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The first black woman soccer player was named Briana Scurry. She was the goalkeeper. As of 2014, she is now retired.
The First Black Footballer, Arthur Wharton, 1865-1930 was considered to be the first Black professional player, however, Andrew Watson (24 May 1856 - 8 March 1921) is widely considered to be the world's first black person to play
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There really is no first female individual who played professional soccer. However, the very first female league for soccer was the British Ladies Football Club.
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