Maddie Pokorny

She scored HB Køge’s first-ever UEFA Women's Champions League group stage goal against Arsenal.

She set her high school’s career goal-scoring record with 83 goals.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies from Saint Louis University.

She originally planned to stay in Denmark for only six months but ended up staying for three years.

She considers playing abroad a major turning point in her career, even though she initially saw it as a "fail."

She struggled with the cultural difference in Denmark, especially how private people were compared to Americans.

Her favorite Danish food is a strawberry dessert called "rødgrød med fløde," which she describes as strawberry shortcake on steroids.

She is passionate about yoga and started practicing in college after a friend invited her to a hot yoga class.

She has introduced many of her Racing Louisville teammates to yoga, turning it into a team activity.

She loves the mental benefits of yoga as much as the physical ones, calling it the only time she truly slows down.

Her family’s mantra is “one day at a time,” which helps her stay present and deal with life’s uncertainties.

She thinks traveling is important because it helps people see different ways of life, from those thriving to those struggling to get by.

She has a dog named Bennie.

She has two sisters.