Tabitha Michelle Tindell (born August 25, 1995) is an American women's soccer player who plays as a forward for BK Häcken of the Swedish Damallsvenskan.

Tabby Tindell
Personal information
Full name Tabitha Michelle Tindell[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-25) August 25, 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Ocala, Florida, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
BK Häcken
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2013 Trinity HS
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 74 (66)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 IFK Kalmar 63 (39)
2022–2024 Kristianstad 41 (17)
2024- BK Häcken
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 18, 2023

Youth career

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Tindell attended Trinity High School in Ocala, Florida, where she played girls' soccer. She scored 160 career goals and 80 career assists, including a 44-goal/40-assist campaign in her sophomore season that led all high school players in the United States in points. Trinity won the Florida High School Athletic Association 2A State Championship in 2013, the program's first,[3] with Tindell scoring 52 goals and 30 assists on the season and hat-tricks in four of five playoff matches, including the championship match.[4][5]

College career

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Tindell joined Florida Gulf Coast University in 2013 and played for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's soccer team. As a freshman she set a single-season university record with 15 goals scored, then broke the record in the following season with 20,[3] in which she also became the program's all-time leading goalscorer.[6] Her 8th-second goal against Lipscomb on October 12, 2014, was one of the fastest from kickoff in NCAA history.[7]: 9 

She finished her career as the Eagles' all-time leading scorer with 66 goals and 162 points, both of which set university and ASUN Conference records.[8] She scored 31 career game-winning goals, the second-most in NCAA history, and became the program's only two-time All-American after being named in 2014 (second team) and 2016 (third team).[3] The ASUN Conference named her its women's soccer player of the year in 2014, 2015, and 2016.[9]

Club career

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IFK Kalmar, 2019–2021

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Tindell signed with Swedish second-division Elitettan club IFK Kalmar in 2019, and scored a brace in her debut.[10] A jury of team captains and media representatives named her the Elitettan's player of the month in May 2021 following her hat-trick against Brommapojkarna in a 4–0 victory.[11]

She scored a total of 39 goals in 63 appearances in three seasons with the club. Kalmar finished as league runners-up to Umeå IK in 2021, her final season with the club, in which Kalmar won promotion to the top-flight Damallsvenskan.[12] Her 19 goals in the 2021 Elitettan were second-most on the season behind Henna-Riikka Honkanen's 22.[13]

Kristianstads DFF, 2022–2024

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Tindell and IFK Kalmar teammate Klara Rybrink together signed with top-flight Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF in November 2021.[12] In her first Svenska Cupen match with the club, she scored four goals against Ifö Bromölla.[14] Tindell's 14 goals in 25 league appearances during the 2022 Damallsvenskan was third-most on the season, behind Amalie Vangsgaard of Linköpings FC and Tindell's teammate Évelyne Viens,[15][16] despite suffering a mid-season knee injury.[17][18]

BK Häcken, 2024–

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Tindell joined BK Häcken in the middle of the 2024 season.[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tabby Tindell at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) . Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Tabby Tindell at FBref.com. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "25 Tabby Tindell". Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Saucer, Byron (January 31, 2013). "Tindell helps Trinity clinch state final berth". Ocala StarBanner. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Saucer, Byron (February 21, 2013). "Trinity Catholic's Tabby Tindell named Florida's Miss Soccer for 2013". Ocala StarBanner. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  6. ^ krebs, Kelli (September 21, 2014). "Sophomore Tabby Tindell nets FGCU career goal mark". The News-Press. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Division I Women's Soccer Records (PDF). NCAA. 2016.
  8. ^ "College soccer: FGCU's Tabby Tindell named first-team Senior CLASS All-American". Naples Daily News. December 6, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  9. ^ Fisher, Matt (October 26, 2016). "Tindell Earns Third #ASUNWSOC Player of the Year Award; Seven Eagles Honored". Florida Gulf Coast Eagles.
  10. ^ Ellis, Meg (August 19, 2019). "Former @FGCU_WSoccer star Tabby Tindell signs professionally in Sweden" (Press release). Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  11. ^ "IFK Kalmars Tabby Tindell månadens spelare i Elitettan" [IFK Kalmar's Tabby Tindell player of the month in Elitettan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Elitettan.
  12. ^ a b "Vi välkomnar Klara och Tabby till KDFF!" [We welcome Klara and Tabby to KDFF!] (Press release) (in Swedish). Kristianstads DFF. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Sammanfattning" [Summary]. Elitettan. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  14. ^ "Nyförvärvet med fyra mål i cupgenrepet: "Hittat kemin"" [The new acquisition with four goals in the cup debut: "Found the chemistry"]. Kristianstadsbladet (in Swedish). 19 February 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  15. ^ Johannesson, Markus (26 October 2022). Experten förklarar: Därför gör Tabby Tindell och Evelyne Viens succé i Kristianstad [The expert explains: This is why Tabby Tindell and Evelyne Viens are successful in Kristianstad]. SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  16. ^ Hur bra är succéduon tillsammans utanför planen? [How good are the successful duo together off the field?]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Lugnande besked om KDFF-stjärnan: "Så skönt"" [Reassuring message about the KDFF star: "So nice"]. SVT Sport (in Swedish). 16 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Skadefri Tindell redo att slå till igen: "Bästa tiden på året"" [Injury-free Tindell ready to strike again: "Best time of the year"]. Kristianstadsbladet (in Swedish). 6 August 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Tabby Tindell klar för Häcken" [Tabby Tindell confirmed for Häcken]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by ASUN Player of the Year
2014, 2015, 2016
Succeeded by