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Rylan Childers

Rylan Childers
Personal information
Full name Rylan Savannah Childers[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-19) June 19, 2000 (age 24)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Odense Boldklub Q
Number 8
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Kansas City Roos 42 (21)
2020–2022 Kansas Jayhawks 52 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Kansas City Current 4 (0)
2024– Odense Boldklub Q 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 8, 2025

Rylan Savannah Childers (born June 19, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Odense Boldklub Q in the Danish Women's League. She played college soccer for the Kansas City Roos and Kansas Jayhawks before being drafted to the Kansas City Current in the 2023 NWSL Draft.

Early life

Childers grew up in Grain Valley, Missouri,[2] alongside six other siblings.[3] She was raised in a soccer-involved household, with her father coaching the sport and her siblings playing at various levels (Childers later ended up playing collegiately alongside her sisters).[4] She played soccer for Grain Valley High School,[5] where she broke the school's record for single-season goals and the Missouri state record for career assists.[6]

College career

Kansas City Roos

Childers played her first stint of college soccer with the Kansas City Roos. She quickly found success as a freshman, operating as a forward[7] and setting the program record in both single season points and assists. She also led the Western Athletic Conference with 11 goals. For her efforts, Childers was named to the All-WAC First Team, the All-Region Second Team, and was recognized as the conference's Freshman of the Year.[2] The Roos got off to a positive start in 2019, with Childers helping the team go undefeated in their first 6 games.[8] Once again, Childers was a statistical leader, topping the league in points, assists, and the team in terms of goalscoring.[2] She was named to the All-Region Third Team and to the WAC First Team for the second year in a row. She left Kansas City after two seasons, setting the school record in assists and scoring 21 goals.[2]

Kansas Jayhawks

For her junior season, Childers transferred schools and joined the Kansas Jayhawks,[9] linking up with her younger sister Raena.[4] She scored her first goal with the Jayhawks on October 30, 2020, in a loss to West Virginia.[10] In her first season with Kansas, Childers was the team's top goalscorer.[3] During her next two years of college, Childers was a team captain[11] and was named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team in both seasons.[12] She departed from the team having started all 52 of the Jayhawks' matches and scored 14 goals.[3][13]

Club career

Kansas City Current

Childers was selected by the Kansas City Current as the 42nd overall pick of the 2023 NWSL Draft.[13] She signed a one-year contract with the club on March 20, 2023.[14][15] Childers made her NWSL debut on April 1, entering Kansas City's home opener as a substitute for Lo'eau LaBonta.[16] On May 17, Childers recorded her first professional start in an NWSL Challenge Cup defeat to Racing Louisville FC.[17] She also made 5 other Challenge Cup appearances as the Current advanced to the semifinals of the competition.[18] At the end of the season, Childers' contract expired and she was waived by the club.[19]

Odense Boldklub Q

On January 26, 2024, Childers signed an 18-month contract with Odense Boldklub Q in the Danish Women's 1st Division.[20][21] In her first few months with the club, Childers helped Odense gain promotion to the Danish Women's League. She made her league debut on August 10, in a 2–0 victory over AGF.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of February 8, 2025[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kansas City Current 2023 NWSL 4 0 6 0 — 10 0
Odense Boldklub Q 2023–2024 Danish Women's 1st Division 0 0 10 3 — 10 3
2024–2025 Danish Women's League 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
Total 14 0 10 3 — 24 3
Career total 18 0 16 3 — 34 3
  1. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup and the Danish Women's 1st division Play-offs
  2. ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs.

References

  1. ^ "University announces summer-fall 2022, spring 2023 graduates". The University of Kansas. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Rylan Childers - 2019 - Women's Soccer". Kansas City Roos. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Rylan Childers - 2022 - Women's Soccer". University of Kansas. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Benton (October 7, 2021). "KU soccer sisters Raena and Rylan Childers bring 'a lot of bite' to Jayhawks". KU Sports. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "Grain Valley knocks out shorthanded Platte County soccer in Class 3 sectional". The Platte County Citizen. May 25, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  6. ^ "Grain Valley grad relishes opportunity to play professional soccer". Grain Valley News. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  7. ^ "Childers, Fennewald Earn WAC Players of the Week". Kansas City Roos. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  8. ^ "Watch Interview: Women's Soccer Sophomore Star Rylan Childers". Kansas City Roos. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  9. ^ "KU Soccer Adds Kansas City Transfer Childers to 2020 roster". University of Kansas. January 31, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  10. ^ "Ferrer-vanGinkel's brace lifts No. 6 Mountaineers over No. 11 Kansas in front of vocal crowd". WVNS. October 31, 2020. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  11. ^ Guskey, Jordan. "'Next stage' of KU star Rylan Childers' career takes her to National Women's Soccer League". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  12. ^ "Sixteen Jayhawks Earn Academic All-Big 12 Honors". University of Kansas. October 20, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  13. ^ a b Green, PJ (January 15, 2023). "Grain Valley alum Rylan Childers hopes to contribute as KC Current draft pick". Fox4KC. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  14. ^ Zinke, Karl (March 22, 2023). "Grain Valley grad Rylan Childers signs with KC Current". The Examiner. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  15. ^ "Kansas City Current sign three draft picks to contracts as Regular Season set to begin Saturday March 25 - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  16. ^ "Cece Kizer scores first goal of the season as Current fall to Portland Thorns - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  17. ^ Smith, Chad (May 17, 2023). "KC Current Mistakes Doom Them in Louisville". KC Soccer Journal. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  18. ^ a b Rylan Childers at Soccerway
  19. ^ "Kansas City Current 2024 Roster Update - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  20. ^ "Childers, Hansen Sign Professional Contracts Overseas". University of Kansas. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  21. ^ "Fra hjertet af USA til hjertet af Danmark - Rylan Childers er ny stribe". ob.dk (in Danish). February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  22. ^ "Rylan Childers". ob.dk (in Danish). Retrieved February 8, 2025.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rylan_Childers