Born in Plantation, Florida, Trotter was raised in Fort Lauderdale, where she attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School and was a standout soccer player. Trotter graduated from Florida State University and helped put the Florida State Seminoles women"s soccer program on the map.
She previously played for Saint Louis Athletica, Sky Blue Football Club, and the Atlanta Beat of Women"s Professional Soccer (WPS) and the United States women"s national soccer team She was a three-year starter at Saint Thomas Aquinas who scored 62 goals and recorded 47 assists. She earned All-Broward/Dade Team for three years.
She was also named Freshman of the Year.
Trotter played club soccer for four years for three-time State Cup Champions, Team Boca. She was named the Nation"s Cup Tournament Most Valuable Player and was State Cup runners-up in 1997 with Coral Springs.
Florida State University
Trotter played at Florida State from 2003-2006. During her freshman season, she helped lead Florida State (17-8-1) to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Final Four (College Cup) in December 2003.
During the tournament, she ranked second on the squad in goals scored and fourth in points and assists.
Club
= Pali Blues After graduation, Trotter signed with the Pali Blues of the West-League on June 17, 2008. She left one month later in July 2008 after signing a two-year contract with 1.FFC Frankfurt. = FFC Frankfurt After playing ten games and scoring one goal for FFC Frankfurt, Trotter announced her retirement from professional football on January 13, 2009.
"I decided to pursue other passions that I have in life," Trotter said.
"Soccer has done enormous things for me and allowed me to meet contacts and other lifelong friends." Her new priority, however, would be to complete her degree in media productions at Florida State and venture into the business world. = Saint Louis Athletica Trotter was selected in the second round (14th overall pick) of the 2008 WPS General Draft by Saint Louis Athletica.
She was the first player selected by Saint Louis in the draft. On March 16, 2010, she was named to Saint Louis" 23 player roster.
She made her first appearance for the club on April 25 against the Boston Breakers.
She made three appearances for the Athletica playing a total of 34 minutes. = Sky Blue Football Club On May 6, 2010 Trotter was traded to Sky Blue Football Club in return for Anita Asante. She started seven of the ten games that she played for Sky Blue for a total of 612 minutes.
= Atlanta Beat Trotter signed with the Atlanta Beat for the 2011 WPS season.
She made six starts in twelve appearances, playing a total of 675 minutes for the squad. = Dalsjöfors GoIF In 2011, Trotter signed with Swedish Damallsvenskan club, Dalsjöfors GoIF. She made nine starts in nine games played and scored one goal.
International
In 2006, Trotter made two appearances for the United States women"s national soccer team Trotter served as assistant coach for the University of South Carolina Upstate women"s soccer team during the 2012-2013 season.
Quotations: "I decided to pursue other passions that I have in life,".
