Alyssa Naeher

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Alyssa Naeher Biography

Goalkeeper who debuted professionally for the Boston Breakers in 2010, then re-joined the team in 2013 after two seasons with Turbine Potsdam. She became a member of the U.S. women’s soccer team in 2014. She served as a backup during the team’s 2015 World Cup Championship run and was the starter for the team’s 2019 World Cup title.

She was a three-time All-State and three-time FAA All-Conference selection during her high school career at Christian Heritage High School in Trumbull, Connecticut.

She played college soccer at Penn State University from 2006 to 2009.

She was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

She became teammates with fellow keeper Hope Solo on the U.S. women’s soccer team.

Naeher attended Penn State from 2006–2009, she started 74 games during that span with a record of 50-19-5 with 24 shutouts. She was a First Team All-American in 2007 and 2008 and was named the Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year in 2007.

Alyssa Michele Naeher (born April 20, 1988) is an American soccer goalkeeper for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women’s professional soccer in the United States, and the United States women’s national soccer team. She was on the 23-player roster for the United States at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and she was the starting goalkeeper for the U.S at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.

Naeher was a member of the United States U-20 women’s national soccer team that played at the 2007 Pan-American Games, where they finished runners-up to the full Brazilian national team.

In 2008, Naeher was the starting goalkeeper for the U-20 squad that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Chile. She started and played in all but one game during the tournament. She only conceded one goal throughout the World Cup, which was to North Korea, during the final minutes of the Championship game. She was awarded the Golden Glove Award as the best goalkeeper in the Tournament.

Naeher was selected by the Boston Breakers with the 11th overall pick in the 2010 Women’s Professional Soccer draft, she was the first goalkeeper selected in the 2010 WPS draft. Naeher recorded her first career shutout on August 4, 2010 against the Atlanta Beat. The Breakers finished second in the WPS standings but lost the Super Semifinal to the Philadelphia Independence.

After the 2011 WPS season concluded, Naeher transferred to German Bundesliga club Turbine Potsdam. She appeared in 24 matches across all competitions in the 2011/2012 season for Potsdam as they won the 2011–12 Frauen-Bundesliga. Naeher returned to Potsdam for the 2012/2013 season after the 2012 WPS season was suspended.

In the knockout round, Naeher made four saves against France in the quarterfinals to help the team preserve a 2–1 victory over the host nation. In the semifinals Naeher had a fantastic game as she not only made three big saves, but she stopped Steph Houghton’s penalty kick in the 83rd minute to help the United States to a 2–1 victory over England. In Sunday’s final, Naeher posted one save to culminate in a shutout over the Netherlands in the U.S.’s 2-0 victory, resulting in the team successfully repeating as World Cup champions. Naeher played every minute of the United States’ successful 2019 World Cup run.

In May 2013, Naeher signed with the Boston Breakers in the newly formed National Women’s Soccer League, returning to the United States after playing two years in Germany.

On December 18, 2014, Naeher made her first appearance and start for the United States Women’s National team in a 7–0 win over Argentina in the International Tournament of Brazil. She played the full 90 minutes and earned her first career shutout.

In the 2014 National Women’s Soccer League season Naeher played every minute of the season for Boston and won the Goalkeeper of the Year award as she recorded a record 106 saves in 24 games.

Following the United States’ win at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Naeher and her teammates became the first women’s sports team to be honored with a Ticker tape parade in New York City. Each player received a key to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio. In October of the same year, the team was honored by President Barack Obama at the White House.

Naeher was on the roster for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada as a backup for Hope Solo, but did not play as Solo played every minute in goal as the United States won the 2015 World Cup.

On November 22, 2015 Naeher was traded from the Boston Breakers to the Chicago Red Stars for defender Whitney Engen.

Since the United States’ loss at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Naeher has become the USWNT’s number one goalkeeper, taking over the spot that had been held by Hope Solo for years.

In July 2016, Naeher was named to the United States Women’s Soccer Team roster for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil.

Naeher had a strong start to the 2016 NWSL season in Chicago as she was named Player of the Month for May as she posted three shutouts and only allowed one goal in four games during the month.

Naeher was the number one goalkeeper for the United States at the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Championship she played in four out of the five matches and earned four shutouts. The U.S won their second consecutive CONCACAF Championship with a 2–0 win over Canada.

On August 18, 2018 Naeher earned her 100th NWSL cap in a 2–2 draw against the Portland Thorns.

Naeher was named Player of the Week in week 6 of the 2018 season by the NWSL Media Association, she was also named to the Team of the Month in June 2018.

On May 2, 2019 Naeher was named to the United States roster for the 2019 World Cup, this would be her second World Cup. Naeher would be entering the tournament as the U.S number one goalkeeper. When Naeher started the team’s first group game on June 11, it was the first time in over two decades that neither Hope Solo nor Brianna Scurry were in goal for the U.S at a World Cup. Naeher recorded three consecutive shutouts in the group stage as the U.S won 13–0 over Thailand, 3–0 over Chile and 2–0 Sweden.

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