Now twenty-four, Girma was the NWSL’s number-one draft pick in 2022. She was named the league’s Rookie of the Year and Defender of the Year her first season with San Diego.

Girma, 24, is considered the best defender in the U.S. and has spent the last two years in the National Women’s Soccer League, where she was the first overall draft pick by the San Diego Wave.

Naomi Girma was called up to the women’s national soccer team Tuesday for the first time this year, joining 23 others for friendlies with China and Jamaica.

Now Girma is back with the U.S. national soccer team for the first time in 2025, looking to build off last year’s Olympic success and lay the groundwork for the 2027 Women’s World Cup.

The Guardian news agency in the U.K. reports that 20-year-old Olivia Smith, a member of Canada's national women's team, will ...

She’s referring to her record-breaking move in January from the San Diego Wave of the National Women’s Soccer League to storied Chelsea of England.

Now Girma is back with the U.S. national soccer team for the first time in 2025, looking to build off last year’s Olympic success and lay the groundwork for the 2027 Women’s World Cup.

Now Girma is back with the U.S. national soccer team for the first time in 2025, looking to build off last year’s Olympic success and lay the groundwork for the 2027 Women’s World Cup.

Girma, a California native who played at Stanford, made her debut for the national team in 2022. That same year she was the No. 1 pick in the National Women’s Soccer League draft by the San ...