Meet Alyssa Thompson, electric USWNT teen prospect set to take Women’s World Cup by storm after switching sports
THE USWNT has a new star in Alyssa Thompson.
The eighteen-year-old Angel City FC forward was named in Vlatko Andonovski's FIFA World Cup roster on Wednesday.
With just three national appearances to her name, Thompson is the second-youngest player ever to have made the US World Cup roster, per espnW.
But breaking records is nothing new for the Los Angeles native.
While at Harvard-Westlake high school, she was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year after scoring an astounding 48 goals in seventeen games as a sophomore, per Angel City FC.
Here Thompson was also a star member of their track and field team, winning the Mission League 100-meter title in April 2022 with a time of 11.74 - the second fastest in California, per the LA Times.
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Meanwhile, as she continued to shine for their soccer and track and field teams, Thompson also played at the MLS Next's Total Futbol Academy.
Then in October, she made her USWNT debut against England, when she replaced Megan Rapinoe at Wembley Stadium, just shy of her eighteenth birthday, per her bio.
Fast forward to January, and Thompson became the first player ever drafted into the NWSL out of high school when Angel City FC picked her first overall.
Since then, she has made twelve appearances in the NWSL, scoring three goals.
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And it seems this athleticism runs in the family, as Thompson's younger sister Gisele, 17, has also represented the USWNT at youth levels.
The sisters also have a Name, Image, and Likeness deal with Nike, signed last year.
In doing so, they became the first high school students to sign with the brand, per Today.
Thompson will now look to help her country win its third consecutive World Cup when they head for Australia and New Zealand in July.
