Danesha Adams played for which team from 2012 to 2013?
Danesha Adams Danesha Lavonne Adams ( born June 6 , 1986 ) is an American retired soccer forward and midfielder . She is an assistant coach for the Houston Cougars . She played for Portland Thorns FC in the National Womens Soccer League ( NWSL ) . She previously played for Sky Blue FC and Washington Spirit of the NWSL , Chicago Red Stars and Philadelphia Independence in the WPS , Medkila IL in Norways Toppserien , Vittsjö GIK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan , and Ataşehir Belediyespor in Turkeys Womens First Football League as well as for the Cleveland Internationals and Pali Blues in the W-League . Early life . Born in Bellflower , California to LaVonne and Lawrence Adams , Danesha attended Walnut High School in Walnut , California for one year , earning Rookie of the Year honors and playing on the Region-IV Olympic Development Program ( ODP ) Team . After moving to Ohio with her family , Adams finished her high school career at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights , Ohio where she would set the schools single-season record for goals and assists Adams played club soccer for the FC Slammers and helped the team to two state championships . She was named MVP of the Under-19 Super Group at the 2003 Surf Cup after leading her team to the title and helped her team capture the Frosted Flakes Kelloggs Cup in 2000 , earning a picture on a Kelloggs cereal box . Adams was a Third-Team All-Ohio selection . Playing career . Collegiate . Adams attended UCLA where she played four years for the Bruins . As a freshman , she played in all 25 games , starting 23 . She ended the season ranked second on the team and fourth in the Pac-10 Conference in scoring with 28 points ( 12 goals and 4 assists ) . She also ranked first on the team with five game-winning goals . Adams scored four goals during the NCAA Tournament , including game winners over Duke in the third round and Princeton during the semi-final . She was named a Soccer America and Soccer Buzz Freshman All-American . Other season honors included : Pac-10 Player of the Week , 2004 NCAA All-Tournament Team , and Soccer Americas Team of the Week . As a sophomore , she started all 26 matches and led the Pac-10 in scoring with 46 points on 21 goals and four assists , setting a new single-season school record with nine game-winning goals . Adams was named to the NSCAA/adidas second-team All-American and was a member of Soccer Americas Collegiate MVP Team . She was also named First-team Soccer Buzz All-American , First-team All-Pac-10 , and was a member of the all-tournament team at the NCAA College Cup . During the NCAA Tournament , she scored a record four goals in the Bruins 5–0 victory over Virginia during the NCAA Quarterfinals and tallied a total of six goals during UCLAs run to the NCAA Final . During her junior year , Adams played and started 19 matches . She missed the first four matches of the year while competing at the FIFA Under-20 World Championships in Russia and later missed two more matches while competing with the full U.S . Womens National Team . Adams earned third-team NSCAA/adidas All-America honors , was a Soccer Buzz second-team All-American and First-team All-Pac-10 selection . She ranked second on the team in scoring with 28 points on twelve goals and four assists . She also ranked second in game-winning goals with seven . Adams was named Soccer Americas National Player of the Week after scoring three goals in victories over number three-ranked Texas A&M and number eleven UConn . Club . Womens Professional Soccer , 2009–2011 . Adams signed with the Chicago Red Stars for the 2009 WPS season . She made 12 appearances for the club , making two starts . Adams signed with the Philadelphia Independence for the 2010 season . Her goal in the 103rd minute of the WPS Super Semi-final gave the Independence a 2–1 overtime win over the Boston Breakers leading the team to the 2010 WPS Championship . National Womens Soccer League , 2013–2014 . In 2013 , Adams signed with Sky Blue FC for the inaugural season of the National Womens Soccer League ( NWSL ) . On January 10 , 2014 , the Houston Dash selected Adams with the ninth pick in the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft . Just a few days later , on January 13 , 2014 , the Houston Dash traded Adams to the Washington Spirit for Stephanie Ochs . On September 12 Washington Spirit waived Adams . On September 15 , 2014 , Adams was selected by Portland Thorns FC , from among players waived by NWSL clubs , for the 2015 season . Ataşehir Belediyespor , 2013 . On November 1 , 2013 , Adams signed for the Turkish team Ataşehir Belediyespor in Istanbul . She capped in all the seven matches of the Womens First Leagues first half season , and scored eight goals . International . As a junior international , Adams took part in the 2006 U-20 World Championship , where she was the United Statess top scorer with three goals and was included in the competitions all-star team . She made her first and only appearance for the United States womens national soccer team one month later in a friendly match against Chinese Taipei , providing an assist for Megan Rapinoe at the 82nd minute . Coaching career . She has coached for the University of Houston since 2017 . External links . - US Soccer player profile - WPS player profile - W-League player profile - UCLA player profile - UCLA coaching profile