Dayton Wetherby

Dayton Wetherby
Personal information
Full name Dayton Brenna Wetherby McArthur
Date of birth (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994
Place of birth United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Wiregrass Ranch High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Navy Midshipmen 66 (0)
International career
2012 Panama U20 4 (0)
2013 Panama 4 (0)

Dayton Brenna Wetherby McArthur (born 5 September 1994) is a US-born Panamanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. She has been a member of the Panama women's national team.

Early life

Wetherby was born to an American father from California, Jeffrey Wetherby, and a Panamanian mother, Dawn McArthur.[2][3][1] She was raised in Wesley Chapel, Florida.[1]

Career

Wetherby started playing football at aged 9 as a goalkeeper. She studied the Spain national football team goalkeeper, Iker Casillas for inspiration.[4] She attended university at the United States Naval Academy and played for the Navy Midshipmen women's soccer team. During her debut 2013 season, she only conceded ten goals.[5] In 2014, she was confirmed as Navy Midshipmen's starting goalkeeper and had the third bestsave ratio in the Patriot League and was named in the Third Team All-Patriot League. In 2015, Wetherby had an 80% save ration and made the Third Team All-Patriot League for the second time. In her final year in 2016, she was appointed as Navy captain.[6] In 2017, she graduated and was no longer able to play for Navy Midshipmen.[7]

International career

Wetherby capped for Panama at senior level during the 2013 Central American Games.[8] In 2012, she attended trials for the Panama women's national under-20 football team. She went to the trials despite not being able to speak Spanish. Competing against seven other goalkeepers for two spots, she earned her place on the team.[9] In 2013, she was called up to the senior Panama women's national football team.[10] As a part of the team, Panama made it to the semi-finals before being defeated by the Costa Rica women's national football team.[11]


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dayton Wetherby - Women's Soccer". Naval Academy Athletics. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ↑ García, Alex (5 March 2012). "Las". Crítica (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Obituary of George A McArthur". Loyless Funeral Homes. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "La Sub-20 femenina tiene dos legionarias, Dayton Wetherby" (in Spanish). Critica. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Baker, Matt. "ALL-NORTH SUNCOAST SOCCER TEAMS". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Dayton Wetherby - Women's Soccer". Naval Academy Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Boston University Voted as Patriot League Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". Patriot League. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Dayton Wetherby at Soccerway
  9. ↑ Baker, Matt. "EXPANDING HER WORLD VIEW". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Wetherby encabeza lista del 'Diablo' Tejada" (in Spanish). Critica. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Con goleada, ticas llegan a la final" (in Spanish). Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
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