Caitlin Davis Fisher (born July 26, 1982) is an American academic and former professional soccer player.
Soccer career
Fisher played college soccer for Harvard Crimson, captaining the team, being named to the All-Ivy League first team in 2001 and 2002, and earning a call-up to the United States women's national under-21 soccer team during her sophomore year.[2][3]
She played for the Boston Renegades of the USL W-League from 2002 through 2006.[4] In late 2004 she travelled to Brazil, where she lodged with team coach Kleiton Lima while playing for Santos FC in the Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino.[5][2]
During the 2006 Damallsvenskan season, Fisher played for Hammarby, making 14 appearances in total for the Swedish club.[6] She played three games for New York Athletic Club in the 2007 WPSL season.[7] When Women's Professional Soccer was being put together, Fisher was attached to Boston Breakers. However she was waived in pre-season.[8] Later in the 2009 season Fisher was given a development contract with Chicago Red Stars and called up to the main roster from their affiliate Chicago Red Eleven,[3] only to be waived shortly afterwards.[8]
While studying at the London School of Economics, Fisher was attached to Chelsea and Millwall Lionesses.[9] She made three appearances for Millwall in the 2010–11 FA Women's Premier League.[10] In early 2012 she returned to Brazil, to sign for Associação Acadêmica e Desportiva Vitória das Tabocas ahead of their Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol Feminino campaign.[11][12]
Guerreiras Project
In 2010 Fisher and Aline Pellegrino founded the Guerreiras (transl. female warrior) Project, to counter sexism in women's football in Brazil.[13]
Personal life
Fisher identifies as queer.[14]
References
- ^ "#2 - Caitlin Fisher". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Senett, Keph (April 28, 2014). "In Brazil, fighting for the women's game". Roads & Kingdoms. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Caitlin Fisher Signs Professional Contract with Chicago Red Stars". Harvard University. May 26, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "Renegades Alumni". Mass Premier Soccer. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Fonseca, Pedro (November 5, 2004). "Futebol Feminino do Peixe se prepara para o Campeonato Paulista" (in Portuguese). Santos FC. Archived from the original on November 9, 2004. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
Um dos destaques do Santos FC é a norte-americana Caity Fischer (foto). Recém-chegada ao Brasil, ela foi trazida para disputar o Campeonato Estadual. A atleta já atuou pela equipe profissional da cidade de Boston e da Universidade de Harvard.
- ^ "2006" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "2007 Statistics". Women's Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Transactions: 2009". Women's Professional Soccer. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Cohen, Claire (June 27, 2014). "World Cup warrior: meet the woman fighting for equality on the football pitches of Brazil". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "Caitlin Fisher Player Stats". fulltime.thefa.com. The FA. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Neto, Hildo (February 26, 2012). "Feminino começa com dois jogos" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ Neto, Hildo (March 2, 2012). "Um olhar para as guerreiras das Tabocas". A Voz da Vitória (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ Kestler-D'Amours, Jillian (June 28, 2014). "Brazil's 'female warriors' fight for football". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "Caitlin Fisher • Post Play". The Art of Assembly. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
