Yael Averbuch
Averbuch with American flag flying behind her
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yael Friedman Averbuch | ||
| Date of birth | November 3, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Montclair, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FC Kansas City | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Monclair Kangaroos | |||
| Montclair Mavericks | |||
| Ramapo Wildcats | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | New Jersey Lady Stallions | 16 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Sky Blue FC | 41 | (1) |
| 2011 | Western New York Flash | 14 | (0) |
| 2012 | WFC Rossiyanka | ||
| 2012–13 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 30 | (8) |
| 2014 | Washington Spirit | 22 | (1) |
| 2015– | FC Kansas City | 18 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | United States U-16 | ||
| 2003 | United States U-17 | ||
| 2003–2004 | United States U-19 | 15 | (2) |
| United States U-20 | |||
| United States U-21 | |||
| 2008 | United States U-23 | ||
| 2007–2013 | United States | 26 | (1) |
| * 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 November 10, 2013 |
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Yael Friedman Averbuch (born November 3, 1986) is an American soccer midfielder. She currently plays for the FC Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League and the United States women's national soccer team.
During her career as a center midfielder at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Averbuch was named national player of the year by both Soccer Buzz and Top Drawer Soccer. Averbuch was selected in the first round of the 2009 WPS Draft (4th overall) by her home state team, Sky Blue FC.
She played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in the Damallsvenskan of the UEFA Women's Champions League and made a brief stint with WFC Rossiyanka. She is a two-time WPS champion with Sky Blue FC and the Western New York Flash.
Averbuch played for the United States at every level of the youth national teams, and as of 2013 played for the United States women's national soccer team.
Averbuch, who is Jewish, was born in New York City. She is the daughter of Gloria Averbuch and Paul Friedman. Her middle name is her father's last name and her last name is her mother's maiden name.
Averbuch's hometown was Upper Montclair, and she attended Montclair High School in Essex County, New Jersey, graduating in 2005. Yael attained High Honor Roll status all four years in high school. She did not play high school soccer, concentrating on club soccer instead. She was named an NSCAA All-American and USYSA All-American as a sophomore, junior and senior. As a junior and senior, she was named Parade All-American.
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