Peyton Sophia Vincze[2] (born 19 October 2000) is a footballer who plays as a forward for South Florida Bulls and the Wales women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peyton Sophia Vincze | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Wichita, Kansas, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | South Florida Bulls | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | FC Wichita | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | ||
| 2023– | South Florida Bulls | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Wales U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Wales | 4 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:38, 1 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editVincze was born in Kansas. Her mother had been born in Wrexham, Wales, but had moved to Canada at four months old before relocating to the United States in her twenties.[3] Vincze attended Andover Summer Elementary School where she won the Butler County spelling bee in 2012.[4] She later attended Andover High School.[1] In 2019, she was named to the Wichita Eagle's All-Metro Track and Field team.[5] She began playing football at the age of three and has an older sister who also played football at youth level.[3]
In 2017, Vincze joined FC Wichita following the team's founding as the only non-collegiate outdoor women's football team in Wichita.[6] She made her debut in the Women's Premier Soccer League during a 4–2 victory over Texas Spars on 6 January 2018 and scored her first goal in her second appearance, a 2–0 win over Oklahoma City.[7]
College career
editVincze committed to play collegiate football for Oklahoma State Cowgirls at the age of 16. Signed as part of its 2019 recruiting class, Cowgirls coach Colin Carmichael described Vincze as "an athletic, aggressive, hard-working forward who leads the line by herself. She's strong, she's a handful who never quits and she's a tireless worker who is constantly looking to improve."[8]
International career
editAlthough born in the United States, Vincze represents Wales at international level, qualifying via her Welsh-born mother. Her eligibility only came to light during a training academy set up by Welsh side Swansea City in the U.S.,[9][10] with Vincze being ignorant of the fact that she qualified to play for the nation.[3] Her first involvement with the Welsh side was at under-17 level, making her debut in an 8–1 defeat to Norway in March 2017. Five days later she scored her first goal for her adopted nation with the winning strike in a 1–0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina.[11]
Vincze made her debut for the Wales senior side on 11 June 2017 in a 1–0 defeat to Portugal as a second-half substitute.[12] In October 2017, less than a year after discovering she was eligible to represent Wales, Vincze was named Football Association of Wales (FAW) Young Player of the Year.[13]
Honours
edit- FAW Young Player of the Year: 2017[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Peyton Vincze". ncsasports.org. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Peyton Vincze". FIFA. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "Peyton Vincze's 'crazy' year". tbgwales.com. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Clements, Julie (14 February 2012). "Andover student wins County Spelling Bee". Butler County Times. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Barber, Hayden (14 June 2019). "All-Metro Girls Track: Meet the Eagle's second annual team, featuring 20 state champs". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Eldridge, Taylor (23 February 2017). "FC Wichita introduces Wichita's first outdoor women's soccer team". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Peyton Vincze". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Cowgirl Soccer Adds Two". Oklahoma State University. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Russia v Wales: Peyton Vincze 16, set for competitive Wales debut". BBC Sport. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Peyton Vincze". Oklahoma Energy FC. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Peyton Vincze at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Wales Women Slip To Narrow Defeat Against Portugal". Football Association of Wales. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Vauxhall FAW Awards 2017". Football Association of Wales. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.