Alexandra Sahlen
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Sahlen in starting lineup of Western New York Flash vs Chicago Red Stars match on July 4, 2013
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| Full name | Alexandra Sahlen | ||
| Date of birth | September 25, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Williamsville, New York, United States | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Niagara Purple Eagles | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Rochester Ravens | 33 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Buffalo Flash | 22 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Western New York Flash | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 14, 2013 |
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Alexandra "Alex" Sahlen (born September 25, 1982) is an American professional soccer player and entrepreneur. She played for the Western New York Flash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and was also the club's president.[1]
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Early life
Sahlen was born and raised in Williamsville, New York, a small suburb of Buffalo.[2]
Niagara University
Sahlen attended Niagara University from 2000-03 where she played for the Purple Eagles. She started 55 matches and completed her collegiate career with six goals and 10 assists, ranking 20th on the school's all-time scoring list. Sahlen helped guide the Purple Eagles to their first MAAC Championship appearance in 2003.
Playing career
Club
Rochester Ravens
Sahlen played with W-League club Rochester Ravens from 2005 until 2008, when a stress fracture in the first game of the season ruled her out of contention.[3]
Western New York Flash
Along with husband Aaran Lines, Sahlen then founded a new professional W-League club, Buffalo Flash, in time for the 2009 season.[4] Sahlen played for the Flash as they won the 2010 W-League championship and remained on the playing roster when the team changed its name to Western New York Flash and entered Women's Professional Soccer, claiming the 2011 WPS Championship.[5][6]
Sahlen missed the 2014 NWSL season due being pregnant[7] and was not on the Flash roster for the 2015 season.[8]
Coaching career
Sahlen was assistant coach for the women's soccer team at her alma mater, Niagara University from 2004–2011.[9]
References
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External links
- Western New York Flash player profile
- WPS player profile
- All White Kit: An Interview with WNY Flash Team President Alex Sahlen
- Alexandra Sahlen on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Living people
- American women's soccer players
- Western New York Flash (WPS) players
- Women's Professional Soccer players
- People from Williamsville, New York
- Soccer players from New York
- Niagara Purple Eagles women's soccer players
- Women's association football defenders
- Western New York Flash (NWSL) players
