Tyler Lussi

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Tyler Lussi
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Lussi playing for Portland Thorns FC in 2017
Personal information
Full name Tyler Tompkins Lussi[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-26) January 26, 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth Gibson Island, Maryland, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Angel City
Youth career
Bethesda Soccer Club
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Princeton Tigers 68 (53)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Portland Thorns 46 (5)
2022- Angel City 0 (0)
National team‡
2017 United States U23 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 3, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 9, 2021

Tyler Tompkins Lussi (born January 26, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Angel City of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). In college she played for the Princeton Tigers.

Club career[]

Princeton Tigers[]

Lussi played for Princeton Tigers from 2013 to 2016, while majoring in history. In her first season she won the Ivy League Rookie of the Week award three times, becoming the first player to do so in one season, and won Ivy Player of the Week in her first week. She scored 10 goals in 17 games, making her the highest-scoring freshman in 31 years.

In her second season she scored 18 goals in 16 games, and twice won the Ivy League Player of the Week award At the end of the season was selected for the first-team All-Ivy League, first-team All-ECAC, second-team NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region and was picked as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year.

In her third season she scored 15 goals in 19 games, winning Ivy League Player of the Week four times. She was picked a second consecutive time as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year, and was selected again for the first-team All-Ivy League and for the NSCAA second-team All-America.

In her fourth and final season, she scored 10 goals in 16 games and twice won the Ivy League Player of the Week. At the end of the season she was selected a third consecutive time for the first-team All-Ivy League and also for the NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region first team.[2] During her four-year collegiate career, Lussi established new records with her 53 career goals and 122 career points.[3]

Portland Thorns FC[]

Lussi was drafted in the third round of the 2017 NWSL College Draft with the 21st overall pick by the Portland Thorns FC. On July 1, 2017, after a two-week trial, was signed by the club.[4] She made her professional debut a week later, being substituted on in a 1–1 draw against Houston Dash.[5] On August 5, 2017, she scored her first professional goal in a 2–1 victory over Houston Dash.[6]

Angel City FC[]

On December 8, 2021, Lussi was traded to Angel City FC along with forward Simone Charley.[7]

Career statistics[]

As of July 16, 2019 [8]
Club League Season League Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portland Thorns FC NWSL
2017 5 1 0 0 5 1
2018 15 1 0 0 15 1
2019 9 2 0 0 9 2
Total 29 4 0 0 29 4
Career total 29 4 0 0 29 4

International career[]

In February 2017, Lussi was called up to the United States under-23 squad for the in Spain.[9] In the tournament she came on as a substitute in the matches against [10] and against England,[11] and started the match against assisting Morgan Andrews for the only goal of the match.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bachelor Degrees – Bachelor of Arts: Degree Awarded 6 June 2017". Princeton University: The Two Hundred Seventieth Commencement (PDF). Princeton University. June 6, 2017. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tyler Lussi". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Duke, JJ (January 26, 2017). "Tyler Lussi: From the Ivy League to the Pacific Northwest". Women's Soccer Zone.
  4. ^ Goldberg, Jamie (July 1, 2017). "Portland Thorns sign forward Tyler Lussi". The Oregonian.
  5. ^ "NWSL MATCH RECAP - Houston Dash 1, Portland Thorns FC 1". Portland Thorns FC. July 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Murray, Caitlin (August 6, 2017). "Tyler Lussi's goal helps Portland Thorns top Houston Dash in front of big crowd at Providence Park". The Oregonian.
  7. ^ "ACFC ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO CHARLEY, LUSSI, HARAČIĆ, ROCCARO". Angel City FC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "TYLER LUSSI PORTLAND THORNS FC". NWSLsoccer.com.
  9. ^ Yang, Stephanie (February 24, 2017). "WNT youth teams descend on La Manga for spring tournaments". Stars and Stripes. SB Nation.
  10. ^ "U-23 WNT Defeats Japan 2-0 in La Manga, Spain, with Goals from McCaskill and Purce". U.S. Soccer. March 2, 2017.
  11. ^ "U.S. U-23 WNT Falls to England 2-0 in La Manga, Spain". U.S. Soccer. March 4, 2017.
  12. ^ "Andrews Scores as U.S. U-23 Finishes Trip to La Manga, Spain with 1-0 Win vs. Norway". U.S. Soccer. March 6, 2017.

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