Aria Nagai is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League.
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.
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2025
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present
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Utah Royals | ||
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2024
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North Carolina Tar Heels | 27 | 3 |
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2021
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2023
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Princeton Tigers | 55 | 2 |
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