Averie Collins

Averie Ann Collins (born March 3, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward.

Early life Collins is the daughter of Lisa and Shane Collins. Her father was a defensive end for the Washington Redskins from 1992 to 1994.

High school Collins grew up in Bozeman, Montana where she played both soccer and basketball for Bozeman High School. During her junior year, Collins led Montana in both goals in soccer as well as rebounds in basketball. As a freshman, Collins and her team won the Montana Class AA soccer state championship. She was a two-time NSCAA Montana Player of the Year and she was named the Gatorade Montana Player of the Year as a senior. Collins finished her high school career with 57 goals and 29 assists.

The following year she played in each of the Cardinal's 21 games and made 7 starts. Collins scored five goals, including two game-winning goals, and made 5 assists. During Collins' junior season she made one start and 17 appearances for the Cardinal, scoring two goals and one assist to help Stanford's championship-winning run. She redshirted her senior season in 2018. She closed out her career at Stanford with 10 goals, 5 assists, one national championship, and three Pac-12 titles.

Collins made her professional debut in the Spirit's first game of 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup on June 27, 2020 against the Chicago Red Stars. Collins came on as a substitute for the final four minutes and came close to converting Dorian Bailey's cross but Chicago goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher pushed Collins' header over the crossbar.

She started for the Spirit against Portland on July 6 and played the first half of the team's 1–1 draw. Collins came on as a substitute in the Spirit's final game of the Challenge Cup and made two substitute appearances in the four-game NWSL Fall Series. Overall, she played in 5 of the Spirit's 9 games of the abbreviated 2020 season.

Honors Stanford Cardinal NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship: 2017 Pac-12 champion: 2015, 2016, 2017

Individual Gatorade Montana Player of the Year: 2015 NSCAA Montana Player of the Year: 2014, 2015 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention: 2016–17