Alyssa Naeher
Naeher with the United States women's national soccer team in June 2016
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| Full name | Alyssa Michele Naeher | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 20, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Chicago Red Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Penn State Nittany Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | SoccerPlus Connecticut | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Boston Breakers | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Turbine Potsdam | 39 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Boston Breakers | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Chicago Red Stars | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| United States U-16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States U-17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | United States U-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | United States U-23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | United States | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 1, 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 6, 2017 |
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Alyssa Michele Naeher (born April 20, 1988) is an American soccer player. She is a goalkeeper for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was on the 23-player roster for the United States women's national soccer team for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.
Naeher attended Christian Heritage School, where she was a standout player in soccer. She was a three-time All-State and three-time FAA All-Conference selection. In addition to this, she was a Parade All-American and two-time NSCAA Youth All-American. Naeher also was a star basketball player scoring over 2,000 points during her career.
As the starting goalkeeper for the Penn State women's soccer team from 2006–2009, Naeher started all games that she played in during her career at Penn State.
Naeher was selected by the Boston Breakers as the 11th overall pick (First Round) in the 2010 Women's Professional Soccer draft. She was the first goalkeeper selected in the 2010 WPS draft. She recorded her first career shutout August 4, 2010 against the Atlanta Beat. During the off-season after the 2011 WPS season she transferred to German Bundesliga champion Turbine Potsdam. Her contract expired in December, but she subsequently returned to Turbine after the 2012 WPS season was suspended.
Naeher won the Goalkeeper of the Year accolade in the 2014 National Women's Soccer League season for her record 106 saves in 24 games.
On November 22, 2015 Naeher was traded from the Boston Breakers to the Chicago Red Stars for defender Whitney Engen.
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