Folashade Pratt (born April 2, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays for Braga of the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino.[2]

Shade Pratt
Personal information
Full name Folashade Annie Evelyn Pratt[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-02) April 2, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Germantown, Maryland, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender / Forward
Team information
Current team
Braga
Number 2
Youth career
Rosemount High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Maryland Terrapins 46 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Sky Blue FC 1 (0)
2016 Portland Thorns FC 5 (0)
2017 Røa 7 (0)
2018 IFK Kalmar 12 (3)
2019 B.93 5 (1)
2019– Braga 23 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 2, 2020

Early life and collegiate career

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Pratt attended the Rosemount High School at her hometown. In her time there she earned several accolades, including being nominated two-times All-Metro selection, two-times all-state and three-times all-conference selection. In 2011, Pratt went to University of Maryland. She played only seven matches in her freshman year. In her sophomore year, she became a starter for the Terrapins, playing most as a wide midfield and a wide back. In her junior year, Pratt played for the first time in her career as a centre-back. In her senior year, after several Terrapins were sidelined by injuries, Pratt was moved to frontline, becoming a forward.[3][4]

Club career

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Pratt was the 25th overall pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft when she was picked by Sky Blue FC.[5] Pratt only played one match for the SBFC, on June 28, 2015, against Chicago Red Stars.[6] For the 2016 National Women's Soccer League season, Pratt signed with Portland Thorns FC. She played five matches for the Thorns in that season.[7]

In 2017 she was signed to the Norwegian top club Røa Dynamite Girls. From August she was on loan to another club in the same division, Stabaek Chixa. She signed with the Swedish club IFK Kalmar in January 2018.

In June 2019, she signed with the Portuguese champions, Braga.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Shade Pratt at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)  
  2. ^ "Shade Pratt e Rayanne Machado, os primeiros reforços do Braga :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Two-sport star Shade Pratt provides versatility for Terps women's soccer". The Diamond Back. August 12, 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "22 - SHADE PRATT". UM Terps. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "SKY BLUE FC ANNOUNCES 2015 PRESEASON ROSTER". Sky Blue FC. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "SKY BLUE VS CHICAGO RED STARS 0-3". Scoresway. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  7. ^ Mitchell Braeback, Jeremiah (May 27, 2016). "Thorns Call Up Three Amateurs". Stumptown Footy. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "Rayanne e Shade Pratt são as novas Guerreiras do Minho - Correio do Minho". correiodominho.pt. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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