{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1995)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Maddie Bauer | fullname = Madeline Ann Bauer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU17W/2012/pdf/FU17W_2012_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Azerbaijan 2012 – List of Players: USA |publisher=FIFA |page=16 |date=September 25, 2012 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422202146/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU17W/2012/pdf/FU17W_2012_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|3|20}} | birth_place = Newport Beach, California | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} | image = Michaela Hahn, Maddie Bauer (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Bauer with Seattle Reign FC in 2017 | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Defender | youthclubs1 = Slammers FC | youthyears1 = | collegeyears1 = 2013–2016 | college1 = Stanford Cardinal | collegecaps1 = 88 | collegegoals1 = 1 | years1 = 2017–2018 | clubs1 = Seattle Reign FC | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2018 | clubs2 = Djurgården | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = Fleury 91 | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = United States U-17 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2014 | nationalteam2 = United States U-20 | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | nationalyears3 = 2016–2018 | nationalteam3 = United States U-23 | nationalcaps3 = | nationalgoals3 = | club-update = July 16, 2018 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Madeline Ann Bauer''' (born March 20, 1995) is an American soccer defender. She previously played for Fleury 91 in the Division 1 Féminine, Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), and played collegiately for the Stanford Cardinal from 2012 to 2016. Bauer has represented the United States on the under-17, under-20 and under-23 national teams.
==Early life and education== Raised in Newport Beach, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, Bauer attended Mater Dei High School in the nearby city of Santa Ana.<ref name="stanford_bio">{{cite web|title=Maddie Bauer|url=http://www.gostanford.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9128|publisher=Stanford University|accessdate=January 18, 2017}}</ref> She played club soccer for Slammers FC<ref>{{cite web|title=Slammers FC: Alumni Achievements|url=http://www.slammersfc.org/page/show/1207967-history-archives|publisher=Slammers FC|accessdate=January 18, 2017|archive-date=January 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119053204/http://www.slammersfc.org/page/show/1207967-history-archives|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in 2012 led the team to be ranked as the top club in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL).<ref name="stanford_bio"/> Bauer was twice named NSCAA Youth All-American and was nominated for the California Gatorade Girls Soccer Player of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Snyder|first1=Eric|title=Eye on POY: California girls soccer|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/high-school/player-of-the-year/post/_/id/7782/eye-on-poy-california-girls-soccer|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=January 18, 2017|date=May 17, 2012}}</ref>
===Stanford Cardinal, 2012–2016=== Bauer attended Stanford University, where she played for the Cardinal from 2012 to 2016 and majored in international relations.<ref name="stanford_bio" /> As a freshman, she started as a central defender in every match except one. She received NSCAA All-West Region first-team honors, was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Freshman Best XI first team, the All-Pac-12-second team and was a Pac-12 All-Freshman selection.<ref name="stanford_bio" /> During her sophomore season, she led a defense that conceded eight goals during the regular season starting in all 24 games.<ref name="stanford_bio" /> Bauer was earned All-Pac-12-second team honors for the second consecutive season and was named a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.<ref name="stanford_bio" /> During her junior season, she started in 23 of 24 games and was again named to the All-Pac-12-second team for the third consecutive year. She was named to the NSCAA All-Pacific Region first team and NSCAA Scholar All-America third team.<ref name="stanford_bio" /> As a senior, she started all 21 games and scored her first goal for the Cardinal – a game-winner – during a 3–2 double-overtime win against UCLA.<ref>{{cite web|title=College soccer: No. 1 Stanford rebounds with OT win over UCLA|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-women/article/2016-10-09/college-soccer-no-1-stanford-rebounds-ot-win-over-ucla|publisher=NCAA|accessdate=January 18, 2017|date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> Bauer was named a MAC Hermann Trophy semi-finalist and earned NSCAA All-America first team, NSCAA All-Pacific Region first team, and All-Pac-12 first team honors.<ref name="stanford_bio" /> In November 2016, she was named the Pac-12 Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stanford's Bauer named Pac-12's top soccer scholar-athlete|url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2016/11/30/stanfords-bauer-named-pac-12s-top-soccer-scholar-athlete|publisher=Palo Alto Online|accessdate=January 18, 2017|date=November 30, 2016}}</ref> During her collegiate career, she helped lead the Cardinal to four consecutive NCAA Division 1 Tournament appearances, including the College Cup final four in 2014.<ref name="seatimes_draft"/>
