Aleisha Cramer
 

(Courtesy of BYU)
Position: Midfielder
Era: 1998-2002
DOB: 1982.07.29
Height: 5'9"
Hometown: Lakewood, Colo.
College: Brigham Young University
 
Career Statistics
Year GP/GS Min G A Pts Y/R W-L-D
1998 1/1 72 0 0 0 0/0 1-0-0
1999 1/0 24 0 0 0 0/0 1-0-0
2000 5/5 382 0 1 1 0/0 3-1-1
2001 9/4 497 0 1 1 0/0 3-4-2
2002 3/1 136 0 0 0 0/0 1-1-1
Total 19/11 1111 0 2 2 0/0 9-6-4
 
National Team Highlights
  • Trained with the National Team during a block of the 2004 Olympic residency program.
  • Played in the 2002 Four Nations Tournament and abruptly retired from the National Team following the event.
  • Named U.S. Soccer's Young Female Athlete of the Year in 2001.
  • Played in nine matches and 497 minutes in 2001. Both marks were second best on the team.
  • A member of a young U.S. squad that played at the 2001 Algarve Cup. She captained the team with Catherine Reddick.
  • Participated in the 2000 Australia Cup.
  • Member of the 2000 Olympic residency program.
  • Debuted as a 16-year-old on 1998.12.16. She was the third youngest playerat 16 years and 141 days to debut for the National Team. Only Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly were younger.
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    National Team Milestones
    First Cap:1998.12.16 vs. Ukraine
    First Goal:None.
    Final Cap:2002.01.25 vs. Germany
     
    Youth National Team Highlights
  • Over 1998 and 1999, she played for the U-16s, U-18s, U-21s and full National Team.
  • A starter on the 2001 U-21 Nordic Cup championship team, she scored two goals and had two assists in the 6-1 victory over Sweden in the championship game.
  • Started and helped the U-21s to the 2000 Nordic Cup championship.
  • Member of the 1999 U-21 Nordic Cup champions, she played in three matches and started the final.
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    Collegiate Highlights
  • Played at Brigham Young University from 2000-2003.
  • A Third-Team NSCAA All-American as a senior in 2003, she tallied six goals and 13 assists. Named the MWC Defensive Player of the Year.
  • Named Second-Team NSCAA All-American and First-Team All-MWC as a junior in 2002. Finished the year with six goals and a team and conference-high 12 assists.
  • As a sophomore, started 20 of 22 games and recorded nine goals with nine assists. Named the 2001 MWC Player of the Year.
  • Started 23 of 24 games and contributed seven goals and 13 assists as a frehhman in 2000. Named First-Team NSCAA All-American, the MWC Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-MWC.
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    Last We Heard
  • Now Aleisha Rose.
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