Naomi Girma
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Naomi Haile Girma[1] | ||
| Date of birth | June 14, 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | San Jose, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | San Diego Wave | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | CV Crossfire | ||
| 2016–2018 | De Anza Force | ||
| 2016–2018 | CA Thorns Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Stanford Cardinal | 68 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | San Diego Wave | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | United States U17 | ||
| 2017 | United States U19 | ||
| 2017–2020 | United States U20 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:55, 18 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:08, January 15, 2021 (UTC) | |||
Naomi Haile Girma (born June 14, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for San Diego Wave in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was the #1 pick of the 2022 NWSL Draft.
Girma has represented the United States on the under-17, under-19 and under-20 national teams and was named U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year in 2020. In 2019, she captained the Stanford Cardinal to win the Women's College Cup.
Early life and education[]
Girma was born in San Jose, California[3] to parents originally from Ethiopia.[4] She has one older brother.[3] As a youth, Girma played for CV Crossfire, De Anza Force, and CA Thorns Academy.[3]
Girma played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal, for whom she served as team captain and won the 2019 Women's College Cup.[3] She missed the early part of the 2021 season after tearing her ACL.[5] In December 2021, Girma decided to forego her remaining collegiate eligibility and declared for the 2022 NWSL Draft.[6]
Club career[]
San Diego Wave selected Girma as the first pick of the 2022 NWSL Draft.[7]
International career[]
Girma played for the United States under-17, United States under-19 and United States under-20 teams.[3] She captained the under-20 team.[8] In December 2020, Girma was voted the 2020 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year.[8][9][10]
Girma received her first call-up to the United States senior team in December 2019 but had to withdraw due to injury.[11] She was called up again in October 2020.[12][13]
Honors[]
Stanford Cardinal
United States
Individual
References[]
- ^ Naomi Girma at Soccerway
- ^ "Naomi Girma | USWNT | U.S. Soccer Official Site". www.ussoccer.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Naomi Girma – Women's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics.
- ^ "Stanford soccer captain Naomi Girma is a product of her Ethiopian roots". www.myscience.org. May 29, 2020.
- ^ "Women's soccer looking for win to open 2021 season". The Stanford Daily. February 19, 2021.
- ^ @naomi_girma (December 16, 2021). "Thank you, Stanford
