Whitney Sharpe
Personal information
Full name Whitney Sharpe[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-05) January 5, 1990[2]
Place of birth West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 UCLA
2010 Texas Tech
2011–2012 Loyola Marymount
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Ajax 12 (1)
International career
2007 United States U17
2009 United States U20
Managerial career
2014–2017 Iowa State Cyclones (assistant)
2018 Drake Bulldogs (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Whitney Lewis (née Sharpe; born January 5, 1990) is an American soccer defender, who last played for BeNe League club AFC Ajax, and was an assistant coach for the Iowa State Cyclones.[3]

Club career

Ajax

Before signing for Ajax in January 2013, Whitney Sharpe played Soccer at college level in the United States, playing for UCLA, Texas Tech and Loyola Marymount.[4] She played a full season for Ajax helping the Women's team of Ajax to win their first trophy, by winning the KNVB Women's Cup.[5]

International career

She was a member of the United States women's youth national teams, having played on youth level from Under-15 to Under-20.[6]

Personal life

She married her husband Max Lewis in 2017.

Honors

Ajax

Individual

  • NSCAA Adidas All American Youth Team: 2006 & 2007
  • Gatorade Player of the Year for Iowa: 2007 & 2008
  • First Team Parade All American: 2008
  • No.16 National Recruit by Soccer Buzz

References

  1. ↑ "Whitney Sharpe Bio". U.S. Women's Soccer. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060521081434/http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_84-2006U-16GNTPool.html
  3. ↑ "Whitney Sharpe Bio". Iowa State. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Whitney Sharpe signed by Ajax". Iowa Soccer. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Einde aan tijdperk Whitney Sharpe bij Ajax". Iowa Soccer. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ Profile on Soccer America of the USWNT Under-20 team


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