Aria Nagai | QueenBallers Player profile

Aria

Nagai

Feb 16, 2000

#33 - Midfielder

Aria Nagai is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League.

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Athleticism runs in the Nagai family; her father, Masaaki, played soccer at Waseda University in Tokyo, and her brother, Terra, is a soccer player at NYU.

She is fluent in both English and Japanese, reflecting her diverse cultural background.

She played one season at the University of North Carolina as a graduate student and helped the team win a national championship.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Princeton in May 2024.

She is pursuing a master's in applied professional studies at UNC, focusing on business and data science.

She was a three-time All-Ivy League selection: First Team in 2023, Second Team in 2021, and Honorable Mention in 2022.

She captained both her high school and club teams.

She was the President of the Asian Student Athletes of Princeton, organizing events like speaker panels and study breaks.

She signed a salary cap-exempt contract with the Utah Royals.

Best Actions

Nagai scores two goals for UNC

UNC's Aria Nagai on Olivia Thomas' title game winner 🏆

Stats

Year	Club	AP	GL
2025 - present	Utah Royals
2024 -	North Carolina Tar Heels	27	3
2021 - 2023	Princeton Tigers	55	2
International Stats
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Team: Utah Royals

Mikayla Cluff

Kayla Colbert

Kate Del Fava

Imani Dorsey

Lauren Flynn

Dana Foederer

Macey Fraser

Olivia Griffitts

Olivia
Griffitts

Ana Guzmán

Sydney Jones

Mia Justus

Cloé Lacasse

Alex Loera

Mandy McGlynn

Tatumn Milazzo

Paige Monaghan

Brecken Mozingo

Brecken
Mozingo

Madison Pogarch

Madison
Pogarch

Nuria Rábano

KK Ream

Kaleigh Riehl

Cristina Roque

Ally Sentnor

Aisha Solórzano

Aisha
Solórzano

Bianca St-Georges

Bianca
St-Georges

Mina Tanaka

Ana Tejada

Janni Thomsen

Claudia Zornoza

Claudia
Zornoza

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