Zoe Redei

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Highland Park, Ill.
High School:
Highland Park

Dorrance on Zoe: “Zoe Redei will compete to play up top. Technically and tactically she is outstanding. For her to get more playing time she needs to have a defensive presence especially since our style is to press for 90 minutes. Her route to playing time is just to embrace the prospect of her defending. But in all other respects once we have possession she can be one of the team’s best players and she will compete to play in one of our attacking positions.”

Junior Year (2018): Missed first four games with leg injury at start of season but returned to lineup with 10-minute stint against Providence • in the next contest against Marquette she scored just 13 seconds after entering game for the game-winning goal in the 26th minute • scored a second goal against the Golden Eagles in the 34th minute • her two goals matched her goal total from 2017 and was just one short of the three goals she scored in 2016 • played in 20 games overall, including a start at forward against Stanford • played 410 minutes overall • added her third goal of the season against Syracuse • scored the game-winning goal against Miami in the 41st minute, her second game-winning goal of the season • tied for eighth on the team in goals scored with four • named to 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore Year (2017): Recovering from an off-season injury, she did not play in first seven games of season • then she moved back into the starting lineup at forward, starting nine matches overall • came off bench for first time during the season and saw 20 minutes of action in win over Clemson and then 25 minutes in win at Virginia • started for first time in 2017 season and played 31 minutes against Syracuse • also started matches versus BC, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Notre Dame, Florida State, NC State, Duke and High Point • played in 14 matches overall, starting nine times and playing 466 minutes • scored her first goal of the season to open scoring in 2-1 ACC Tournament quarterfinal win over Florida State • scored game-winning goal against Duke in the ACC championship game, roofing a shot for the winning tally just 47 seconds into the second half • assisted on a goal versus Princeton in NCAA third round • named to 2017-18 ACC Academic Honor Roll for second year in a row.

Freshman Year (2016): Talented freshman striker from Illinois • started 12 games for the Tar Heels, including the opening nine games of the campaign • suffered lower body injury in win over Virginia Tech • played in 17 matches overall and totaled 868 minutes on the pitch • missed eight games during the ACC regular-season & ACC Tournament play due to an ankle injury • started all 12 games she played in during the regular season and returned to action in NCAA Tournament when she has come off the bench in each game • scored first goal of her career as an insurance goal late in 3-0 win over Charlotte • tallied the game-winning goal in double overtime as the Tar Heels won 3-2 at Florida Atlantic • scored the insurance goal in the 87th minute in 2-0 victory over Villanova • recorded an assist on Annie Kingman’s game-winning goal versus Virginia Tech early in the first half • finished fourth on the team in points with seven • named to 2016-17 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Graduated from Highland Park High School.

Club: Team captain for Eclipse Select Soccer Club • played there on 2013 ECNL and USYSA national champion teams • 2013 USYSA Best 11 selection • team also won ECNL national championship in 2014 • NSCAA All-America three straight years from 2013-15 • veteran of U.S. youth national team program • attended national camps at U14, U15, U17, U18, U19 and U20 levels • U17 WWC qualifying roster for third-place team • U17 NTC invitational champions • was on U20 WWC qualifying roster which earned a 1st-place finish.

Personal: Full name is Zoe Abigail Redei • daughter of Istvan Redei and Elizabeth Ann Fajardo • stands 5-5 • has one brother, Joshua Redei, age 24 • was born in October 1997 in Atlanta, Ga. • her father was on Hungarian youth national team in track • loves skiing, traveling and fashion • media and journalism major.