JORDAN Michaels has taken social media by storm during her collegiate career.
During her four years in college, the now 23-year-old was a star defender for the University of Central Florida Knights and the Florida Tech Panthers.
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A Florida native, Michaels had played the sport since childhood, eventually making it into the NWSL’s Orlando Pride youth setup.
In 2019, she enrolled at UCF to study clinical psychology, while also joining the Knights soccer team.
After a year with the Knights, she headed over to Florida Tech where she’d be named to the All-SSC First Team twice.
Throughout her collegiate career, Michaels also modeled, growing a substantial Instagram and TikTok following in the process.
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Her mixture of training, modeling, and bikini snaps led her to gain over 20,000 followers across both platforms.
She also went on to model for the likes of PSD Underwear, Rock ‘Em Socks, and Astoria Activewear.
Michaels’ adoring fanbase regularly floods her comments sections with praise, with one such fan calling her “Breathtaking.”
“You’re perfect,” another said.
“Beyond gorgeous!!!!” a third exclaimed.
However, after graduating this year, it seems that Michaels’ soccer journey has come to an end.
In a reflective Instagram post looking back at her sporting career, she wrote, “Spent my whole life with this sport by my side, lately I’ve been working on figuring life out with out it.
“While it hasn’t been perfect, I’ve found so many blessings on the outside & can’t wait to keep finding my footing on my own.
“Thank you soccer for giving me quite literally the best people in my life, for getting me through parts of life where I only had my ball and cleats, and for now redirecting my life in a beautiful way.”
Michaels went on to conclude, “Time to hang up the cleats, and pick up a few more things. As one door is closed, another is always waiting to be opened.”
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