Christine Nairn

Christine Nairn

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'''Christine Marie Nairn''' (born September 25, 1990) is an American retired [[women's association football|soccer]] player from [[Annapolis, Maryland]]. She previously played for the [[Houston Dash]], [[Orlando Pride]], [[Washington Spirit]], and [[Seattle Reign FC]] in the United States [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL) and had regular loan spells with [[Melbourne Victory FC (W-League)|Melbourne Victory]] in the Australian [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]]. She represented the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] at senior level and numerous youth levels. In 2008, she helped the [[United States women's national under-20 soccer team|under-20 national team]] win gold at the [[2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]] in Chile. Nairn retired from professional soccer on September 18, 2021, to pursue a career as a professional [[firefighter]] with the [[Houston Fire Department]].{{cite press release |title=Dash MF Christine Nairn announces retirement |url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/dash-mf-christine-nairn-announces-retirement |url-status=live |access-date=October 1, 2021 |publisher=[[Houston Dynamo FC]] |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916170214/https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/dash-mf-christine-nairn-announces-retirement |archive-date=September 16, 2021}}
'''Christine Marie Nairn''' (born September 25, 1990) is an American retired [[women's association football|soccer]] player. She previously played for the [[Houston Dash]], [[Orlando Pride]], [[Washington Spirit]], and [[Seattle Reign FC]] in the United States [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL) and had regular loan spells with [[Melbourne Victory FC (W-League)|Melbourne Victory]] in the Australian [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]]. She represented the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] at senior level and numerous youth levels. In 2008, she helped the [[United States women's national under-20 soccer team|under-20 national team]] win gold at the [[2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]] in Chile. Nairn retired from professional soccer on September 18, 2021, to pursue a career as a professional [[firefighter]] with the [[Houston Fire Department]].{{cite press release |title=Dash MF Christine Nairn announces retirement |url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/dash-mf-christine-nairn-announces-retirement |url-status=live |access-date=October 1, 2021 |publisher=[[Houston Dynamo FC]] |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916170214/https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/dash-mf-christine-nairn-announces-retirement |archive-date=September 16, 2021}}


==Early life==
==Early life==