Brianna Visalli

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Brianna Visalli
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Visalli with West Ham United in 2018
Personal information
Full name Brianna Elizabeth Visalli [1]
Date of birth (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth San Jose, California, United States
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Stanford (assistant coach)
Youth career
CV Chilipeppers
De Anza Force
Valley Christian High School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Pepperdine Waves [3] 83 (26)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Chicago Red Stars Reserves 4 (6)
2018–2019 West Ham United 20 (1)
2019–2020 Birmingham City 9 (0)
2020–2022 Houston Dash 35 (3)
2023 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 (0)
2023 AGF 11 (3)
International career
2018 United States U23 [4] 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 16, 2023

Brianna Elizabeth Visalli (born April 17, 1995) is an American former professional soccer player who is currently an assistant coach for the Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team. A midfielder in her playing career, she played college soccer for the Pepperdine Waves. She played professionally for English clubs West Ham United, Birmingham City, and Brighton & Hove Albion and for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She represented the United States at under-23 level. She also holds British citizenship.

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Early life

Visalli was born in San Jose, California. She has five siblings. Her mother is a dual US/UK citizen. [5] She played six years of her youth career for the CV Chilipeppers and one year for the De Anza Force. She was also a four-year varsity player for Valley Christian High School. [3]

College career

Visalli was a four-year starter for the Pepperdine Waves, starting all but two games, setting a record for number of games played (83) and started (81) by an outfield player. She finished her Waves career second in game-winning goals (14) and seventh in total goals (25). In her senior year she was a semi-finalist for the Mac Hermann Trophy and was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year. [3] [6]

Club career

Chicago Red Stars

After a college career at Pepperdine University, Visalli was drafted 19th in the 2018 NWSL College Draft by the Chicago Red Stars where she subsequently played for their reserve squad during their 2018 season. [7]

West Ham United

Visalli signed for Women Super League club West Ham United in June 2018. [8] [9] [10] She immediately became an integral part of the squad, appearing in 20 league matches and helping West Ham reach the 2018–19 FA Women's Cup final. She made a 62nd minute substitute appearance in the Final at Wembley Stadium as Manchester City won 3–0. [11] [2] [12] In June 2019, it was announced that Visalli would leave West Ham upon the expiration of her contract. [13]

Birmingham City

In July 2019, Visalli joined Birmingham City. [14] [15] Visalli played in eight games for the Blues in 2019, captaining the side in their away fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion. She was ruled out of action until 2020 on December 5, 2019, after undergoing minor surgery for a medical condition. [16] In total, Visalli made 13 appearances for Birmingham in all competitions before leaving as a free agent at the end of the season.

Houston Dash

In May 2020, Visalli signed a two-year contract with NWSL club Houston Dash ahead of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup. [17]

Visalli made her club debut during the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup, going on to win the tournament with the Dash. She would then make three appearances in the 2020 NWSL Fall Series. Visalli made twenty appearances in all competitions in 2021 and nineteen appearances in 2022. Out of contract at the end of 2022, Houston announced she would not return in 2023. [18]

Brighton & Hove Albion

In 2023, she signed for Brighton & Hove Albion until the summer of 2024. [19]

International career

Visalli has previously represented the United States at the U-23 level on three occasions. As a dual citizen, through her English-born mother, Visalli is eligible to represent both the US and England at the senior level. [16]

Coaching career

Visalli was hired as an assistant coach to Paul Ratcliffe for the Stanford Cardinal women's soccer ahead of the 2024 season. [20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played May 27, 2023. [21] [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] Other [c] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chicago Red Stars Reserves 2018 [23] WPSL 46———46
West Ham United 2018–19 WSL 2013152—284
Birmingham City 2019–20 WSL902020—130
Houston Dash 2020 NWSL 30—50—80
2021 NWSL162—4010212
2022 NWSL161—20—181
Total353—11010473
Brighton & Hove Albion 2022–23 WSL1004310—153
Career total7810941921010716

Honors

Houston Dash

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