Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eva Julianna Gaetino[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | December 17, 2002||
Place of birth | Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Center back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Number | 19 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 76 | (6) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 | (1) |
International career | |||
2023 | United States U-23 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 13, 2024 |
Eva Julianna Gaetino (born December 17, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain. She played college soccer for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Early life
Gaetino was born in Chesapeake, Virginia, and raised in Dexter, Michigan.[3] She played club soccer for the Michigan Hawks of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL), winning the ECNL national title in 2017.[4] She graduated from Dexter High School.[4]
College career
Gaetino played four seasons as the starting center back for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2020 to 2023.[4] In her junior and senior years in 2022 and 2023, she was named first-team All-ACC, first-team All-American, and ACC Defensive Player of the Year.[4] Across those two seasons, she anchored a Fighting Irish defense that recorded 20 shutouts, including three over the first three rounds of the 2022 NCAA tournament.[4][5]
Club career
Gaetino signed with Paris Saint-Germain on January 23, 2024, forgoing the 2024 NWSL Draft in which she was predicted to be highly selected.[6][7] The signing reunited her with Notre Dame teammate and friend Korbin Albert.[8] She made her debut on February 11 and entered the starting lineup the following week.[9] On March 20, in her UEFA Women's Champions League debut against BK Häcken, she scored her first professional goal, becoming the youngest American to score in the tournament's knockout rounds at 21 years old.[10][11]
International career
Gaetino played friendlies for the United States national under-23 team in 2023.[4] She was first called up to the senior national team for the 2024 SheBelieves Cup.[12]
Honors
Paris Saint-Germain
- Coupe de France: 2023–24[13]
United States
Individual
- NCAA Division I First-Team All-America: 2022, 2023
- Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year: 2022, 2023
References
- ^ "D1 Arkema 2023–2024 – Journée 17: Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 AS Saint Etienne" [2023–24 DA Arkema – Matchday 17 – Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 AS Saint Etienne]. French Football Federation. March 16, 2024. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Eva Gaetino". United States Soccer Federation. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Eva Gaetino signs for Paris Saint-Germain". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. February 1, 2024. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Eva Gaetino". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Gaetino Signs Pro Contract With PSG". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Eva Gaetino". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ Olorunfemi, Victor (January 11, 2024). "2024 NWSL First Round Mock Draft". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ Aflalo, Alexandre (March 26, 2024). "" On a immédiatement sympathisé " : Korbin Albert et Eva Gaetino, les deux Américaines inséparables du PSG" ['We immediately hit it off': Korbin Albert and Eva Gaetino, the two inseparable Americans of PSG]. Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Eva Gaetino 2023-2024 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Häcken 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain: Chawinga gives visitors edge". UEFA. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ Abdullah, Abdullah (April 18, 2024). "Eva Gaetino on developing her attack-minded perspective in Paris". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Kilgore Names 23-Player Roster for 2024 SheBelieves Cup, Presented By Visa". United States Soccer Federation. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "LE PSG PUISSANCE 4" (in French). May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Shebelieves Cup final USWNT vs Canada result". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
External links
- Eva Gaetino at Soccerway
- Eva Gaetino at Paris Saint-Germain
- Eva Gaetino at U.S. Soccer
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