American soccer player (born 1998)
Madison Abigail Less (born April 27, 1998) is an American professional soccer player, who plays as a goalkeeper for Fatih Karagümrük S.K. in the Turkish Women's Football Super League .[ 1]
Club career
During her university years, Less played in the college soccer team Cincinnati Bearcats .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] She also played for Cleveland Ambassadors in the Women's Premier Soccer League .[ 2] [ 5] [ 6]
She joined BIIK Shymkent in the Kazakhstani women's football championship in July 2021.[ 7] She took part in two qualifying stage matches of the Tournament 2 at the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League .[ 8] [ 9] She left the club in June 2022.[ 7]
In July 2022, she transferred to the Lithuanian Women's A League club FC Gintra .[ 7] [ 10] She played in two qualifying stage matches of the Tournament 5 at the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League .[ 11] [ 12] In December 2022, she left the club.[ 7]
In August 2023, she moved to Turkey and joined the Istanbul -based club Fatih Karagümrük S.K. to play in the Super League .[ 1]
Personal life
Madison Abigail Less was born in Hinckley, Ohio , United States on April 27, 1998.[ 1] [ 13] She was a resident of Hinckley,[ 14] and Cincinnati , Ohio, United States.[ 15]
Starting in 2016, she studied Business Administration at the Carl H. Lindner College of Business of the University of Cincinnati . In 2020, she graduated with a BBA degree in Accounting. She continued her studies, and earned a MBA title in 2021. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).[ 2]
References
^ a b c "Madison Abigail Less" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved December 14, 2023 .
^ a b c "Madison Less" . linkedin. Retrieved December 15, 2023 .
^ "Temple women's soccer drops first conference game" . The Temple News . September 27, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2023 .
^ France,Aric (August 28, 2018). "Women's soccer lose heartbreaker to UC in 'Riverboat Rivalry' " . The Northerner . Retrieved December 15, 2023 .
^ "Women's Soccer Back in Conference Play this Sunday" , Women's Soccer , March 13, 2021, retrieved December 15, 2023
^ "Player Profie - Madison Less" . Ambassadors Cleveland. Retrieved December 15, 2023 .
^ a b c d "Madison Less" . World Football. Retrieved December 14, 2023 .
^ "BIIK-Shymkent −4-0 Slovan Bratislava" . UEFA Women's Champions League. August 18, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2023 .
^ "BIIK-Shymkent 0–1 Glasgow City" . UEFA Women's Champions League. August 21, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2023 .
^ "Madison Abigail Less" (in Turkish). FlashScote. Retrieved December 14, 2023 .
^ "Gintra 0–2 KuPSKuopio" . UEFA Women's Champions League. August 18, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2023 .
^ "UKS SMS Łódź – Gintra Universitetas 1:0" (in Turkish). TipsScore. Retrieved December 14, 2023 .
^ "Madison Less" . Playmaket Stats. Retrieved December 15, 2023 .
^ "Madison Abigail Less" . Ohio Resident Database. Retrieved December 14, 2023 .
^ "Madison Abigail Less" . Ohio Resident Database. Retrieved December 14, 2023 .