India Trotter

India Ashlei Trotter (born March 10, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player. She played for Saint Louis Athletica, Sky Blue FC, and the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) and the United States women's national soccer team.

Early life Born in Plantation, Florida, Trotter was raised in Fort Lauderdale, where she attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School and was a standout soccer player. She was a three-year starter at St. Thomas Aquinas who scored 62 goals and recorded 47 assists. She earned All-Broward/Dade Team for three years. She was also named Freshman of the Year.

Trotter played club soccer for four years for three-time State Cup Champions, Team Boca. She was named the Nation's Cup Tournament MVP and was State Cup runners-up in 1997 with Coral Springs. Trotter was an Atlanta Cup winner in 2000, Orange Bowl finalist in 2002 and won the Florida State Cup in 1998 with the Coral Springs U-15 team.

Playing career

Club

Pali Blues After graduation, Trotter signed with the Pali Blues of the W-League on June 17, 2008. She left one month later in July 2008 after signing a two-year contract with 1.FFC Frankfurt.

FFC Frankfurt After playing ten games and scoring one goal for FFC Frankfurt, Trotter announced her retirement from professional football on January 13, 2009. "I decided to pursue other passions that I have in life," Trotter said. "Soccer has done enormous things for me and allowed me to meet contacts and other lifelong friends." Her new priority, however, would be to complete her degree in media productions at Florida State and venture into the business world.

Saint Louis Athletica Trotter was selected in the second round (14th overall pick) of the 2008 WPS General Draft by Saint Louis Athletica. She was the first player selected by St. Louis in the draft. On March 16, 2010, she was named to Saint Louis' 23 player roster. She made her first appearance for the club on April 25 against the Boston Breakers. She made three appearances for the Athletica playing a total of 34 minutes. She started seven of the ten games that she played for Sky Blue for a total of 612 minutes.

Atlanta Beat Trotter signed with the Atlanta Beat for the 2011 WPS season. She made six starts in twelve appearances, playing a total of 675 minutes for the squad. She made nine starts in nine games played and scored one goal.

Coaching career Trotter served as assistant coach for the University of South Carolina Upstate women's soccer team during the 2012-13 season.