Belle Briede

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Belle Briede
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Briede with the Houston Dash in 2024
Personal information
Full name Isabella Lyn Briede [1]
Date of birth (1998-10-03) October 3, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Houston Dash
Number 19
Youth career
Tophat Soccer Club
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Stanford Cardinal 94 (10)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 San Diego Wave FC 28 (2)
2024– Houston Dash 15 (0)
International career
2013 United States U15
2014–2016 United States U18
2017 United States U19
2017 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:47, October 16, 2024 (UTC)

Isabella Lyn Briede (born October 3, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played professionally for the San Diego Wave FC and collegiately for the Stanford Cardinal. [2]

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Early life

Briede was born on October 3, 1998, to parents Dave and Cathy Briede. Her father, Dave, played collegiate baseball for Indiana University, [3] while her older sister, Taylor, attended Auburn University and Kennesaw State University. Both her younger sisters played collegiate soccer: Chloe, a goalkeeper for Indiana University from 2019–21, [4] and Olivia, a forward for the University of Arizona from 2021–22, [5] and the University of Georgia from 2023–25. [6] Briede played for Tophat Soccer Club in her youth and graduated from Milton High School in Milton, Georgia. [2]

College career

Briede played for the Stanford Cardinal from 2017 to 2021, playing primarily as a deep or attacking midfielder. In her Cardinal career, she won two NCAA Championships (2017 and 2019), three Pac-12 Championships (2017, 2018, and 2019), and made three College Cup Appearances (2017, 2018, and 2019). [2] In 94 appearances, she scored 10 goals while recording 11 assists.

Club career

San Diego Wave FC

San Diego Wave FC drafted Briede with the 27th–overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft. [7] During the 2022 season, she scored her first professional goal on April 17, 2022, against Portland Thorns FC during the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup, [8] and her first NWSL regular season goal on July 3, 2022, against Washington Spirit. [9] [10]

During the 2023 season, she recorded her second NWSL regular season goal on May 14, 2023, in a win over the KC Current. [11] Briede and the Wave were awarded the 2023 NWSL Shield for earning the best regular season record in the league. [12] During her two seasons with the Wave, she made 28 appearances, scored 2 goals, and played with college teammate Naomi Girma, as well as Alex Morgan.

Houston Dash

Briede (left) in 2024 against North Carolina Courage NC Courage vs Houston Dash (Mar 2024) 058.jpg
Briede (left) in 2024 against North Carolina Courage

Houston Dash acquired Briede in a trade with the San Diego Wave FC before the start of the 2024 season. [13]

International career

Briede participated in U15, [14] U18, U19, and U20 camps with the United States Women's National Soccer Team (USWNT) from 2013 to 2017. [2]

Personal life

In 2022, Briede graduated Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology. [15] In 2017, she graduated from Milton High School.

Briede was born on October 3, 1998, to parents Dave and Cathy Briede. Her father, Dave, played collegiate baseball for Indiana University, [3] while her older sister, Taylor, attended Auburn University and Kennesaw State University. Both her younger sisters played collegiate soccer: Chloe, a goalkeeper for Indiana University from 2019–21, [4] and Olivia, a forward for the University of Arizona from 2021–22, [5] and the University of Georgia from 2023–25. [6]

Honors

San Diego Wave

Stanford Cardinal

Individual

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