As the US prepare for their upcoming friendlies against Iceland and Argentina, they will do so with one of the best right-backs in the world within their ranks. In the last three years, Emily Fox has ascended from just starting out in the NWSL to now being a first name on the team sheet for club and country. But who is Emily Fox? Where did her love for the game come from? And why is she now playing for Arsenal, on the other side of the world?
Born in Ashburn, Virginia, Fox was always set on being a sporting success. Despite her proficiency in long-distance running and gymnastics, soccer was always the path Fox had set her sights on. The prospect of competing with others, united as a team, and supporting each other drew Fox to the beautiful game. She had been kicking a soccer ball since the age of five, and such was her talent by 14, she had already been offered the chance to trial with Arsenal. The chance was passed up then, but her path to North London had already begun.
Emily Fox’s Arsenal journey begins at the North Carolina Tar Heels
After graduating a year early in 2017, Fox enrolled at the University of North Carolina, playing College Soccer for the Carolina Tar Heels. While with the Tar Heels, her future bond with the Arsenal only grew, as…
