Jackie Acevedo

Jackie Lynn Acevedo Rangel (born 18 January 1987) is an American-born Mexican former footballer who played as a striker.

Early life Acevedo was born in Austin, Texas, United States to Mexican parents and has five siblings (Jamie Acevedo, Jenny Acevedo, Alexandria King, Victoria King, and Chancellor King). She attended McNeil High School in Austin and won a Texas State Championship in 2004 with McNeil's soccer team. She then went to college at the University of Tennessee. Acevedo played a single year for the University of Tennessee in 2008 before transferring colleges. Acevedo played for three years for Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma and was a three-time NAIA All-American. She also was awarded Offensive Player of the Year by the Sooner Athletic Conference in 2010 and 2011. She scored 80 goals, with 31 assists, across her three years at SNU.

Club career Oklahoma City FC In the 2012 WPSL season, Acevedo played for Oklahoma City FC in the WPSL. She made 10 appearances and scored 12 goals, which ranked 3rd in the league for overall points (26). She was the only change to the Thorns' allocated players after they won the inaugural NWSL Championship.

She made her debut 12 April 2014 against the Houston Dash in the first game of the 2014 NWSL Season. Mexico did not allocate her to the NWSL for the 2015 season.

International career

Mexico U-20 Women's National Team Acevedo earned two caps for the team in the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.