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Alyssa Paola Thompson (born November 7, 2004) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward.

Alyssa Thompson

Personal information
Full name	Alyssa Paola Thompson[1]
Date of birth	(2004-11-07) November 7, 2004 (age 18)
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
Years	Team
2022–	Total Futbol Academy
National team‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	United States U20	8	(4)
2022–	United States	2	(0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 11, 2022

Club career

At the age of 13, Thompson was playing with players four years older than her.[3] In April 2021, she was named Gatorade girls' soccer national player of the year.[4]

She played for Harvard-Westlake School,[5] scoring 48 goals in 18 games.[3]

She played for Total Futbol Academy's under-19 team at the age of 17, in the MLS Next league, and was the only female player in the league.[3]

She then signed a commitment with Stanford University[3][6] at the age of 15.[7]

International career

Thompson played for the U.S. under-20s,[3] winning a gold medal in the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, playing in 5 matches and scoring 3 goals,[8] and in the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, playing in 3 matches and scoring 1 goal.[9][10]

She was called up to the senior squad in September 2022, being the youngest player since Sophia Smith in 2017.[11][12][6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played October 11, 2022

National Team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States	2022	2	0
Total		2	0

Personal life

Thompson is of Peruvian descent.[13][14]

She has two younger sisters, Gisele and Zoe, with the former also being a soccer player.[7][3] Alyssa and Gisele (USWNT-U-17 member) both signed a deal with Nike, becoming the first high school athletes to sign a name, image, and likeness deal with the brand.[3]

Thompson also runs track, and in April 2022 ran 100m in 11.74 seconds, the second fastest 100m sprint in California.[15]

References

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