{{short description|American soccer defender (born 1990)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox football biography | name = CoCo Goodson | image = Courtney Goodson (cropped).jpg | caption = | fullname = Courtney Kathryn Goodson<ref>{{cite web |url=https://texassports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/courtney-goodson/1813 |title=Courtney Goodson |publisher=Texas Longhorns |access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|06|19}} | birth_place = Ramona, San Diego County, California, United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}} | position = Centre back | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthclubs1 = Eagles Soccer Club | youthyears1 = 2005–2008 | college1= Texas Longhorns | collegeyears1= 2008–2009 | collegeyears2= 2010–2011 | college2= UC Irvine Anteaters | clubs1 = San Diego WFC SeaLions | years1 = 2010–2011 | caps1 = <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY--> | goals1 = | clubs2 = FC Twente | years2 = 2012–2013 | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 1 | clubs3 = Sky Blue FC | years3 = 2013–2015 | caps3 = 43 | goals3 = 1 | club-update = March 9, 2015 }}
'''Courtney Kathryn''' "'''CoCo'''" '''Goodson''' (born June 19, 1990) is an American soccer defender who last played for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League. She previously played for FC Twente in the Dutch Eredivisie Vrouwen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ramonasentinel.com/2012/07/25/ramona-soccer-player-meets-with-young-athletes-before-heading-to-holland/ |title=Ramona soccer player meets with young athletes before heading to Holland |publisher= Ramona Sentinel |access-date=April 27, 2013|first=Lynn|last=Knowd|date=July 25, 2012}}</ref>
==Early life== Goodson was born in Ramona, California. She attended Cathedral Catholic High School where she was a four-year letterwinner and was named to the All-CIF First Team. She was a member of the CIF San Diego Section and Western League Championship teams from 2005 to 2007. Goodson was named All-North County twice and All-Western League twice. In 2005, she was named California Gatorade Rookie of the Year. In 2007, she was named to the Union-Tribune All-Academic Team.<ref name=uci_bio>{{cite web|title=CoCo Goodson|url=http://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/goodson_coco00.html|publisher=University of California Irvine|access-date=May 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704105416/http://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/goodson_coco00.html|archive-date=July 4, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===University of California Irvine=== After spending the first two years of her college career at the University of Texas where she played midfielder for the Texas Longhorns, Goodson transferred to the University of California, Irvine where she played for the UCI Anteaters from 2010 to 2011. During her two seasons at Irvine, the squad made it to the NCAA Tournament for the first two times in school history. Her skill helped improve Irvine's possession, elevating the team's scoring production from 37 without Goodson in 2009 to 49 goals during her junior season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Coo Coo for CoCo: Goodson goes 12th to Philly in the WPS Draft|date=January 17, 2012 |url=http://www.newuniversity.org/2012/01/sports/coo-coo-for-coco-goodson-goes-12th-to-philly-in-the-wps-draft/|publisher=New University|access-date=May 6, 2013}}</ref>
==Playing career==
===Club===
====FC Twente==== After being drafted 12th overall in the 2012 WPS Draft to the Philadelphia Independence and the league folding before the season began, Goodson played for the Dutch professional side, FC Twente.<ref>{{cite web|title=NWSL: Coco Goodson, Sky Blue FC|url=http://worldsportsshow.com/nwsl-coco-goodson-sky-blue-fc/|publisher=World Sports Show|access-date=May 6, 2013}}</ref> She made 19 starts in 19 matches and scored one goal as a defender for the team.<ref name=sw_stats>{{cite web|title=Courtney Goodson|url=http://int.women.soccerway.com/players/coco--goodson/249313/|publisher=Soccer Way|access-date=May 6, 2013}}</ref>
====Sky Blue FC ==== In 2013, Goodson was drafted to Sky Blue FC during the third round of the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft (21st overall) for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.<ref>{{cite web|title=NWSL Supplemental Draft Results|url=http://www.nwslnews.com/nwsl-supplemental-draft-results-updated-as-they-happen/|publisher=NWSL News|access-date=May 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208072433/http://www.nwslnews.com/nwsl-supplemental-draft-results-updated-as-they-happen/|archive-date=December 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> During her second cap with the team playing the defender position, she scored her first goal in a match against the Washington Spirit helping her team secure a 2–1 win.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sky Blue FC vs Washington Spirit |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/714275.html |publisher=National Women's Soccer League |access-date=May 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424212809/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/714275.html |archive-date=April 24, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Washington Spirit vs. Sky Blue FC: Final Score 1–2; Goodson takes the lead.|date=April 27, 2013 |url=https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/4/27/4274404/washington-spirit-vs-sky-blue-fc-final-score|publisher=SB Nation|access-date=May 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sky Blue FC hold on to beat Spirit 2–1|date=April 27, 2013 |url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2013/04/27/sky-blue-fc-hold-on-to-beat-spirit-2-1/|publisher=Equalizer Soccer|access-date=May 6, 2013}}</ref> Goodson ended the 2013 season having started in all 23 games that she played for Sky Blue and scored one goal.<ref name=sw_stats />
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==External links== {{Commons category|Courtney Goodson}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150417132420/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/teams/66489023/58150147-66489078/59745598.html Courtney Goodson] profile at National Women's Soccer League * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150420200129/http://www.skybluefc.com/player/coco-goodson/ CoCo Goodson] profile at Sky Blue FC * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150704105416/http://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/goodson_coco00.html UCI player profile] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100417122727/http://www.texassports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/goodson_courtney00.html Texas player profile] * {{Twitter}}
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