Sarah Luebbert
Personal information
Full name Sarah Jacquelyn Luebbert[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-16) December 16, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 América
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2016 St. Louis Scott Gallagher
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Missouri Tigers 76 (29)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Chicago Red Stars 25 (2)
2021–2022 → América (loan) 27 (9)
2023– América 32 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2024

Sarah Jacquelyn Luebbert (born December 16, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Liga MX Femenil side Club América.

College career

Luebbert played college soccer with the Missouri Tigers women's soccer team from 2016 to 2019, making 76 match appearances and scoring 29 goals, as well as winning multiple accolades during her three years stint with the team.[3][4]

Club career

Previous to her professional career, Luebbert had a short spell with WPSL team Fire & Ice Soccer Club in 2018.[5]

Chicago Red Stars (2020–2021)

In 2019, Luebbert registered in the 2020 NWSL draft, but she was not selected by any club.[6] Luebbert signed her first professional contract with NWSL club Chicago Red Stars in June 2020, after being invited by the club to a training camp ahead of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[6] Luebbert made her professional debut with the Red Stars in the 2020 Challenge Cup in a match against Portland Thorns on 1 July 2020.[7]

2021–2022: Loan to Club América and Return to Chicago Red Stars

Chicago Red Stars announced on 30 August 2021, that Luebbert would be sent on loan for the remainder of 2021 to Liga MX Femenil side Club América so that she could get more play time.[8] Luebbert made her debut with América on the same day that her loan was announced, in a match against Necaxa for matchday 7 of the Apertura 2021.[9] at the time of her arrival at América, Luebbert was just the second foreign player to play for the team.[9]

Although Luebbert spent most of the regular phase of the Apertura 2021 tournament injured,[10] she became an important player for the team during the liguilla, scoring goals against Chivas in the quarter-finals and against Tigres in the semi-finals.[11][12]

With Luebbert's loan ending at the end of 2021, América announced on 1 January 2021 that Luebbert would be staying with the team for the Clausura 2022 tournament after successfully negotiating the extension of her loan with Chicago Red Stars.[13] During the Clausura 2022, Luebbert became a regular starter for América in the attack, scoring six goals in 16 match appearances.[10]

Luebbert returned to Chicago Red Stars to play the 2022 NWSL season after América was knock-out in the quarter-finals of the Clausura 2022 liguilla.[10] Luebbert made 16 match appearances and scored one goal during her return campaign with the Red Stars.

Club América (2023–present)

On 15 December 2022, Chicago Red Stars announced that Luebbert was being permanently transferred to Club América in exchange for an agreed upon transfer fee.[14][15]

Honours

Club América

References

  1. ^ "Ficha Jugadora: Sarah Jacquelyn Luebbert" [Player Profile: Sarah Jacquelyn Luebbert]. Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Sarah Luebbert at Soccerway. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sarah Luebbert - Soccer". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. ^ "Women's History Month Soccer Spotlight: Sarah Luebbert". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  5. ^ COMMUNICATIONS, WPSL (2020-11-12). "48 ALUMNAE PROTECTED IN NWSL EXPANSION DRAFT". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  6. ^ a b Baugh, Peter. "Sarah Luebbert impressing Red Stars: 'She can be a legitimate big-time player'". The Athletic. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  7. ^ "Portland Thorns 0–0 Chicago Red Stars". NWSLSoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "Chicago Red Stars Forward Sarah Luebbert Loaned to Club America". OurSports Central. 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  9. ^ a b "Quién es Sarah Luebbert, la nueva jugadora del América Femenil". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  10. ^ a b c Kriger, Rachael. "Sarah Luebbert on coming back to the Red Stars, NWSL and what she learned in Mexico – Equalizer Soccer". Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  11. ^ Rupinski, Eugene (2021-12-08). "Liga MX Femenil recap: 2021 Apertura, Liguilla Quarterfinals". FMF State Of Mind. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  12. ^ "Liguilla Apertura 2021 Liga MX Femenil: Goles de América 2-1 Tigres, marcador, resumen y videos | Goal.com Espana". www.goal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  13. ^ OnceDiario. ""Sigamos volando"". www.oncediario.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  14. ^ Salazar, Emmanuel (2022-12-13). "Chicago Red Stars Transfer Sarah Luebbert to Club America". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  15. ^ "Liga MX Femenil: Sarah Luebbert regresa al América para el Clausura 2023". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2023-04-11.

External links

Club América (women) – current squad
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