Charlotte Burge
.jpg) Burge with the Carolina Ascent in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 4, 2006 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2023 | Virginia Rush | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | 1. FFC Kaiserslautern | ||
| 2024–2026 | Carolina Ascent | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 1, 2026 | |||
Charlotte Burge (born April 4, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.
Early life
Burge grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[1] She played for local youth club Virginia Rush for 15 years.[2] She played high school soccer at First Colonial High School, leading the team to the VHSL Class 5 state championship as a freshman in 2021.[3] In 2022, she finished her sophomore season as state runner-up and earned second-team all-state honors.[4] She also spent several summers training with USL League Two club Virginia Beach United.[1]
Club career
Burge joined German club 1. FFC Kaiserslautern for three months in 2023, deciding she wanted to go pro and give up her college eligibility.[5] In the 2024 preseason, she trained with expansion team Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[1]
On June 27, 2024, Burge signed with the Carolina Ascent in the newly established USL Super League, becoming the youngest professional women's goalkeeper in the United States at age 18.[1] She spent her rookie season as an unused backup behind Meagan McClelland and Samantha Leshnak Murphy as the Ascent won the inaugural Players' Shield.[5] The following season, she was unused again as the third-stringer behind McClelland and Sydney Martinez.[6]
International career
Burge was called into training camps with the United States under-19 and under-20 teams in 2025.[5]
Honors
Carolina Ascent
References
- 1 2 3 4 Cover, Amanda (June 27, 2024). "Carolina Ascent FC Sign Youngest Women's Professional Goalkeeper in the U.S., Charlotte Burge". Carolina Ascent FC. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Charlotte Burge: Blazing Her Own Path". Rush Soccer. May 5, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ Wilkerson, Sian (June 21, 2021). "First Colonial scores three unanswered goals in come-from-behind win to reach Class 5 girls soccer championship game". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
"First Colonial girls soccer wins Class 5 state championship in thrilling fashion". The Virginian-Pilot. June 24, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2026. - ↑ "First Colonial falls short in girls soccer state championship rematch". The Virginian-Pilot. June 11, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
"Girls Soccer: 2022 VHSL Class 5 All-State Team Selected". LoCoSports. June 22, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2026. - 1 2 3 Goldberg, Steve (November 29, 2025). "Ascent's Hylton, Burge called up to international teams". The Charlotte Post. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ Brown, Jason (March 30, 2026). "Meet Charlotte Burge". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved May 7, 2026 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Carolina Ascent claims 2024/25 USL Super League Players' Shield". USL Super League. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
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