Jackie Altschuld

Jackie Altschuld
Personal information
Full name Jacqueline Sadie Altschuld[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-11) May 11, 1995[2]
Place of birth Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Honka
Number 30
Youth career
Real So Cal
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 San Diego Toreros 78 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Medkila IL 10 (1)
2018 DFK Varmbol 5
2019–2021 UMF Tindastóll 55[a] (20[a])
2022 San Diego Wave FC 2 (0)
2023 FC Honka 5 (0)
Managerial career
2024– San Diego Toreros (assistant)
2019–2022 UC San Diego Tritons (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacqueline Sadie Altschuld (born May 11, 1995) is an American soccer player who is currently a midfielder for the FC Honka of the Kansallinen Liiga in Finland. Prior to that, she played for San Diego Wave FC of the NWSL in the US. She has also played with UMF Tindastóll in Iceland and was part of the team that got promoted to the country's top-tier league.

Early life and education

Altschuld was born in Los Angeles to Elina Covarrubias and Bruce Altschuld. She grew up in Woodland Hills, and went to El Camino Real Charter High School, graduating in 2013.[3] She attended University of San Diego and played through to her senior season in 2016.[1]

Career

After her senior year season at USD, she signed with the NWSL's Chicago Red Stars,[1] but in 2017, would then play for Medkila IL in Norway's 1st Division league, Toppserien,[4] making 10 appearances and scoring 1 goal.[5]

In 2018, Altschuld played with Swedish club DFK Värmbol[6] for 5 games.

From 2019 to 2021, Altschuld played for the Icelandic club UMF Tindastóll.[7] She appeared in 55 games, scoring 20 goals.[8][a] In the 2020 season, Altschuld helped the team to a first-place finish in Lengjudeild (2nd division) which got the team promoted to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for the first time in club history.[10]

On July 1, 2022, Altschuld signed as a national team replacement player for San Diego Wave FC in the U.S. National Women's Soccer League.[11] On July 3, she came off the bench in a match against the Washington Spirit. In August, she was signed to a contract for the rest of the 2022 season.[9]

On April 4, 2023, Altschuld signed a professional contract with a Finnish club FC Honka in Kansallinen Liiga.[12]

Coaching career

On February 26, 2024, she was hired as an assistant coach for the University of San Diego women's soccer team.[13]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c In some of her media coverage, she is listed as playing 17 of the UMF Tindastóll games and scoring 1 goal.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "2016 Women's Soccer Roster – Jacqueline Altschuld". University of San Diego Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jackie Altschud". San Diego Wave FC. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "LAFC So Cal Alumni". LAFC So Cal Youth. February 14, 2018.
  4. ^ USD Women's Soccer (June 28, 2017). "Alum and former captain Jackie Altschuld has signed with top division Medkila Il in Norway! Good luck, Jacks! #GameChanger #TorerosInThePros". Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ "Jacqueline Altschuld". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  6. ^ Falck, Ronny (March 15, 2018). "Tuffast möjliga motståndför DFK Värmbol i helgen" [Toughest possible opposition for DFK Värmbol this weekend]. Kkuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  7. ^ Feykir. "Kvennalið Tindastóls hefur samið við Jackie Altschuld". Feykir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "Leikmaður – Jacqueline Altschuld" [Player – Jacqueline Altschuld]. KSI (in Icelandic). Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Rodriguez, Alicia (August 27, 2022). "San Diego Wave FC sign Jackie Altschuld to new deal". LAG Confidential. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  10. ^ "Sögulegt afrek Tindastóls" [Tindastol's historic achievement]. www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  11. ^ Insixiengmay, Stephanie (July 1, 2022). "The San Diego Wave FC confirm the signing of three national team replacement players". LAG Confidential. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "Tervetuloa FC Honkaan, Jackie Altschuld!". FC Honka Naiset (in Finnish). Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  13. ^ "Former Torero Jackie Altschuld Named Women's Soccer Assistant Coach". University of San Diego Athletics. February 26, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
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