Athena Kuehn

Athena Kuehn
Personal information
Full name Athena Marie Kuehn
Date of birth (1999-07-27) July 27, 1999
Place of birth Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 YB Frauen
Number 12
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers 73 (3)
2021 LSU Tigers 20 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Gintra
2022–23 Sporting de Huelva 22 (0)
2023–2026 YB Frauen 76 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 3, 2024

Athena Marie Kuehn (German: Kühn; born July 27, 1999) is an American former soccer player who played for Gintra, Sporting de Huelva, and BSC YB Frauen before her retirement on 1 July 2026.

Personal life

Kuehn was born in Las Vegas on July 27, 1999, to Shay and Bernhard Kuehn[1] and has a younger sister, Lola.[2] She was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado and attended Pine Creek High School,[3] where she played in soccer, track, and cross country.[1]

Kuehn holds dual citizenship with the United States and Germany;[4][5] her grandparents are German citizens living in the United States.[6]

Career

University

Kuehn played for University of Minnesota for four seasons,[7] serving as the team captain in her final season.[1] During her tenure, she scored three goals, three assists, and nine points total.[3] In 2018, the team received a Big Ten Tournament title.[3]

She then joined the Louisiana State University soccer team for the fall 2021 season.[1][7] While there, she scored three goals, three assists, and nine points total.[3]

Professional

In early 2022, Kuehn signed with FC Gintra[4][7] and later signed with Sporting de Huelva.[4][5]

Honors

While at Pine Creek High School, Kuehn competed in four Colorado State Cup championships from 2013–16.[1] Her senior year, she received all-conference and all-state honors.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LSU Soccer signs graduate transfer Athena Kuehn from Minnesota". Soccer Wire. April 16, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Athena Kuehn". University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Athena Kuehn". Louisiana State University. July 15, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Athena Kühn signs for Sporting Huelva". Footbalada. September 10, 2022. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Hidalgo, M. (September 9, 2022). "Athena Kühn cierra la plantilla del Sporting Huelva tras una nueva lesión de Blanco". Huelva Información (in European Spanish). Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Aikštės generolės pareigas "Gintros" ekipoje užims Vokietijos pilietybę turinti amerikietė Athena Kuehn". lrytas.lt. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 "Kuehn Signs Professional Contract With FC Gintra". Louisiana State University. March 2, 2022. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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