Carissa Boeckmann

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Carissa Boeckmann
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Boeckmann with Florida State in 2024
Personal information
Full name Carissa Marie Boeckmann [1]
Date of birth (2003-05-23) May 23, 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 56
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Texas A&M Aggies 61 (6)
2024 Florida State Seminoles 21 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Tampa Bay United 17 (12)
2025 Portland Thorns 0 (0)
2025– Benfica 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 21, 2025

Carissa Marie Boeckmann (born May 23, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Benfica. She played college soccer for the Texas A&M Aggies and the Florida State Seminoles and began her professional career with the Portland Thorns in 2025.

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Early life

Boeckmann was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. [2] She has a twin brother and older sister and began playing soccer when she was about four. [3] She attended Incarnate Word High School in San Antonio, before transferring to Antonian College Preparatory High School in Castle Hills, where she earned TAPPS first-team all-state honors twice. [4] She club soccer for Classics Elite Soccer Academy and was named ECNL all-conference four times. [4] [5] She committed to Texas A&M before her junior year. [6]

College career

Boeckmann played in all 18 games, starting 4, and scored 2 goals for Texas A&M Aggies as a freshman in 2021. [7] She played in all 21 games, starting 15, and scored 2 goals as a sophomore in 2022. [7] In her junior year in 2023, she played in all 22 games, making 11 starts, and scored 2 goals. [7] In 2023, the Aggies made the SEC tournament semifinals and the NCAA tournament second round. [8] She also played for Tampa Bay United in the USL W League during the summer in 2023, leading the team with 10 goals in 11 games and being named the Southeast Division Player of the Year. [9] She then transferred to the defending national champion Florida State Seminoles. [10] She started all 21 games and scored 1 goal for the Seminoles in 2024. [4] She helped the team win their fifth consecutive ACC tournament and earn a one seed in the NCAA tournament, but was one of two Florida State players whose penalty attempts were saved in their shootout loss in the second round. [11]

Club career

The NWSL's Portland Thorns announced on February 16, 2025, that they had signed Boeckmann to her first professional contract on a one-year deal. [12] She was a depth piece behind midfielders such as Sam Coffey and Jessie Fleming. [13] On May 24, she made her professional debut with a start against Club América in the 3–0 win for third place at the 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup, assisting the opening goal by Pietra Tordin. [14]

On September 6, 2025, Campeonato Nacional Feminino champions Benfica announced that they had acquired Boeckmann from the Thorns and signed her to a two-year contract. [15] She made her debut later that month in an 8–0 league win over Damaiense. [16] On October 7, in the following game, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 loss to Juventus. [16] She scored her first professional goal in her first start for the club in a 5–1 win over Marítimo in the Taça da Liga Feminina on October 19. On November 19, she made her first Champions League start in a 2–0 defeat to Paris FC. [16]

Honors and awards

Florida State Seminoles

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Thomas, Terence (January 1, 2020). "H.S. soccer: 2020 E-N Area scouting report". MySanAntonio.com . Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Carissa Boeckmann - Portland Thorns". Portland Thorns FC . Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ "'Everyone's goal is to win'". Benfica. December 4, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Carissa Boeckmann". Florida State Seminoles . Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ "ECNL All Conference Texas". Elite Clubs National League. August 31, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via TopDrawerSoccer .
  6. ↑ "Recruiting Roundup: July 29–Aug. 4". TopDrawerSoccer . July 29, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 "Carissa Boeckmann". Texas A&M Aggies . Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ Dick, Thomas (November 3, 2023). "Aggies Fall in Heart Breaker in SEC Semifinal". Texas A&M Aggies . Retrieved December 29, 2025.
    Dick, Thomas (November 3, 2023). "Nail-biter at No. 1 Florida State Ends Aggies' Campaign". Texas A&M Aggies . Retrieved December 29, 2025.<
  9. ↑ "Boeckmann Named a W League Divisional Player of the Year". Texas A&M Aggies. July 26, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  10. ↑ Rooney, Liam (August 13, 2024). "FSU soccer kickoff season against USF 1 win away from tying program undefeated record". Tallahassee Democrat . Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Florida State Wins 2024 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
    Rorabaugh, Dan (November 22, 2024). "4 takeaways from FSU soccer's stunning shootout loss to Vanderbilt in NCAA tournament". Tallahassee Democrat . Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  12. ↑ Portland Thorns FC [@ThornsFC] (February 16, 2025). "📰" (Tweet). Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Twitter.
  13. ↑ Davis, Evan (February 18, 2025). "Why the elimination of the NWSL Draft is already a success for players". The Equalizer. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  14. ↑ Sepich, Scott (May 24, 2025). "Portland Thorns end Mexico trip with third-place finish in CONCACAF W Champions Cup". The Oregonian . Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Carissa Boeckmann reforça Inspiradoras" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. September 6, 2025. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  16. 1 2 3 Carissa Boeckmann at Flashscore OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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