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American soccer player (born 2001)

Croix Soto
Soto with the Houston Dash in 2024
Personal information
Full name Croix Soto
Date of birth (2001-01-02) January 2, 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Pasadena, California, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team AFC Toronto
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Oregon Ducks 62 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Kansas City Current 12 (0)
2024 Houston Dash 3 (0)
2025– AFC Toronto 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 25, 2024

Croix Soto (born January 2, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Canadian club AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League.

Early life

A native of Pasadena, California, Soto is African American, Puerto Rican and German. Her great-grandfather was born in Puerto Rico. She grew up participating in the sports of track and field, basketball, cheer, gymnastics and soccer, which her mother also played.

Soto grew up a fan of the Los Angeles Sol, especially Marta, and Sydney Leroux of the UCLA Bruins.

College career

Soto started all four years she attended University of Oregon She played every minute of the Ducks' 2021 season, during which Oregon held nine clean sheets in 18 games. Soto was a two-time All-Pac 12 selection.

Club career

After graduating from Oregon, Soto went undrafted in the 2023 NWSL Draft. She then practiced with the North Carolina Courage on a trial basis.

Soto signed a one-year deal in 2023 with the Kansas City Current, who had several defenders out for injuries. Soto made eight starts in 12 appearances for the Current.

Soto signed with the Houston Dash for the 2024 season with an option for 2025.

In November 2024, she signed with Canadian club AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League for the 2025 season.

Career statistics

As of match played September 21, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kansas City Current 2023 NWSL 12 0 3 0 — 15 0
Houston Dash 2024 3 0 — — 3 0
Career total 15 0 3 0 0 0 18 0
  1. Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. Includes NWSL Playoffs

References

  1. ^ "How Croix Soto went from trialist to pivotal member of Kansas City Current". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. May 4, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  3. ^ "Kansas City Current Juneteenth tribute: Croix Soto's story". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. June 19, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  4. Sperry, Daniel. "KC Current sign defender Croix Soto to one-year deal amid injury crunch". Kansas City Star. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  5. Swartz, Gabe (April 14, 2023). "KC Current sign defender Croix Soto". KCTV.
  6. "Kansas City Current sign rookie defender Croix Soto amid injuries". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV. April 14, 2023.
  7. Montano, Alvaro. "Breaking down Dash's roster ahead of NWSL season". San Antonio Express-News.
  8. "Houston Dash announce 2024 roster". Bayou City Soccer. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  9. Jacques, John (November 25, 2024). "NWSL-To-NSL: AFC Toronto Signs Croix Soto". Northern Tribune.

External links

AFC Toronto – current squad
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