Current NWSL team:San Diego Wave College Career achievements: NCAA Champion (2019) Two-time Pac-12 Champion (2018-19) Two College Cup appearances (2018-19) Drafted first overall in 2022 NWSL Draft (San Diego Wave FC) Three-time team captain (2019-21) Two-time United Soccer Coach...
At club level, Girma was just as stellar. She led the San Diego Wave to the NWSL Shield, backstopped a defense whose 22 goals conceded tied for the second-fewest in the NWSL and earned her the league's Defender of the Year award. Her excellent 2023 proved that the voters...
On Dec. 20, Katie Johnson announced her retirement from professional soccer. The midfielder spent eight years in the NWSL, most recently with Angel City FC. She also played for San Diego Wave, Chicago Red Stars, Sky Blue FC (now NJ/NY Gotham FC) and Seattle Reign. In her eight years,...
Shaw may still be a teenager, but theSan Diego Wave star has shown she’s ready for the big stage, surging up the ranks since her professional debut in 2022 at just 17 years old. A little over a year later, in October 2023, Shaw earned her first cap with the USWNT, three days bef...
Jaedyn Shaw, 18, a midfielder and forward who was a standout at the under-20 Women’s World Cup, was named U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year. Shaw, who plays for the San Diego Wave, won with 35.1% of the vote, followed by forward Alyssa Thompson with 34.4%. ...
A consistent force on the defensive end, Girma is poised to bring stability to the USWNT's backline. She was the top pick of the 2022 NSWL draft for the San Diego Wave FC and continues to be one of the league's top defenders. ...
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The U.S. women’s national soccer team will give some younger and less experienced players an opportunity in a pair of exhibition matches against China next month.
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The same trend is taking place in other sports.The National Women’s Soccer League, in particular, is on a tearas teams set record prices. The Thorns were bought for $63 million in January, and the San Diego Wave went last month for $113 million. ...