Erika Tymrak
Tymrak with FC Kansas City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Erika Leigh Tymrak[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Detroit, Michigan, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Florida Gators 95 (32)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 FC Kansas City 95 (18)
2013 → Bayern Munich (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017 → Melbourne City (loan) 14 (2)
2018–2019 Utah Royals 30 (1)
2021–2023 Orlando Pride 48 (2)
International career‡
2008 United States U-17
United States U-20
2011–2014 United States U-23
2013–2014 United States 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 6, 2020

Erika Leigh Tymrak (born August 7, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. She was previously a member of the United States under-17 team that was runner-up at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, and has also represented the United States at senior level.

Early life

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Tymrak grew up in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, where she attended the Edison Academic Center.[2] She was a five-year member of the club soccer team at the IMG Soccer Academy led the team to the 2009 Florida State Cup U-19 final and 2008 U-18 semifinal. She was named 2009 and 2008 IMG Soccer Player of the Year and IMG's Most Valuable Player in 2007, 2006 and 2005.[3]

Ranked as the number eight recruit on the ESPN RISE Fab 50 list, was a 2009 Parade All-American. In 2008, she was a member of the Region III Olympic Development Program (ODP) and the Florida ODP team and was a NSCAA/adidas Youth Girls All-Region III selection as well as an NSCAA/adidas Girls Youth All-America selection.[3]

University of Florida

As a freshman for the University of Florida Gators soccer team during the 2009 season, Tymrak played in all 20 regular season games and started in 18 of them. In the Gators' second game and the first home game of the season on August 28, 2009, she took a 20-yard shot in the 79th minute to score her first collegiate goal, helping her team to a 3–0 win over Florida International.[4] She also had her first collegiate assist and drew her first penalty kick for the Florida Gators, resulting her team's both goals in the 2–1 overtime win over Kentucky on September 25, 2009.[5] On October 30, 2009, Tymrak's 2 assists in the final regular season match against South Carolina brought the Florida Gators to a decisive 3–0 win and thus the 2009 SEC regular season title.[6] She scored 5 goals (tied 4th in team) and had 7 assists with 17 points (team's 2nd most) in the regular season. With her 7 assists, Tymrak became the Gators' top leader and second in the SEC in assists.

She was one of the only two unanimous selections in the 2009 SEC All-Freshman team.[7] She was also named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-South Region third team and the Soccer America All-Freshman second team.[8][9] As a sophomore in 2010, Tymrak was named to the 2010 Coaches Preseason All-Southeastern Conference Team.[10]

In 2011, Tymrak led Florida with collegiate-highs for points (32) and goals (12) and was second in assists with eight. She ranked third in final SEC standings for points, shared third in goals and shared sixth in assists. She was named to the NSCAA All-America second team selection and NSCAA All-South Region first team. She was also an All-SEC first-team selection. TopDrawerSoccer.com ranked her number 15 its final top 100 upperclassmen list of 2011.[3]

During her senior year in 2012, Tymrak appeared in 22 matches with 21 starts and was Florida's leader in goals (9), assists (12) and points (30). She tied for third on Gators' career charts in assists (40), sixth in points (104), tied for seventh in game-winning goals (11) and eighth for goals (32) and was the SEC leader (in all matches) in assists, second on game-winning goals, third in points and tied for sixth in goals. Her twelve assists shared sixth in the NCAA Division I. She was a semi-finalist for Hermann Trophy and was nominated for the Senior CLASS Award. Tymrak was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America first team, NSCAA All-South Region first team, and All-SEC first team. She earned Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year and SEC Tournament MVP honors and was a Soccer America MVP first team selection. She was ranked number 16 on TopDrawerSoccer.com's final top 100 upperclassmen list of 2012. Following a golden goal at against Duke University, Tymrak was named NSCAA Player of the Week, SEC Offensive Player of Week and named to two national teams of the week. She earned her second SEC Offensive Player of the Week honor after hitting game-winning goal at Louisiana State and assisting on a game-winning goal at then No. 5 Texas A&M University.[3][11]

Club career

FC Kansas City, 2013–2017

Tymrak was selected during the second round (eleventh overall) by FC Kansas City during the 2013 NWSL College Draft.[12][13][14] She was named the league's NWSL Player of the Month for the month of July after scoring three goals and serving one assist in six games during the month and helped FC Kansas City to a 3–0–3 record.[15] She was named NWSL Rookie of the Year for the 2013 season.[16]

Loan to Bayern Munich

In September 2013, Tymrak signed with German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich on loan until the end of the year.[17]

Loan to Melbourne City

In October 2016, Tymrak joined Australian club Melbourne City on loan.[18]

Utah Royals FC, 2018–2019

After FC Kansas City ceased operations following the 2017 season, Tymrak was officially added to the roster of the Utah Royals FC on January 22, 2018.[19]

Tymrak announced her retirement from soccer on January 6, 2020, at the age of 28.[20]

Orlando Pride, 2021–2023

On January 30, 2021, Tymrak came out of retirement after Orlando Pride acquired her playing rights as part of a trade for Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir in exchange for Kristen Edmonds and the natural second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft.[21] In January 2024, it was announced Tymrak and Orlando had mutually agreed to the termination of her contract in order to explore opportunities outside the NWSL.[22]

International career

Tymrak was a member of the United States national soccer team that finished runner-up at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. She had an assist in the USA's come-from-behind 2–1 victory over Germany in the semifinal, helping her team to go into the final versus Korea DPR.[23] In July 2008, she was named Player of the Match after recording four assists in the U.S. U-17 National Team's 9–1 win versus Trinidad & Tobago in the CONCACAF Championships.

