Adriana Leon

Adriana Kristina Leon (born February 10, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League(NWSL). She is also a member of the Canada women's national soccer team.

Contents

 * 1 Early life
 * 1.1 College
 * 2 Playing career
 * 2.1 Club
 * 2.2 International
 * 3 References
 * 4 External links

College
Leon accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Notre Dame, and played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team in 2010 and 2011. As a freshman in 2010, she came off the bench to score the Irish's lone goal in their 1–0 victory over the Stanford Cardinal in the title game of the NCAA national championship tournament. As a sophomore, she was the second leading scorer for the Irish.

After her sophomore season, Leon transferred to the University of Florida, where she played for coach Becky Burleigh's Florida Gators women's soccer team in 2012. She was the Gators' sixth leading scorer despite missing her first three matches while she was touring Japan with the Canadian national U-20 team. Leon scored four game-winning goals for the Gators, and helped lead the team to Southeastern Conference regular season and tournament championships.

Club[edit]
In 2013, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, Leon joined the Boston Breakers in the new National Women's Soccer League.[1][2] Leon scored her first goal in a 5–1 loss against Sky Blue FC on June 1, 2013.[3]

On June 29, 2013, Boston Breakers traded her to the Chicago Red Stars for her Canadian national teammate, Carmelina Moscato.[4]

International[edit]
Leon was called to the Canada U-20 camp in December 2009 and played the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup for Canada. In December 2012, she was called up to the senior Canadian team for the 2013 Four Nations Tournament, making her first international appearance against China on January 12, 2013, scoring the game-winning goal in a 1–0 victory.