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Casey Loyd Casey Nicole Loyd ( born February 23 , 1989 ) née Casey Nicole Nogueira is an American professional soccer midfielder who most recently played for FC Kansas City of the NWSL in 2013 . She had previously played for the Los Angeles Sol , Sky Blue FC and Chicago Red Stars in the WPS and earned one cap with the United States womens national soccer team in 2007 . As a member of the United States U-20 womens team , she represented her country at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Womens World Championship and the 2007 Pan American Games . Early life . Daughter of Victor Nogueira , Casey was born in San Diego , California , while her father played for the San Diego Sockers . She began playing soccer when she was five . In 1992 , her father moved to the Milwaukee Wave , where he played for 12 seasons . Nogueira grew up in nearby Cedarburg , Wisconsin with her mother . Her father coached her on local boys teams until she entered Cedarburg High School at which point , she played for the girls soccer team . In 2004 , having spent her freshman year in Wisconsin , Nogueira moved to Raleigh , North Carolina with her mother . In North Carolina , Nogueira attended Broughton High School . She was the 2005 Gatorade Player of the Year . She was a 2005 Parade Magazine and NSCAA high school All American and graduated a year early in 2006 . The Capitals won one state championship and finished runner up once during her two years with the team . 2005 state championship MVP . In addition to her high school team , Nogueira also played for the CASL Spartan Elite , winning the 2005 regional championship and finishing third at the national U-17 championship . University of North Carolina . In 2006 , Nogueira played for the North Carolina Tar Heels womens soccer team . The Tar Heels won the 2006 National Championship . While Nogueira had started only one game that season , she started both the semifinal and final games due to team injuries . Nogueira scored in both games , earning a position on the all tournament team . She led the team in scoring with 21 goals her junior season , capping the year when she scored both goals as UNC won the 2008 NCAA championships , 2–1 over the University of Notre Dame . As a junior , she won the Honda Sports Award as the nations top soccer player . Playing career . Club . Carolina RailHawk Women . In 2008 , Nogueira signed with the Carolina RailHawks Women , now known as the Cary Lady Clarets , an expansion W-League team . Los Angeles Sol . Nogueira was drafted 8th overall to the Los Angeles Sol . Chicago Red Stars . After the Sol folded , Nogueira was drafted to the Chicago Red Stars . Nogueira made her WPS league debut for the Red Stars as a second-half substitute against Sky Blue FC on April 11 , 2010 , and scored her first league goal for the club against St . Louis Athletica on April 17 , 2010 . Sky Blue FC . After Chicago Red Stars announced it would not be part of the Womens Professional Soccer in 2011 , Nogueira signed as a free agent with Sky Blue FC on December 23 , 2010 . She was named Player of the Week on June 30 , 2011 . FC Kansas City . WPS folded in January 2012 and rather than pursue top-flight soccer overseas , Nogueira and moved to Dallas area to be close to her boyfriend and FC Dallas defender Zach Loyd ( the two became engaged that February and married in October ) . After a season with FC Dallass womens team in the Womens Premier Soccer League , Nogueira –now known as Casey Loyd– was selected during the fourth round ( 30th overall ) of the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft by FC Kansas City . International . Youth teams . Noguiera entered the national team program in 2004 , when she was called into the U-16 Womens National Team . She moved up to the U-17 team the next year . In 2006 , she was a member of the U.S . U-20 womens national team which took fourth place at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Womens World Championship . In 2007 , the U.S . entered its U-20 team in the 2007 Pan American Games even though the other participating nations sent their full national teams . The U.S . won the silver medal , falling to Brazil in the final . Noguiera scored a goal in each of the three group games . Senior team . She earned her first cap with the senior team in a 1–1 tie with England on January 28 , 2007 . She started , but came off for Lindsay Tarpley at half time . She was called up to the senior team in May 2009 versus Canada but did not play . In February 2010 , she was named to the Algarve Cup roster . Personal life . She married fellow Tar Heel and FC Dallas defender Zach Loyd on October 13 , 2012 . In 2012 , the couple began coaching Vickery United , a youth soccer team for children of refugees in the North Dallas neighborhood of Vickery Meadow . They have two sons . External links . - US Soccer player profile - UNC-Chapel Hill player profile - Chicago Red Stars : Casey Nogueira - Sky Blue FC : Casey Nogueira - FC Kansas City player profile