Mia Taylin Justus is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League.
She played college soccer for Florida State and Texas, winning national and conference titles.
She transferred from Florida State to Texas to get more playing time.
She kept a program-record 12 clean sheets in her final college season at Texas.
She was invited to Futures Camp alongside the senior U.S. national team in January 2025.
She is one of six children in her family.
She grew up in Lakewood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.
She also played basketball competitively.
She is a cousin of former U.S. men's national team goalkeeper Tim Howard.
She majored in Marketing and Business at Florida, later switching to Physical Culture and Sport at Texas.
She wants to become a coach after her active career.
She started playing football when she was just 4 years old.
She knew she wanted to be a goalkeeper after watching her cousin in the U.S. vs. Argentina game in 2011, marking a pivotal moment in her soccer journey.
Justus has represented the U.S. at various youth levels since 2015, starting at the U-14 level.
| Concacaf Women's U20 | 1× |
| Sud Ladies Cup | 1× |
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2025
-
present
|
Utah Royals | 0 | 0 |
|
2023
-
2024
|
Texas Longhorns | 48 | 0 |
|
2021
-
2022
|
Florida States Seminoles | 14 | 0 |
| International Stats | |||
|
2019
-
2022
|
United States U20 | 8 | 0 |
|
2018
-
2020
|
United States U19 | 3 | 0 |
|
2019
-
2020
|
United States U18 | 3 | 0 |
