Y-Lan Nguyen

Midfielder • Age 19 • #18

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.

Photo: Club Website | Stanford Cardinal

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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.

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.