Y-Lan Nguyen
Y-Lan Xuan Nguyen is an American footballer who plays as a midfielder. She has represented the United States at multiple youth international levels, from U15 through U20.
Did You Know?
Football runs in the family: her older sister Y-Van also plays NCAA Division I soccer.
Y-Lan and Y-Van once led the Fairfax High School attack together, with their coach praising how naturally the sisters found each other on the pitch.
She works as a women’s soccer camp counsellor at Stanford alongside her undergraduate studies.
Source:
Instagram | Y-Lan Nguyen
Nguyen publicly thanked her family, coaches, friends and teammates when announcing her commitment to Stanford, describing them as the people who helped her reach that point.
Best Actions
Dream Debut: Y-Lan Nguyen Scores Her First Stanford Goal
Club Achievements
| ACC regular-season champion | 1× |
| ACC Tournament champion | 1× |
| NCAA Division I College Cup runner-up | 1× |
| FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup bronze medal | 1× |
| Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship | 1× |
| Mondial Montaigu U-16 Tournament | 1× |
| ECNL Mid-Atlantic Conference champion | 3× |
Awards
TopDrawerSoccer National Freshman of the Year
1×
TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI First Team
1×
Women’s College Cup All-Tournament Team
1×
ACC All-Freshman Team
1×
United Soccer Coaches Youth Club National Player of the Year
1×
United Soccer Coaches Youth Club All-America
1×
ECNL All-America
2×
ECNL Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year
2×
ECNL Mid-Atlantic All-Conference First Team
3×
ECNL Conference Cup Best XI
1×
Virginia All-State First Team
2×
Washington Post All-Met First Team
1×
Stats
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2025
-
present
|
Stanford Cardinal | 25 | 2 |
| International Stats | |||
|
2026
-
present
|
United States U20 | 5 | 0 |
|
2023
-
2024
|
United States U17 | 12 | 1 |
