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Alyssa

Thompson

Nov 7, 2004

#21 - Forward

Alyssa Paola Thompson is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States women's national team.

Did You Know?

She became the first high school player ever to be selected #1 overall in the NWSL Draft (2023).

Angel City FC traded $450,000, the most expensive deal in NWSL history at the time, to get her.

Alyssa ran the 100m in 11.74 seconds in 2022 — one of the fastest high school times in California that year.

She is of African-American, Filipino and Peruvian descent.

She he has two younger sisters, Gisele and Zoe. Gisele also plays for Angel City FC.

In May 2022, Alyssa and her sister Gisele became the first high school athletes to sign a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deal with Nike.

She featured in the Netflix documentary series "Under Pressure," which provides an inside look at the USWNT during their 2023 World Cup campaign.

Her favorite Peruvian dish made by her grandmother is papa a la huancaína—potatoes and eggs in a creamy yellow sauce.

She enjoys coloring and painting, a hobby she picked up more during COVID, often painting with her sisters.

Growing up, Alyssa had posters of Kristen Press and Julie Ertz on her wall.

Best Actions

Alyssa Thompson notches her first-ever brace in all competitions in style 🤩

First international goal

Goal in professional debut

Goal vs Seattle

Sponsors

Nike

Stifel

Club Achievements

CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship: 2022

1×

Awards

Gatorade National Soccer Player of the Year: 2021

1×

NWSL Rookie of the Month: March/April 2023

1×

NWSL Team of the Month: 2024: August, September

2×

Stats

Year	Club	AP	GL
2023 - present	Angel City FC	62	14
International Stats
2022 - present	United States	17	1
2022 - present	United States U20	8	4

Team: Angel City FC

Angelina Anderson

Angelina
Anderson

Julie Dufour

Elizabeth Eddy

Claire Emslie

Jun Endō

Kennedy Fuller

Sarah Gorden

Madison Hammond

Madison
Hammond

Macey Hodge

Hannah Johnson

Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir

Sveindís Jane
Jónsdóttir

Alanna Kennedy

Savy King

Sydney Leroux

Sophia Mattice

Miyabi Moriya

Lily Nabet

Maiara Niehues

Breanna Norris

Casey Phair

Christen Press

Megan Reid

Ali Riley

Hannah Stambaugh

Hannah
Stambaugh

Alyssa
Thompson

Gisele Thompson

Gisele
Thompson

Riley Tiernan

Mary Alice Vignola

Mary Alice
Vignola

Katie Zelem

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