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| Full name | Casey Marie Krueger[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Casey Marie Short[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1990-08-23)August 23, 1990 (age 35)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Naperville, Illinois, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Washington Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Florida State Seminoles | 81 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Boston Breakers | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Chicago Red Stars | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Avaldsnes IL[4] | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2023 | Chicago Red Stars | 110 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Washington Spirit | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | United States U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | United States U23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | United States | 60 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 19, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Casey Marie Krueger (/ˈkruːɡər/KROO-ghər;née Short; born August 23, 1990)[5] is an American professionalsoccer player who plays as aleft back for theWashington Spirit of theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and theUnited States national team.
Krueger played collegiate soccer for theFlorida State Seminoles and was the fifth overall pick in the2013 NWSL College Draft. She was named to twoNWSL Best XI and oneSecond XI during her eight seasons with theChicago Red Stars.
Krueger made her senior international debut for the United States in 2016. She has won two Olympic medals with the team, bronze at theTokyo 2020 and gold atParis 2024.
Raised in the Chicago suburb ofNaperville, Illinois by her parents Kerrwin and LeeShelle Short, Krueger attendedNaperville Central High School,[6] where she earned 4.0 honor roll recognition and was named an Illinois State Scholar. She was named PARADE All-American in 2008[7] and was twice named NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American in 2016 and 2017.[8][9] Krueger helped Naperville to four Illinois state cup championships.[10] In 2008, she was ranked a top-rated soccer recruit by theChicago Sun-Times.[10]
Krueger also ran track and won three state championships: two in the 800m run and one in the 400m dash.[10] She was the first girl in Illinois history to win both runs Class AA track in the same year.[11][12] She was named Chicago Tribune Toyota Athlete of the Week in May 2007.[13]
Krueger played club soccer for the Chicago Magic. In 2009, she played for theChicago Red Eleven of theUSL W-League.[10]
Krueger attendedFlorida State University, where she played for theFlorida State Seminoles women's soccer team, earned herbachelor's degree inCriminology with a minor inSociology, and was a six-time member of the Dean's list.[14] She also earned amaster's degree inSports Management.[15]
During Krueger's freshman season, she was a starting player in 18 of the 23 games in which she played, scored two goals and provided six assists. Her six assists tied for third on the team and she ranked fifth in shots with 39. Krueger was one of two freshman to play in every game of the season.[10] During the team's season opener against the University of Central Florida, Krueger scored a brace in the team's 5–0 win.[16] Krueger played in all four games of the2008 NCAA College Cup before being eliminated in the quarterfinals by Notre Dame.[10]
As a sophomore in 2009, Krueger ranked sixth in assists in theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) despite missing the first six games of the season due to injury. She was a starting player in 7 of the 13 games she played.[10] Her eighth career assist in just 13 ACC career games, made her Florida State's all-time leader for assists in ACC play.[10] In 2010, Krueger finished her junior season ranked fourth on the team in assists with three. She ranked third on the team in goals with five. She was one of six players on the team to start every game during the regular season and during the NCAA College Cup. Krueger was named to the All-ACC Second Team.[17]
In 2011, Krueger suffered a season-ending injury andred-shirted the season. During her final season with the Seminoles in 2012, Krueger transitioned into playing as an outside back and was a key part defensive line that set multiple school records, including shutouts (17), GAA (0.62) and fewest goals allowed in ACC play (4).[10] She helped set a new NCAA record for the 13th longest streak of shutouts (9).[10] Krueger started in all of the team's five games at the2012 NCAA College Cup and notched two assists.[10] She was named to the NSCAA Southeast All-Region First Team, NSCAA Scholar All-American Second Team, NSCAA South Scholar All-Region First Team, Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District IV First Team, All-ACC Second Team. Krueger earned ACC Academic Honor Roll four times and was named to FSU's President's List twice. Her 11 career assists tied the school record in assists in ACC games.[10]
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Due to two season-ending injuries Krueger did not play in theNational Women's Soccer League during the league's initial two seasons despite being selected by theBoston Breakers as the fifth overall pick in the2013 NWSL College Draft. In 2015, Krueger played successfully forAvaldsnes IL of the NorwegianToppserien league and was honored as one of the Top XI in the Toppserien at the 2015 NISO Awards.[18]
Krueger was the fifth overall pick at the2013 NWSL College Draft by theBoston Breakers but did not compete due during the2013 season due to knee injury. She was acquired by theChicago Red Stars ahead of the2014 season. Krueger suffered another season-ending injury before the 2014 season started.
After a successful stint in 2015 with Avaldsnes in Norway, Chicago Red Stars signed Krueger to compete in 2016 NWSL season.[12][19]
Krueger was a starting defender in every match of the 2016 season and scored two goals. She was named to theleague's Second XI team for the season.
In 2017, Krueger competed in 22 regular season games for the Red Stars. She was named to the NWSL Team of the Month for May, June and July. At the end of the season, she was named to the2017 NWSL Best XI and nominated forDefender of the Year.[20][21]
Krueger missed the first 10 games of the2018 NWSL season after sustaining an ankle injury while playing for the national team in the2018 SheBelieves Cup.[22]
Krueger was nominated for Defender of the Year for a second time in the 2019 season.[23]
Krueger left the Red Stars, signing a three-year deal with theWashington Spirit, in January 2024.[24]
Krueger has represented the United States on thesenior national team as well as numerous youth national teams, including: under-16,[25]under-17,[26] under-20[27][28] and under-23.[29] She competed with theUnited States under-20 team at the2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup inGermany.[30]
Krueger received her first international call up to the senior team on October 6, 2016, by head coachJill Ellis.[31][32] She made her senior international debut on October 19, 2016, playing all 90 minutes againstSwitzerland women's national football team.[33][34] Four days later, she played another 90 minutes against Switzerland in the same series of friendly matches.[35]
In 2018, Krueger competed with the national team at theTournament of Nations,[36] where she played in eight matches, starting two.[37] She played in two games during the2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship and served one assist,[38] helping the U.S. qualify for the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[39]
In May 2019, Krueger was surprisingly not included on the 23-player roster for the World Cup.[40][41][42] Following the US World Cup win in August, Short was named to the roster for Victory Tour games against Portugal.[43]
AfterVlatko Andonovski was named head coach of the national team in October 2019, Krueger was named to his first training camp roster and first friendly matches against Sweden and Portugal.[44] During the Sweden match on November 8, Krueger was a starting outside back and played for the full length of the 3–2 win.[45] Six minutes into the game, her pass to Christen Press resulted in the game-opening goal.[46]
In February 2020, Krueger was named to the roster for the2020 SheBelieves Cup.[47] During the U.S.' final match against Japan, Krueger was a substitute in the 61st minute and helped the team win 3–1.[48]
On June 23, 2021, Krueger was included on the roster for thesenior national team at the2020 Tokyo Olympics.[49]
On February 7, 2024, Kruger was selected for the roster for the2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup and appeared in three of the six matches including thefinal againstBrazil as the U.S. won the inaugural edition of the competition.[50][51]
Casey Krueger earned a spot on the 2024 U.S Women’s Soccer National Team competing in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.[52] She appeared as a substitute in the gold medal game againstBrazil, which the United States won 1–0 on a goal fromMallory Swanson.[53]
In May 2020, Krueger announced her engagement to her long-term boyfriend and emergency medicine physician, Cody Krueger.[54] They married on December 5, 2020.[55]
In December 2021, Krueger announced she was pregnant with their first child.[56] Krueger gave birth in July 2022 to a son, named Caleb.[57]
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| United States | |||
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 0 | |
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