Alyssa Thompson

Alyssa Paola Thompson (born November 7, 2004) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for the United States national team.

Alyssa Thompson
Personal information
Full name Alyssa Paola Thompson[1]
Date of birth (2004-11-07) November 7, 2004
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Years Team
2022– Total Futbol Academy
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– United States U20 8 (4)
2022– United States 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 11, 2022

Club career

At the age of 13, Thompson was playing with players four years older than her.[3] In April 2021, she was named Gatorade girls' soccer national player of the year.[4]

She played for Harvard-Westlake School,[5] scoring 48 goals in 18 games.[3]

She played for Total Futbol Academy's under-19 team at the age of 17, in the MLS Next league, and was the only female player in the league.[3]

She then signed a commitment with Stanford University[3][6] at the age of 15.[7]

On January 12, 2023, Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League selected Thompson with the first overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.[8]

International career

Thompson played for the U.S. under-20s,[3] winning a gold medal in the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, playing in five matches and scoring three goals,[9] and in the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, playing in three matches and scoring one goal.[10][11]

She was called up to the senior squad in September 2022, being the youngest player since Sophia Smith in 2017.[12][13][6]

Personal life

Thompson is of Peruvian descent.[14][15]

She has two younger sisters, Gisele and Zoe, with the former also being a soccer player.[7][3] Alyssa and Gisele (USWNT-U-17 member) both signed a deal with Nike, becoming the first high school athletes to sign a name, image, and likeness deal with the brand.[3]

Thompson also runs track, and in April 2022 ran 100m in 11.74 seconds, the second fastest 100m sprint in California.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played October 11, 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202220
Total20

Honors and awards

International

United States U20

References
  1. "Squad List, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022: USA" (PDF). FIFA. August 3, 2022. p. 16. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  2. "Alyssa Thompson | USWNT | U.S. Soccer Official Site". www.ussoccer.com.
  3. "Alyssa Thompson: USWNT prospect playing alongside the boys to fuel Olympic dream | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. "Harvard-Westlake's Alyssa Thompson named Gatorade girls' soccer national player of the year". Los Angeles Times. June 17, 2021.
  5. "Roundup: Harvard-Westlake's Alyssa Thompson scores six goals in 6-3 Division 1 playoff win". Los Angeles Times. May 19, 2021.
  6. Ingemi, Marisa (September 29, 2022). "Stanford commit Alyssa Thompson is USWNT's youngest call-up in 5 years". San Francisco Chronicle.
  7. "Column: Thompson sisters are rising soccer stars with an eye on Stanford". Los Angeles Times. September 11, 2020.
  8. Yang, Steph (January 12, 2023). "NWSL draft live: Alyssa Thompson goes No. 1; Three FSU players taken in first round". The Athletic. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  9. "Stats". Concacaf. March 11, 2021.
  10. https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/u20womensworldcup/costarica2022
  11. "Sondheimer: Harvard-Westlake's Alyssa Thompson speeds back to class and track team". Los Angeles Times. March 27, 2022.
  12. Laase, Eden (September 29, 2022). "Teen star Alyssa Thompson earns her first USWNT call-up". Just Women's Sports.
  13. "Andonovski on Alyssa Thompson's first USWNT call-up: "She will fit in our system" - SBI Soccer". sbisoccer.com. October 1, 2022.
  14. "Alyssa Thompson: Futbolista de madre peruana debutó con la selección de Estados Unidos". americadeportes.
  15. Líbero, Redacción. "Pudo defender a Perú pero acaba de debutar en la selección absoluta de Estados Unidos". libero.pe.
  16. "Soccer star Alyssa Thompson runs second fastest 100 meters in California". Los Angeles Times. April 29, 2022.
  17. "USA Wins Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship With 2-0 Victory Over Mexico". US Soccer. March 12, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.


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