# Britt Eckerstrom

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{{Short description|Retired American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
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|name           = Britt Eckerstrom
|fullname       = Britt Ellen Eckerstrom<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gopsusports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/britt-eckerstrom/6477 |title=Britt Eckerstrom |publisher=[Penn State Nittany Lions](/source/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions) |access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>
|image          = BrittEckerstrom.jpg
|caption        = Eckerstrom with the [Portland Thorns](/source/Portland_Thorns_FC) in 2017
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1993|5|28}}
|birth_place    = [Rockville, Maryland](/source/Rockville%2C_Maryland), United States
|height         = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
|position       = [Goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football))
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|youthyears1    = 
|collegeyears1  = 2011–2015 
|college1       = [Penn State Nittany Lions](/source/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_women's_soccer) 
|collegecaps1   = 85 
|collegegoals1  = 0
|years1         = 2013
|clubs1         = [Ottawa Fury](/source/Ottawa_Fury_(women))
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|goals1         = 
|years2         = 2014
|clubs2         = [Colorado Pride](/source/Colorado_Pride)
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|years3         = 2016
|clubs3         = [Western New York Flash](/source/Western_New_York_Flash)
|caps3          = 3
|goals3         = 0
|years4         = 2017–2021
|clubs4         = [Portland Thorns](/source/Portland_Thorns_FC)
|caps4          = 15
|goals4         = 0
|years5         = 2017–2019
|clubs5         = → [Newcastle Jets](/source/Newcastle_Jets_FC_(A-League_Women)) (loan)
|caps5          = 22
|goals5         = 0
|nationalteam1  = [United States U17](/source/United_States_women's_national_under-17_soccer_team)
|nationalyears1 = 2009
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'''Britt Ellen Eckerstrom''' (born May 28, 1993) is a retired American [soccer](/source/association_football) player who played as a [goalkeeper](/source/goalkeeper_(association_football)) for [Portland Thorns FC](/source/Portland_Thorns_FC) of the [National Women's Soccer League](/source/National_Women's_Soccer_League) (NWSL). She previously played for the [Western New York Flash](/source/Western_New_York_Flash).

==College career==
Eckerstrom won a national title with the Penn State Nittany Lions in 2015. She did not concede a single goal in that year's NCAA tournament. In 2016, she was awarded the [Big Ten Medal of Honor](/source/Big_Ten_Medal_of_Honor), which recognizes one male and one female student from the graduating class of each Big Ten member school, for demonstrating joint athletic and academic excellence throughout their college career.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=June 21, 2016|title=Eckerstrom, Megaludis honored as Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients|url=https://news.psu.edu/story/415580/2016/06/21/academics/eckerstrom-megaludis-honored-big-ten-medal-honor-recipients|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623140951/http://news.psu.edu/story/415580/2016/06/21/academics/eckerstrom-megaludis-honored-big-ten-medal-honor-recipients |archive-date=June 23, 2016 |access-date=|website=}}</ref>

In 2013, she played with the [Ottawa Fury](/source/Ottawa_Fury_(women)). In 2014, she joined the [Colorado Pride](/source/Colorado_Pride).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxscorenews.com/penn-state-standouts-join-colorado-pride-p82821-68.htm|title=Penn State standouts join Colorado Pride|date=April 23, 2014|work=Box Score News}}</ref>

==Club career==
Eckerstrom was drafted in the 3rd round of the [2016 NWSL College Draft](/source/2016_NWSL_College_Draft) by [Western New York Flash](/source/Western_New_York_Flash).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wnyflash.com/news/?article_id=337 |title=2016 NWSL College Draft Recap |date=January 15, 2016 |publisher=Western New York Flash |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref>

On March 8, 2017, Eckerstrom was traded to the [Portland Thorns](/source/Portland_Thorns_FC) for two fourth round picks in the [2018 NWSL College Draft](/source/2018_NWSL_College_Draft).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Goldberg|first1=Jamie|title=Portland Thorns officially acquire goalkeeper Britt Eckerstrom from North Carolina Courage|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland-thorns/2017/03/portland_thorns_acquire_goalke.html|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=April 17, 2017|date=March 8, 2017}}</ref>

In October 2017, Eckerstrom was loaned to Australian club [Newcastle Jets](/source/Newcastle_Jets_FC_(A-League_Women)) for the [2017–18 W-League](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_W-League) season, along with fellow Americans [Katie Stengel](/source/Katie_Stengel), [Tori Huster](/source/Tori_Huster) and [Arin Gilliland](/source/Arin_Gilliland).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/5005037/newcastle-jets-set-to-unveil-rest-of-american-quartet-for-w-league-season/ |title=W-League: Newcastle Jets' US quartet in town ahead of season start against Wanderers |last=Kerry |first=Craig |date=October 23, 2017 |work=[The Newcastle Herald](/source/The_Newcastle_Herald) |access-date=December 3, 2018 |archive-date=April 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408094721/https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/5005037/newcastle-jets-set-to-unveil-rest-of-american-quartet-for-w-league-season/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Eckerstrom returned to the Jets in October 2018 ahead of the [2018–19 W-League](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_W-League) season.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thewomensgame.com/news/american-goalkeeper-back-for-jets-514089 |title=American goalkeeper back for Jets |date=October 17, 2018 |work=The Women's Game |access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> She played every minute for the Jets, tallying 61 saves over the course of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newcastlejets.com.au/player/britt-eckerstrom#!/statistics |title=Britt Eckerstrom |work=Newcastle Jets |access-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323163413/https://www.newcastlejets.com.au/player/britt-eckerstrom#!/statistics |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

She announced her retirement from professional soccer on Instagram on January 19, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CKPWZbipfAF/|title=So many incredible people a part of this journey! On to the next chapter!|access-date=January 19, 2021}}</ref>

== Honors ==
'''Penn State Nittany Lions'''
* [NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship](/source/NCAA_Division_I_Women's_Soccer_Championship): [2015](/source/2015_NCAA_Division_I_women's_soccer_tournament)

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170417161958/http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/03/15/05/11/britt-eckerstrom US Soccer player profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081034/https://www.timbers.com/players/britt-eckerstrom Portland Thorns player profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171023235234/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/britt_eckerstrom_742898.html Penn State bio]

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Category:1993 births
Category:Living people
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Women's association football goalkeepers
Category:Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer players
Category:Western New York Flash players
Category:Portland Thorns FC players
Category:Newcastle Jets FC (women) players
Category:National Women's Soccer League players
Category:Sportspeople from Rockville, Maryland
Category:Soccer players from Montgomery County, Maryland
Category:Western New York Flash draft picks
Category:American people of Swedish descent
Category:Sportspeople from Germantown, Maryland
Category:Ottawa Fury (women) players
Category:USL W-League (1995–2015) players
Category:American expatriate women's soccer players
Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in Canada
Category:21st-century American sportswomen

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