Catherine Rapp

Catherine Rapp (born May 2, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Super League club Sporting JAX. She played college soccer for the FIU Panthers and the Kentucky Wildcats before starting her professional career with the Spokane Zephyr.

Early life Rapp started playing soccer at an early age in Arkansas before her family moved to Evergreen, Colorado when Rapp was a child. She went on to play for Evergreen High School alongside her two sisters, helping the team make it two regional championships. Rapp earned individual recognition as a two-time Jefferson County Athlete of the Year and a one-time conference MVP. She went on to post 14 appearances in each of her first two collegiate seasons, including in a freshman campaign in which she was third on FIU in minutes played.

As a junior, Rapp started all 20 of the Panthers' games, recording six full 90-minute performances, and scored 4 goals. She was named to the All-CUSA second team after helping FIU reach a regular season conference championship. The following match, Rapp played all 90 minutes in FIU's NCAA tournament first-round defeat to Auburn. Rapp also scored on November 2, 2025, in a victory over Florida that helped Kentucky reach the second round of the SEC tournament (where they were then defeated by Georgia). In the Wildcats' NCAA tournament opener against Louisville, Rapp played a season-high 110 minutes as Kentucky lost the game on penalties. she was mostly a substitute throughout 2022 as the Aurora recorded an undefeated season. In the league championship match, however, Rapp played the entirety of the extra time defeat to Tormenta FC that finally snapped the Aurora's unbeaten streak.

After completing her first year at FIU, Rapp returned to Minnesota and helped the Aurora finish another regular season undefeated. Serving as dual attacking midfielders with Hannah Adler, Rapp thrived in counter-attacking situations and ended up tallying 9 goals and 6 assists across 13 games. The move reunited Rapp with former Minnesota Aurora head coach Nicole Lukic, who had been hired in the same role for Spokane three months earlier. Rapp made her professional debut on February 11, 2026, starting and playing 65 minutes in a 3–0 loss to Sporting JAX. On April 4, she scored her first professional goal, finishing a cross from Madelyn Desiano in a defeat to the Dallas Trinity. The club folded after the season in May 2026.

Sporting JAX In August 2026, two weeks into the 2026 USL Super League season, Rapp signed for Sporting Club Jacksonville. She debuted for the club on August 30, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute and assisting Sophia Boman's goal in a 2–0 win over the Dallas Trinity.

Personal life Rapp is the middle triplet of three triplet sisters. Her older sister, Elizabeth, also played for Oklahoma before spending one season at FIU alongside Catherine; Elizabeth currently plays for the Portland Pilots. All three sisters played alongside one another in high school and for the Minnesota Aurora.

Career statistics Club

Honors and awards

FIU Panthers Conference USA: 2024 Conference USA women's soccer tournament: 2024

Individual Second-team All-CUSA: 2024