PORTLAND, Ore. – At some point, Celeste Boureille is going to have to take a break.
For nearly three years, she’s been playing soccer almost without end. From her final season at the University of California, Berkeley, in the fall of 2015 until now, when she’s grabbed hold of a spot in central midfield for the Portland Thorns, the 24-year-old San Franciscan had been plying her trade non-stop. The short break she had as she transitioned into the National Women’s Soccer League has been her only reprieve since leaving school.
“I’ve been very fortunate to stay healthy and be able to do that,” she explained in February, upon returning to Portland from a four-month spell in Australia.