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Kate Faasse

Kate Faasse
Faasse with North Carolina in 2025
Personal information
Full name Kate Louis Faasse[1]
Date of birth (2004-06-04) June 4, 2004 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Youth career
SC del Sol
Phoenix Rising
2019–2022 Pinnacle Pioneers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 North Carolina Tar Heels 88 (35)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Houston Dash 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kate Louis Faasse (born June 4, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels, winning the Hermann Trophy as a junior after leading the nation in goals and winning the 2024 national championship.

Early life

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Faasse was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Shelley and Adrian Faasse.[1] She played high school soccer at Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, scoring 28 goals with 10 assists as a sophomore.[1][2] After missing her junior year due to injury, she captained Pinnacle in her senior year and led the team with 31 goals and 12 assists, earning the conference offensive player of the year award.[1][2] She committed to play college soccer for North Carolina as a freshman.[3] She played club soccer for SC del Sol before moving to ECNL club Phoenix Rising.[4][5]

College career

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After two years sitting behind players like Ally Sentnor and Avery Patterson, scoring 4 goals in 40 appearances, Faasse stepped into a starting role for the North Carolina Tar Heels in her junior year in 2024.[6] In the second game of the season, she scored twice in the final three minutes to pull off a 3–2 come-from-behind win against Colorado.[7] She scored 7 goals in 10 games during the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) regular season.[8] In the ACC tournament first round, she scored her third brace of the season by way of one penalty and one header as the Tar Heels won 2–0 against Virginia Tech.[6] She did the same thing in the ACC tournament final, giving the Tar Heels a 2–1 lead over Florida State before losing 3–2.[9] She scored four goals in the NCAA tournament, including a golden goal in the 2–1 quarterfinal win against Penn State and a penalty in the 3–0 semifinal win against Duke.[10] North Carolina defeated Wake Forest 1–0 in the final, winning its 23rd national title and first since 2012.[11]

Faasse finished her junior season as NCAA Division I's leading scorer with 20 goals in 27 games, the most by a Tar Heel since Casey Nogueira in 2008.[10] Her eight game-winning goals also led the nation.[1] She was named first-team All-ACC and first-team All-American; won the TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Year award, the Hermann Trophy (the first Tar Heel winner since Crystal Dunn in 2012), and the Honda Sports Award for soccer; and was nominated for the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award.[10][12]

Faasse scored 11 goals in 21 games in her senior year in 2025, ranking second on the team in scoring while leading the Tar Heels in minutes played.[13] Unseeded in the NCAA tournament, she scored twice in a 3–1 win over Tennessee in the first round.[14] The team lost to TCU in the third round on penalties, with Faasse missing hers.[15] She was named third-team All-ACC after the season.[1]

Club career

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The Houston Dash announced on January 14, 2026, that they had signed Faasse to her first professional contract on a three-year deal.[16]

International career

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Faasse was called into training camp with the United States under-14 team in 2018 and virtual training with the under-18 team in 2021.[4][17] She was called up by Emma Hayes into Futures Camp, training concurrently with the senior national team, in January 2025.[18]

Honors and awards

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North Carolina Tar Heels

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Kate Faasse". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Mackie, Theo (September 2, 2021). "azcentral Sports Awards Girls Athlete of the Week, 2021–22 season". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Shealer, Sheldon (April 22, 2019). "Recruiting Roundup: April 22-28". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  4. ^ a b "U14 GNT opens up 2018 with camp in Norco". United States Soccer Federation. February 23, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  5. ^ Evans, Owain (November 9, 2019). "ECNL Phoenix: Some of the best of Day 1". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Crowther, Harry (November 5, 2024). "'Do it for Kate': Faith in Kate Faasse leads to brace in first round of ACC tournament". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  7. ^ Koh, Michael (August 18, 2024). "Faasse's Heroics Give UNC Women's Soccer Thrilling Comeback Win at Colorado". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Six Tar Heels Recognized As All-ACC Performers". North Carolina Tar Heels. November 16, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "Florida State Wins 2024 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c Koh, Michael (January 3, 2025). "UNC's Kate Faasse Named Winner of MAC Hermann Trophy". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  11. ^ Anzidei, Melanie (December 9, 2024). "UNC women's soccer wins 23rd national title, tops Wake Forest to reclaim crown". The Athletic. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "Women's Lacrosse, Humphrey, Faasse Nominated For ESPYS". North Carolina Tar Heels. June 26, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  13. ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  14. ^ Koh, Michael (November 14, 2025). "UNC Women's Soccer Upsets No. 3 Tennessee in NCAA Tournament 1st Round". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  15. ^ Koh, Michael (November 24, 2025). "UNC Women's Soccer's Season Ends in Penalty Shootout in NCAA Tournament Round of 16". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  16. ^ "Houston Dash Sign MAC Herman Trophy Winner Kate Faasse". Houston Dash. January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  17. ^ Eskilson, J.R. (April 21, 2021). "U18/U19 WNT Virtual Camp Roster". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  18. ^ "Emma Hayes Names 24 Players to the 2025 Futures Camp Which Will Run Concurrently With USWNT Training Camp in Los Angeles". United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
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