Peyton Vincze

Peyton Vincze
Personal information
Full name Peyton Sophia Vincze
Date of birth (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000
Place of birth Wichita, Kansas, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position Forward
Youth career
2017–2019 FC Wichita
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Oklahoma State Cowgirls 8 (1)
2023 South Florida Bulls 17 (2)
International career‡
2017 Wales U17 3 (1)
2017–2018 Wales 5 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:38, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Peyton Sophia Vincze[2] (born 19 October 2000) is a former footballer who played as a forward. She played college soccer for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls and South Florida Bulls. Born in the United States, she represented the Wales women's national football team.

Early life

Vincze was born in Kansas. Her mother had been born in Wrexham, Wales, but had moved to Canada at four months old before relocating to the United States in her twenties.[3] Vincze attended Andover Summer Elementary School, where she won the Butler County spelling bee in 2012.[4] She later attended Andover High School.[1] In 2019, she was named to the Wichita Eagle's All-Metro Track and Field team.[5] She began playing football at the age of three and has an older sister who also played football at youth level.[3]

In 2017, Vincze joined FC Wichita following the team's founding as the only non-collegiate outdoor women's football team in Wichita.[6] She made her debut in the Women's Premier Soccer League during a 4–2 victory over Texas Spars on 6 January 2018 and scored her first goal in her second appearance, a 2–0 win over Oklahoma City.[7]

College career

Oklahoma State

Vincze committed to play college soccer for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls at the age of 16. Signed as part of its 2019 recruiting class, Cowgirls coach Colin Carmichael described Vincze as "an athletic, aggressive, hard-working forward who leads the line by herself. She's strong, she's a handful who never quits and she's a tireless worker who is constantly looking to improve."[8]

After redshirting her freshman season, Vincze made her debut for the Cowgirls in 2020, but sustained a season-ending injury in a match against the West Virginia Mountaineers. She then missed the 2021 season due to another anterior cruciate ligament injury.[9] Vincze returned to the team in 2022, scoring with a chipped finish in an 4–0 win over the Missouri State Lady Bears; her only goal at collegiate level for the Cowgirls.[10]

South Florida

In 2023, Vincze spent her senior season with the South Florida Bulls.[11] During the season, she scored two goals – in an 5–1 win over the Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs and in an 2–1 win over the Gonzaga Bulldogs.[12][13] She also assisted twice for Anna Sutter, in a 13–0 win over the Florida College.[14] Vincze then played in her first and only postseason tournament, before the Bulls were knocked out by the Florida Atlantic Owls.[15]

International career

Although born in the United States, Vincze represented Wales at international level, qualifying via her Welsh-born mother. Her eligibility only came to light during a training academy set up by Welsh side Swansea City in the U.S.,[16][17] with Vincze being ignorant of the fact that she qualified to play for the nation.[3] Her first involvement with the Welsh side was at under-17 level, making her debut in an 8–1 defeat to Norway in March 2017. Five days later, she scored her first goal for her adopted nation with the winning strike in a 1–0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.[18]

Vincze made her debut for the Wales senior side on 11 June 2017 in a 1–0 defeat to Portugal as a second-half substitute.[19] In October 2017, less than a year after discovering she was eligible to represent Wales, Vincze was named Football Association of Wales (FAW) Young Player of the Year.[20] On 24 October, Vincze was named in the starting line-up in a goalless draw against Russia.[21] On 31 August 2018, she made her final appearance for Wales, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 loss to England.[22]

Career statistics

College

Team Season NCAA Regular Season Big 12 Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oklahoma State Cowgirls 2020 Div. I 30––––30
2021 ––––––––
2022 51000051
Total 81000081
Team Season NCAA Regular Season AAC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Florida Bulls 2023 Div. I 1721000182

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 August 2018.[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 201740
201810
Total50

Honours

Individual

  • FAW Young Player of the Year: 2017[20]
  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team: 2020–21[24]

References

  1. 1 2 "Peyton Vincze". ncsasports.org. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Peyton Vincze". FIFA. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Peyton Vincze's 'crazy' year". tbgwales.com. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Clements, Julie (14 February 2012). "Andover student wins County Spelling Bee". Butler County Times. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Barber, Hayden (14 June 2019). "All-Metro Girls Track: Meet the Eagle's second annual team, featuring 20 state champs". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Eldridge, Taylor (23 February 2017). "FC Wichita introduces Wichita's first outdoor women's soccer team". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Peyton Vincze". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Cowgirl Soccer Adds Two". Oklahoma State University. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "After a pair of ACL tears, Vincze is glad to 'have a whole season to look forward to'". The O'Colly. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Cowgirl Soccer Wins Home Opener". Oklahoma State University Athletics. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "South Florida women's soccer opens season with road win at LSU". University of South Florida. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Sutter Nets Brace as Bulls Roll to Victory in Home Opener". University of South Florida. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  13. ↑ Smith, Chad (24 August 2023). "Bulls Leash Bulldogs in Thrilling Upset". University of South Florida. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Brown Ties Program Record for Goals as USF Scores 13 Against Florida College". University of South Florida. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  15. ↑ Smith, Chad (31 October 2023). "South Florida Drops Heartbreaker to Florida Atlantic in AAC First Round". University of South Florida. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Russia v Wales: Peyton Vincze 16, set for competitive Wales debut". BBC Sport. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  17. ↑ "Peyton Vincze". Oklahoma Energy FC. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  18. ↑ "Wales U17 W v Bosnia & Herzegovina U17 W Live Score, H2h & Match Info". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Wales Women Slip To Narrow Defeat Against Portugal". Football Association of Wales. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  20. 1 2 "Vauxhall FAW Awards 2017". Football Association of Wales. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "Russia W v Wales W Live Score, H2h & Match Info". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  22. ↑ "Wales W v England W Live Score, H2h & Match Info". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  23. ↑ "Peyton Sophia Vincze (Oklahoma State) Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  24. ↑ "2020-21 Oklahoma State Cowgirl Soccer Season Superlatives". Oklahoma State University Athletics. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
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