Chelsee Teresa Washington (born November 17, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chelsee Teresa Washington[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-11-17) November 17, 1997 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Solar Chelsea SC | |||
| Dallas Texans SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Bowling Green Falcons | 81 | (19) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Dallas | 14 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Orlando Pride | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Canberra United (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 15, 2022 | |||
Born in Dallas, Texas, Washington was a standout soccer player for Hebron High School and was named the Texas High School District 6-6A MVP Midfielder of the Year in both her junior and senior seasons. As a sophomore she helped guide Hebron to a 24-2-2 record and a 5A State championship. She played club soccer Solar Chelsea SC and the Dallas Texans SC, and was a six-year starter between the two club teams from 2011 to 2016 in the ECNL.[1]
Washington played college soccer at Bowling Green State University. She was a four-year starter between 2016 and 2019 as the team won two regular season and two MAC Tournament titles. She earned multiple individual accolades during her tenure including Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2019 and All-MAC First Team selections in both 2018 and 2019. In 2019, Washington was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First Team, becoming the second player in school history to earn all-region first-team accolades.[1][2]
In the 2018 and 2019 offseasons, Washington played for WPSL club FC Dallas, making 14 appearances and scoring one goal.[3]
Washington was selected in the fourth round (30th overall) of the 2020 NWSL College Draft by Orlando Pride.[2] In doing so she became the first player in program history to be drafted.[4] With the season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington originally signed a short-term contract with Orlando ahead of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup before the team was forced to withdraw.[5][6] In September, Washington was signed through the 2021 season and made her debut on September 19, 2020, in the first Fall Series match, entering as an 87th minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with North Carolina Courage.[7][8] She appeared in all four Fall Series matches for a combined 191 minutes.[9]
On November 1, 2021, Washington joined Australian A-League Women team Canberra United on loan for the 2021–22 season having had her 2022 club option exercised by Orlando.[10] She made 13 appearances and scored three goals, the joint second-most on the team.[9]
Washington was released upon the expiry of her Orlando Pride contract in November 2022.[11]
| School | Season | Division | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Falcons | 2016 | Div. I | 19 | 1 |
| 2017 | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | 22 | 9 | ||
| 2019 | 19 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 81 | 19 | ||
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Playoffs | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Dallas | 2018 | WPSL | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Orlando Pride | 2020 | NWSL | — | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Canberra United (loan) | 2021–22 | A-League Women | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||
Bowling Green Falcons