{{Short description|American soccer player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Athena Kuehn | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Athena Marie Kuehn | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|7|27}} | death_date = | birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | height = 1.70m | position = Defender | currentclub = YB Frauen | clubnumber = 12 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = | collegeyears1 = 2017–2020 | college1 = Minnesota Golden Gophers | collegecaps1 = 73 | collegegoals1 = 3 | collegeyears2 = 2021 | college2 = LSU Tigers | collegecaps2 = 20 | collegegoals2 = 3 | years1 = 2022 | clubs1 = Gintra | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2022–23 | clubs2 = Sporting de Huelva | caps2 = 22 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2023– | clubs3 = YB Frauen | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = March 3, 2024 | nationalteam-update = | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = }}
'''Athena Marie Kuehn''' ({{langx|de|Kühn}}; born July 27, 1999) is an American soccer player who plays for BSC YB Frauen.
== Personal life == Kuehn was born in Las Vegas on July 27, 1999, to Shay and Bernhard Kuehn<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2021 |title=LSU Soccer signs graduate transfer Athena Kuehn from Minnesota |url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/lsu-soccer-signs-graduate-transfer-athena-kuehn-from-minnesota/ |access-date=August 1, 2023 |website=Soccer Wire}}</ref> and has a younger sister, Lola.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athena Kuehn |url=https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/athena-kuehn/18423 |access-date=August 1, 2023 |website=University of Minnesota |archive-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209230114/https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/athena-kuehn/18423 |url-status=live }}</ref> She was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado and attended Pine Creek High School,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2021 |title=Athena Kuehn |url=https://lsusports.net/roster/athena-kuehn/ |access-date=August 1, 2023 |website=Louisiana State University |language=en-US}}</ref> where she played in soccer, track, and cross country.<ref name=":1" />
Kuehn holds dual citizenship with the United States and Germany;<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2022 |title=Athena Kühn signs for Sporting Huelva |url=https://footbalada.com/liga-f/athena-kuhn-signs-for-sporting-huelva/ |access-date=August 1, 2023 |website=Footbalada |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720091827/https://footbalada.com/liga-f/athena-kuhn-signs-for-sporting-huelva/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Hidalgo |first=M. |date=September 9, 2022 |title=Athena Kühn cierra la plantilla del Sporting Huelva tras una nueva lesión de Blanco |url=https://www.huelvainformacion.es/deportes/Athena-Kuhn-fichaje-Sporting-Huelva_0_1718828538.html |access-date=August 1, 2023 |website=Huelva Información |language=es-ES}}</ref> her grandparents are German citizens living in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2022 |title=Aikštės generolės pareigas "Gintros" ekipoje užims Vokietijos pilietybę turinti amerikietė Athena Kuehn |url=https://www.lrytas.lt/sportas/futbolas/2022/02/09/news/aikstes-generoles-pareigas-gintros-ekipoje-uzims-vokietijos-pilietybe-turinti-amerikiete-athena-kuehn-22334107 |access-date=August 1, 2023 |website=lrytas.lt |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720111803/https://www.lrytas.lt/sportas/futbolas/2022/02/09/news/aikstes-generoles-pareigas-gintros-ekipoje-uzims-vokietijos-pilietybe-turinti-amerikiete-athena-kuehn-22334107 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Career ==
=== University === Kuehn played for University of Minnesota for four seasons,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2022 |title=Kuehn Signs Professional Contract With FC Gintra |url=https://lsusports.net/news/2022/03/02/kuehn-signs-professional-contract-with-fc-gintra/ |access-date=August 1, 2023 |website=Louisiana State University |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720091826/https://lsusports.net/news/2022/03/02/kuehn-signs-professional-contract-with-fc-gintra/ |url-status=live }}</ref> serving as the team captain in her final season.<ref name=":1" /> During her tenure, she scored three goals, three assists, and nine points total.<ref name=":4" /> In 2018, the team received a Big Ten Tournament title.<ref name=":4" />
She then joined the Louisiana State University soccer team for the fall 2021 season.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> While there, she scored three goals, three assists, and nine points total.<ref name=":4" />
=== Professional === In early 2022, Kuehn signed with FC Gintra<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> and later signed with Sporting de Huelva.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />
== Honors == While at Pine Creek High School, Kuehn competed in four Colorado State Cup championships from 2013–16.<ref name=":1" /> Her senior year, she received all-conference and all-state honors.<ref name=":1" />
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==External links== *{{sports links}}
{{Sporting de Huelva squad}}
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