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Emily
Fox

Position Defender
Number 23
Date of Birth Jul 05 1998
Hometown Ashburn, Va.
Height 5' 5"
Club Arsenal FC (England)

2024 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST

FIRST CAP: Nov. 8, 2018 vs. Portugal (Estoril, Portugal)
FIRST GOAL: April 8, 2023 vs. Republic of Ireland (Austin, TX)
FIRST ASSIST: Sept. 3, 2022 vs. Nigeria (Kansas City, KS)

NaTIONAL TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

A rising star at outside back for the USWNT, her speed and one-on-one abilities while defending or attacking have been show to be top-class early in her international career.
The only U.S. player to go the full 270 minutes at the 2023 SheBelieves Cup, helping the USA win its sixth SheBelieves Cup title.
Played in a career-high 14 matches in 2022, setting personal bests in matches, starts (14) and minutes (987) in a calendar year.
Appeared in three matches – making three starts- for the USA at the 2022 Concacaf W Championship, helping the USWNT qualify for both the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Returned to the USWNT in 2021 for the first time since an ACL injury in late 2019 to play five matches for the team, four of which came after the delayed Tokyo Olympics.
Earned her first Senior National Team call-up in November of 2018 for a pair of friendlies in Europe and got her first cap – and made her first start – on Nov. 8 against Portugal.

PREVIOUS WORLD CUP EXPERIENCE

Appeared in one match at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in France.
Played in all six of the USA’s matches at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea, logging 413 minutes.

CLUB HIGHLIGHTS

Drafted No. 1 overall by Racing Louisville FC in the 2021 NWSL Draft.
Was a finalist for 2021 NWSL Rookie of the Year and led all first-year players in total minutes played.
Traded to the North Carolina Courage prior to the start of the 2023 NWSL season.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Alex and Leslie Fox.
Has an older brother, Garrett, and a younger sister, Lauren, who played collegiate softball.
Majored in Global Studies: Environment and Health and minored in environmental studies and medical anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was an All-ACC and All-America selection for the Tar Heels.
Enjoys getting to travel the world and experience new cultures.
Loves the beach, traveling, movies and reading science fiction novels.

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