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Oct. 22, 2024

Life as a Pro Soccer Player, Playing D1 College Soccer at Minnesota & Stanford, and Representing the US on the International Stage with Katie Duong

Life as a Pro Soccer Player, Playing D1 College Soccer at Minnesota & Stanford, and Representing the US on the International Stage with Katie Duong

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews pro soccer player Katie Duong.

During this episode, Katie talks about where she grew up, her family’s background, and how she got her start playing soccer (3:35).

She talks about her college soccer experiences, including her experience with college recruiting and how she landed at the University of Minnesota (9:08), transferring to Stanford (12:48), and her favorite memories from her college soccer career (15:05).

She talks about her pro soccer experiences, including the experience of getting drafted (15:51), her pro soccer career path thus far (16:35), and a day-in-the-life for her as a pro soccer player (19:57).

Katie also shares about representing the US in international competition (21:12), her experience as an Asian American athlete (23:12), and much more.

Katie Duong - Stanford Women's Soccer Bio Page

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