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Kandace Wilson
Forward
Team: FC Gold Pride
Kandace Wilson
Height: 5' 6"
Birth Date: 10/24/1984
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Previous Team: Pali Blues (WPSL)
How Acquired:
Selected by FC Gold Pride in the second round (13th overall) of the WPS General Draft

College:
  • Wilson was a three-time All-Big West Conference First Team selection. She earned the Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Year award as a senior and was an NSCAA All-West Region Selection. She left Fullerton with her name in the record books as she was second in career all-time points with 82 and had 35 goals with 12 game-winning goals and 206 shots.

Youth/Club:
  • Wilson played youth soccer in Arcadia, CA with the Santa Anita Strikers who were established in 1978 and have seen unparalleled success in developing multi-skilled, multi- faceted individual soccer players and consistently successful youth soccer teams. She was named Surf Cup MVP in 2001 and considers it one of her most memorable moments.

Personal:
  • Full name is Kandace LaShawn Wilson and her parents are Virgil and Linda. She has an older brother, Virgil Wilson III, and an older sister, DeNina. Aside from playing soccer at Fullerton, she was a member of the track and field team as a sprinter. Her cousin is well-known hip-hop DJ “DJ Quik.” A fast runner, Kandace’s second love aside from soccer is track and field. Her favorite athlete is Olympic Gold Medalist Usain Bolt. Her first job was as a secretary in a law office.

1) What are the three things you can never be without while traveling?
My Teddy Bears, cell phone, and iPod.

2) If you didn't play professional soccer, what other profession would you want to try?
Track and Field because It's my second love.

3) What's your perfect day off?
Any day where I can relax and be able to get things done without rushing.

4) What famous person most inspires you?
Not sure.

5) If you had a dinner party, who are the four people you would invite (can be living or dead)?
I would invite my grandparents, Godmother, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

6) What's on your workout/pre-game iPod playlist?
I listen to "Do the Stanky Leg" by G's Boys, "Diva" by Beyonce, "Super Hyphie" by Keak da Sneak, and "2 Step (Remix)" by DK UNK, T-Pain and E-40.

7) What was your first job?
I worked as a secretary for a law office.

8) Do you have any pets?
No, but I really want a Yorkie!

9) When did you start playing soccer?
I started playing at age 5.

10) What is your favorite thing about playing soccer?
Being Physical.

11) Who is your favorite Soccer Player?
Cristiano Ronaldo.

12) Who is your favorite non-WPS team?
The Pali Blues!

13) If you had to sell all of your possessions, what is the one thing you couldn't part with?
I couldn't part with my cell phone.

14) What is something you always have in your soccer bag?
My inhaler.

15) If you were stranded on a deserted island with one of your current FC Gold Pride teammates, who would it be and why?
I would be stranded with Leigh Ann Robinson because she makes me laugh.

Quick Hits: List your three favorite:

TV Shows:
1) Tyler Perry's House of Payne
2) That 70's Show
3) The Game

Places to Shop:
1) Target
2) Rainbow
3) Kohl's

Restaurants:
1) Olive Garden
2) Friday's
3) Claim Jumper

Professional Athletes:
1) Usain Bolt
2) Kobe Bryant
3) Ray Lewis

Finish the sentence:

Aside from soccer, I'm really good at?
Running Track.

No many people know that I can?
Dance.

 
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