.jpg) Girma with the San Diego Wave in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | Center back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | San Diego Wave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2017[4] | Central Valley Crossfire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018[5][6] | Pioneer HS Mustangs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | De Anza Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | California Thorns FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Stanford Cardinal | 68 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | San Diego Wave | 58 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | United States U17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | United States U19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | United States U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | United States | 41 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 24, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Naomi Haile Girma (born June 14, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team.
Girma played collegiate soccer for the Stanford Cardinal, captaining the team to win the 2019 Women's College Cup. The first overall pick of the 2022 NWSL Draft, she was named NWSL Rookie of the Year in 2022 and NWSL Defender of the Year in 2022 and 2023.
Girma represented the United States at the under-17, under-19 and under-20 level before her senior debut in 2022. She was named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year in 2023. She won the gold medal with the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she played every minute of the tournament.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's WC France 2018 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. August 24, 2018. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Naomi Girma | USWNT | U.S. Soccer Official Site". www.ussoccer.com.
- ^ "Naomi Girma – Women's Soccer". Stanford Cardinal.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
siwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Wehrung, Zara (February 1, 2015). "Freshman Soccer Star". Pioneer Pony Express. Vol. 55, no. 4. p. 7. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Marcus, Isabella; McBride, Samantha (February 24, 2018). "Girls soccer to face Pioneer in CCS open division". The Paly Voice. Palo Alto High School. Retrieved August 4, 2022.