{{Short description|Retired American soccer player}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Heather Beem | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|03|03}} | birth_place = Vancouver, Washington, United States | height = | position = Forward | youthclubs1 = | collegeyears1 = 1999–2002 | college1 = Clemson Tigers | collegecaps1 = 86 | collegegoals1 = 28 | years1 = 2003 | clubs1 = New York Power | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 1 }} '''Heather Beem''' (born March 3, 1981, in Vancouver, Washington) is a retired American soccer player who used to play for the New York Power.
== Biography == Beem was born in Vancouver, Washington on March 3, 1981.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2003-05-16 |title=New York Power Add Heather Beem |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/new-york-power-add-heather-beem/n-1994743 |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=OurSports Central |archive-date=2023-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805223429/https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/new-york-power-add-heather-beem/n-1994743 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Heather Beem women's soccer Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/p-beemhea001 |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=StatsCrew.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805223422/https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/p-beemhea001 |url-status=live }}</ref> She attended Jesuit High School, where she helped her soccer team with three state high school championships.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=1999-06-21 |title=1999 Clemson Women's Soccer Signees |url=https://clemsontigers.com/1999-clemson-womens-soccer-signees/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805223500/https://clemsontigers.com/1999-clemson-womens-soccer-signees/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She also won the 2003 U-23 National Championship.<ref name=":2" />
In 1999,<ref name=":2" /> she signed with Clemson University Athletics.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2003-07-22 |title=Q & A With Heather Beem |url=https://clemsontigers.com/q-a-with-heather-beem/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site |archive-date=2020-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022012341/https://clemsontigers.com/q-a-with-heather-beem/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2003, Beem was drafted in the fourth round to play with the New York Power,<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bell |first=Jack |date=2003-02-03 |title=WOMEN'S ATHLETICS; Power Selects Welsh With Second Overall Pick (Published 2003) |language=en |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/03/sports/women-s-athletics-power-selects-welsh-with-second-overall-pick.html |access-date=2023-08-05 |archive-date=2017-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226073925/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/03/sports/women-s-athletics-power-selects-welsh-with-second-overall-pick.html |url-status=live }}</ref> a Women's United Soccer Association team, though she remained at Clemson University short-term to finish her degree.<ref name=":0" />
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