 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Tracy Ducar (born June 18, 1973) is an American soccer goalkeeper who previously played for the United States women's national soccer team and the Boston Breakers (WUSA) in the Women's United Soccer Association.
Ducar was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and began her athletic career at North Andover High School. She played both basketball and soccer, however, her sophomore year she injured her back and needed surgery for two vertebrae to be fused together. Ducar was not able to play her junior year of soccer, and her soccer coach thought she was never going to be able to play again. However, Ducar proved her coach wrong, and led North Andover's women's soccer team to a Cape Ann League Title.
Ducar attended and played goalkeeper for the University of North Carolina. She graduated in 1995 with a degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. She was also inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. In the 1994 NCSS Tournament, Ducar played every minute in every game, and University of North Carolina won the National Championship. Ducar had complete shutouts both in the semifinal and final games.
Ducar was nominated for the 1995 Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year. She was named All-American, captain, Most Valuable Player, (M.V.P.), and led U.N.C. with a record of 23–0–0 in 1995.
In 2000, Ducar became one of the twenty founding players of the Women's United Soccer Association, (WUSA), the first official professional women's soccer league in the United States. From 2000–2001, Ducar played for the Boston Breakers (WUSA). In 2001, Ducar was awarded the Boston Breaker's Shield Award.
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