Emily Fox

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Emily Fox
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Fox with the North Carolina Courage in 2023
Personal information
Full name Emily Ann Fox [1]
Date of birth (1998-07-05) July 5, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Ashburn, Virginia, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 2
Youth career
Loudoun Soccer
Ashburn Crush
Ashburn/Herndon Freedom
FC Virginia
2014 Stone Bridge Bulldogs
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 North Carolina Tar Heels 69 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Racing Louisville 40 (1)
2023 North Carolina Courage 19 (0)
2024– Arsenal 6 (0)
International career‡
2015–2018 United States U20 33 (3)
2018– United States 47 (1)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
CONCACAF W Championship
Winner 2022 Mexico
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
Winner 2024 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 4, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 9, 2024

Emily Ann Fox (born July 5, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the United States national team. She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels. [2]

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College career

In 2017, Fox started the first thirteen games of her freshman season with the Tar Heels before suffering a torn ACL and missed the remainder of the season. She was named to the third team All-ACC and the All-Freshman Team in 2017. [3]

In 2018, Fox returned to the starting lineup, and at one point started eighteen straight games. Due to her call-up to the USWNT in November 2018, Fox missed the ACC Tournament Semi-Finals and Final as well as the first round of the NCAA Tournament. North Carolina made it all the way to the Final of the 2018 College Cup, where they lost 1–0 to Florida State. [4] Fox was named to the 2018 first-team All-ACC. [3]

Club career

Racing Louisville (2021–2022)

Fox was drafted by Racing Louisville FC as the first overall pick of the 2021 NWSL Draft. [5] Fox played more minutes than any other NWSL rookie in 23 appearances for Racing. She led the league in interceptions, with 115, and was a finalist for the NWSL Rookie of the Year award. [6] Ahead of the 2022 season, Fox was named as one of Racing's four team captains. [7]

North Carolina Courage (2023)

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Fox playing for the Courage in the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup final

In January 2023, Fox was traded to the North Carolina Courage in exchange for Abby Erceg and Carson Pickett. [8] She was named to the NWSL Best XI second team. [9]

Arsenal (2023–present)

On 11 January 2024, Fox signed for Arsenal. [10] Three days later, she made her debut for the club in Arsenal's FA Cup win to Watford (5–1). [11] On January 28, 2024, in her second league appearance, she recorded her first assist for Arsenal, setting up Vivianne Miedema's goal and also helped set up the second goal in a 2–0 victory against Liverpool. She was named player of the match. [12]

International career

Youth national team

In 2015, Fox was named to the roster for the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. [13] She scored a goal in the opening game of the tournament, a 2–2 draw vs Mexico. [14] Fox appeared in every game of the tournament, as the U.S. captured their fifth CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. [15] Fox was named to the squad for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, she appeared in all six games for the U.S. as they finished fourth in the tournament. [16]

Fox didn't participate in the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship as she was still recovering from her ACL injury. She recovered in time to be named to roster for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, she was one of three players to return for a second U-20 World Cup. [16] Fox appeared in one game at the 2018 U-20 World Cup, as the U.S. failed to advance to the knockout stage. [17]

Senior national team

Fox received her first call-up to the senior national team in November 2018 for a set of friendlies in Europe. [18] She earned her first cap on November 8, 2018, when she got the start at right back against Portugal. [19] Fox was also in the starting lineup five days later against Scotland.

Fox was originally only named as a practice player for the USWNT training cap ahead of the 2019 SheBelieves Cup, but after Danielle Colaprico had to withdraw from the squad due to injury, Fox was added to the roster. [20]

On June 21, 2023, Fox was named to the USWNT roster for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. [21]

Career statistics

International

As of match played April 9, 2024
National TeamYearAppsGoals
United States
2018 20
2019 10
2020 00
2021 50
2022 140
2023 171
2024 80
Total471
Scores and results list United States's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fox goal.
List of international goals scored by Emily Fox
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1April 8, 2023 Austin, Texas Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1–02–0 Friendly [m 1]

Honors

Arsenal

United States

Individual

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Match reports
  1. ↑ "U.S. Women's National Team Earns 2–0 Win Against the Republic of Ireland in Front of Sellout Crowd in Austin, Texas". U.S. Soccer. April 8, 2023.
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