Lily Nabet | QueenBallers Player profile

Lily

Nabet

Sep 24, 1999

#28 - Midfielder

Lily Shayan Nabet is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for Angel City FC.

Did You Know?

She is a first-generation Iranian American, born in Tarzana, California to parents who immigrated from Iran.

She earned a sociology degree from Duke and later pursued a master’s degree in business management.

She was selected 36th overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft by Angel City FC.

Her mother, Shadi, is her best friend and role model—a woman who fled religious persecution in Iran and raised Lily to value truth, compassion, and independence.

She started playing soccer at age three.

She is the first Iranian-American woman to play in a U.S. professional soccer league.

Her dad is a huge Manchester United fan — they didn’t follow Persian clubs like Persepolis or Esteghlal growing up.

Her sports role model is Kobe Bryant.

She’s open to playing for the Iranian national team, though she hasn’t been contacted by the federation yet.

While not fluent, she understands some Persian (Farsi) and is connected to her culture through food and family.

She now gets messages from Iranian-American girls saying they’re inspired by her and feel seen.

Lily with her dog.

Stats

Year	Club	AP	GL
2022 - present	Angel City FC	46	0
2017 - 2021	Duke Blue Devils	86	2
International Stats
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Team: Angel City FC

Angelina Anderson

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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

Maiara Niehues

Breanna Norris

Casey Phair

Christen Press

Megan Reid

Ali Riley

Hannah Stambaugh

Hannah
Stambaugh

Alyssa Thompson

Alyssa
Thompson

Gisele Thompson

Gisele
Thompson

Riley Tiernan

Mary Alice Vignola

Mary Alice
Vignola

Katie Zelem

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