Savannah Lee Levin (born May 21, 1995) is an American soccer player who played as a defender for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She played for the USC Trojans women's soccer team from 2013 to 2016, winning the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Savannah Lee Levin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 21, 1995.[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Newport Coast, California, U.S.[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | USC Trojans | 86 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 3, 2017 | |||
Early life
editLevin's parents are Desmond and Diane Levin.[3] She has a brother, Jay, and an older sister, Camille Levin, who played soccer for the Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team and professionally.[4][5] She grew up in Newport Coast, California.[5]
Soccer career
editIn 2012, Levin played for Cal South's team that won the Olympic Development Program national championships in Frisco, Texas.[6]
In high school Levin was named league MVP in soccer all four years at Tarbut V' Torah (class of 2013) in Irvine, California, where she was a four-time first team all-league selection.[4][7]
Levin played on the USA Women's Soccer Team at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[8][9]
Levin played at the University of Southern California (USC) from 2013 to 2016, where she was part of the USC Trojans women's soccer team that won the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.[10][11] As a sophomore in 2014 and as a junior in 2015 she earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.[4] In 2016 she was named All Pac-12 First Team.[12] She majored in psychology.[4]
Levin declared for the 2017 NWSL College Draft but was not selected,[13] in February 2017 she signed with Swedish team Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC to play in the Damallsvenskan, for whom she played as a midfielder in 2017.[14][15][16][17]
In 2018 she was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
Honors
editUSC Trojans
References
edit- ^ "The Dean's List: USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences" (PDF). University of Southern California. 2015. p. 8. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c "13 SAVANNAH LEVIN". USC Trojans. Pac-12. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- ^ "TVT Alums Shine as Athletes in College and Beyond". Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School. December 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Savannah Levin - Women's Soccer". USC Athletics.
- ^ a b c "SAVANNAH LEVIN; Soccer - 2018". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ Scott French (March 13, 2012). "YOUTH: Cal South girls win ODP titles". ESPN.
- ^ "Savannah Levin's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com.
- ^ "Richman Named to U.S. Maccabiah Games Team". Temple University Athletics. April 4, 2013.
- ^ "News; SAVANNAH LEVIN – 2013 Maccabiah," Spring 2017.
- ^ "NATIONAL CHAMPS NO. 7 TROJANS DEFEAT NO. 1 WEST VIRGINIA 3-1 TO EARN PROGRAM'S SECOND TITLE". December 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "USC women's soccer beats West Virginia to win College Cup". Los Angeles Daily News. December 4, 2016.
- ^ "2016 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WOMEN’S SOCCER; All Pac-12 Honors," University of Southern California 2016 Women’s Soccer.
- ^ "2017 NWSL COLLEGE DRAFT LIST OF ELIGIBLE PLAYERS". Our Game Magazine. January 10, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Välkommen till KGFC, Savannah Levin!". Kopparbergs Göteborg FC (in Swedish). Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- ^ "Savannah Levin - Soccer player profile & career statistics". globalsportsarchive.com.
- ^ "USA - S. Levin - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
- ^ Graham Hays (August 28, 2018). "For Christen Press, it's matter over mind". ESPN.
External links
edit- Savannah Levin at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- USC player profile
- Savannah Levin at Soccerway
- Savannah Levin on Instagram