==Club career== ===Seattle Reign FC, 2017–2018=== On January 12, 2017, Bauer was selected by Seattle Reign FC as the sixth overall selection in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.<ref name="seatimes_draft">{{cite web|last1=Pentz|first1=Matt|title=Reign selects four players in 2017 National Women's Soccer League draft|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/reign/reign-selects-four-players-in-2017-national-womens-soccer-league-draft/|publisher=Seattle Times|accessdate=January 18, 2017|date=January 12, 2017}}</ref> Of her selection, Reign head coach Laura Harvey said, "Maddie has been someone we have looked at all season... I think she can help us on the back line and in the midfield. The college that she played at plays a similar style of soccer to us, so it's been easy for me to see the things she's good at and areas for improvement."<ref name="seatimes_draft"/>
On July 16, 2018, Bauer was waived by the Reign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@ReignFC/seattle-reign-fc-waive-defender-maddie-bauer-79e4425d2793|title=Seattle Reign FC Waive Defender Maddie Bauer|accessdate=July 16, 2018|date=July 16, 2018}}</ref>
===Djurgården, 2018–2019=== On July 18, 2018, she signed with Djurgården in the Damallsvenskan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dif.se/amerikansk-forsvarare-till-dif-dam/|title=AMERIKANSK FÖRSVARARE TILL DIF DAM|accessdate=July 18, 2018|date=July 18, 2018}}</ref>
==International career== Bauer has represented the United States on the under-17,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kennedy|first1=Paul|title=Maddie Bauer, U-17s' defensive pillar|url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/46012/maddie-bauer-u-17s-defensive-pillar.html|publisher=Soccer America|accessdate=January 18, 2017|date=March 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bourquin|first1=Bruce|title=Bauer among elite|url=http://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-0331-spbauer-20120330-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=January 18, 2017|date=March 30, 2012}}</ref><ref name="peninsula_031512">{{cite web|last1=De Laurentiis|first1=Marcella|title=Former and future Stanford soccer stars lead parallel lives|url=http://archive.peninsulapress.com/2012/03/15/former-and-future-stanford-soccer-stars-lead-parallel-lives/|publisher=Peninsula Press|accessdate=January 18, 2017|date=March 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131184906/http://archive.peninsulapress.com/2012/03/15/former-and-future-stanford-soccer-stars-lead-parallel-lives/|archive-date=January 31, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> under-20, and under-23 national teams. She helped the team win the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Guatemala. She played every minute of the CONCACAF championship and recorded one assist.<ref name="ussf_bio">{{cite web|title=Maddie Bauer|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/03/15/02/35/madeline-bauer#tab-2|publisher=U.S. Soccer Federation|accessdate=January 18, 2017}}</ref> Bauer co-captained the under-17 team at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan the same year.<ref name="stanford_bio" />
She represented the U.S. at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Jamaica where the team finished in third place and qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica.<ref name="stanford_bio" /> In 2016, she competed with the under-23 team at the Women's Nordic Cup in England.<ref name="stanford_bio" /> In August 2018, Bauer was once again named to the United States U-23 team for the Nordic Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/08/23/18/56/20180823-news-u23wnt-headed-to-norway-for-2018-nordic-tournament|title=U-23 WNT HEADED TO NORWAY FOR 2018 NORDIC TOURNAMENT|accessdate=August 23, 2018|date=August 23, 2018}}</ref>
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== External links == {{commons category}} * {{FIFA player|358514}} * [http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/03/15/02/35/madeline-bauer U.S. Soccer player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131190018/http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/03/15/02/35/madeline-bauer |date=January 31, 2017 }} * [https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/maddie-bauer/9128 Stanford Cardinal player profile] * {{Soccerway|madeline-bauer/241375}} * {{NWSL|madeline-baue}}
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