| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 13 November 1995, Raleigh, USA |
| Age: | 24 years |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
Joanna Bess Boyles (born November 13, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pride in the NWSL.
Early life
Boyles graduated from Sanderson High School in 2013 having chosen to solely concentrate on club soccer with CASL Chelsea Ladies.
College
Boyles attended the University of North Carolina. In her freshman year with the Tar Heels she made 23 appearances all as a substitute. In 2014 she started in all 20 of her appearances. In 2016 she took a red-shirt season in order to recover from back-to-back ACL tears in both knees. She returned for her senior year in 2017, helping the team win the 2017 ACC Women’s Soccer Tournament and was selected to the All-ACC Second team. Her college coach Anson Dorrance said Boyles was “technically my most gifted player. Even if you look at our entire history of our brilliant technicians she ranks right up there with the Tobin Heaths and the Meghan Klingenbergs and some of the best technical players that we’ve ever had here at UNC.”
Professional career
Boyles was drafted in the fourth round (32nd overall) of the 2018 NWSL College Draft by the Boston Breakers but the team folded one week later. She was picked up in the third round (25th overall) of the 2018 NWSL Dispersal Draft by the Chicago Red Stars. She spent the 2018 season with the team’s reserves in the Women’s Premier Soccer League.
Boyles joined Orlando Pride for the 2019 season, signing to their supplemental roster on April 10 after impressing new head coach Marc Skinner in preseason. She made her debut on April 14 in the team’s season opener at home to Portland Thorns. On June 15, she scored her first goal for the team, a free kick in a 2–2 draw against Houston Dash.
International career
Boyles has represented the United States internationally at U-15 and U-17 level.
In 2012 she won the won the CONCACAF U-17 Championship and was part of the squad that traveled to Azerbaijan for the U-17 World Cup.
In 2014, she was called in regularly to train with the U-20 squad but was one of the final cuts before the 2014 U-20 World Cup.
Personal life
She married Parker Fennema in November 2019.
Honors
College
North Carolina Tar Heels
- ACC Women’s Soccer Tournament: 2017
International
- CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship: 2012