On August 22, 2013, Erika Tymrak received her first United States senior team call up from US Head Coach Tom Sermanni. On September 3, 2013, Tymrak made her debut for the USA against Mexico in a friendly match at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.; she started in the match and played for 70 minutes.[24] On November 10, 2013, in her second appearance, Tymrak scored her first international goal, against Brazil, on an assist from Lindsey Horan, from a spot at 18 yards surrounded by defenders.

Career statistics

Club summary

As of October 15, 2023.[25][26]
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Kansas City 2013 NWSL 21 6 — 1 1 22 7
2014 21 4 — 2 0 23 4
2015 19 3 — 2 1 21 4
2016 17 1 — — 17 1
2017 12 2 — — 12 2
Total 90 16 0 0 5 2 95 18
Bayern Munich (loan) 2013–14 Bundesliga 6 0 2 2 — 8 2
Melbourne City (loan) 2016–17 W-League 12 2 — 2 0 14 2
Utah Royals 2018 NWSL 14 1 — — 14 1
2019 16 0 — — 16 0
Total 30 1 0 0 0 0 30 1
Orlando Pride 2021 NWSL 20 2 2 0 — 22 2
2022 15 0 5 0 — 20 0
2023 13 0 6 0 — 19 0
Total 48 2 13 0 0 0 61 2
Career total 186 21 15 2 7 2 208 25
  1. ^ Includes the DFB-Pokal and NWSL Challenge Cup

International goals

As of match played November 10, 2013. United States score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tymrak goal.
No. Date Cap Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 November 10, 2013[27] 2 Citrus Bowl, Orlando, United States  Brazil 4–1 4–1 Friendly

Honors and awards

College

Florida Gators

Club

FC Kansas City

Melbourne City

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 27, 2008. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Florida Soccer's Erika Tymrak and Lindsay Thompson Pick up Honors on Monday". University of Florida. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Erika Tymrak player profile". University of Florida. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "No. 7 Florida Soccer Opens Home Season with 3–0 Win Over FIU (Friday August 28, 2009)". Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  5. ^ "No. 10 Florida Soccer Opens SEC Plays with 2–1 OT Win vs. Kentucky (Friday September 25, 2009)". Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  6. ^ "No. 10 Florida Soccer Claims SEC Title with 3–0 Win Over No. 13 USC (Friday October 30, 2009)". Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
  7. ^ "Lauren Hyde Named SEC Defensive Player of the Year; Six Gators Recognized by League (Tuesday November 3, 2009)". Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
  8. ^ "Four Gators Named to NSCAA All-South Region Soccer Teams (Friday December 4, 2009)". Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  9. ^ "Erika Tymrak Named to Soccer America All-Freshman Team (Thursday December 17, 2009)". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  10. ^ "Five Gators Named to 2010 SEC Preseason Soccer Team (Monday August 9, 2010)". Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  11. ^ "Gators down FGCU 2–0". ESPN Radio. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  12. ^ "Eight Teams Make Selections at 2013 NWSL College Draft at NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis". US Soccer. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  13. ^ "FC Kansas City sign Erika Tymrak and Bianca Henninger". NWSL News. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  14. ^ "Inaugural NWSL Draft Complete: Bywaters, U Of Florida Lead The Way". The American Pitch. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  15. ^ "JULY'S BEST: ERIKA TYMRAK". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 5, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  16. ^ "NWSL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: ERIKA TYMRAK". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  17. ^ "Rookie of the Year Erika Tymrak heading to FC Bayern". Equalizer Soccer. August 28, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  18. ^ "City sign FC Kansas City midfielder Erika Tymrak". The Women's Game. October 25, 2016.
  19. ^ "Erika Tymrak and Mandy Laddish join Utah Royals FC". January 22, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  20. ^ "UTAH ROYALS FC MIDFIELDER ERIKA TYMRAK ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT". rsl.com. Real Salt Lake. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  21. ^ "Pride Acquire Gunny Jónsdóttir and Rights to Erika Tymrak from Kansas City". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  22. ^ "Orlando Pride and Midfielder Erika Tymrak agree to mutual contract termination". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  23. ^ USA comeback seals final place in 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
  24. ^ "Leroux Scores Four as USA Downs Mexico 7–0". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014.
  25. ^ "Erika Tymrak NWSL profile". National Women's Soccer League.
  26. ^ "E. Tymrak - Soccerway profile". Soccerway.
  27. ^ "U.S. WNT Defeats Brazil 4–1 in Orlando to Complete Undefeated 2013 Campaign". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  28. ^ "FC Kansas City Earns 2014 NWSL Championship". FC Kansas City. August 31, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  29. ^ "FC Kansas City wins NWSL championship, 1-0 over Seattle". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 24, 2024.

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