Izzy Engle

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Izzy Engle
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Engle with Notre Dame in 2025
Personal information
Full name Isabela Cristina Lohmann Engle [1]
Date of birth (2006-07-20) July 20, 2006 (age 19) [1]
Place of birth Edina, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Striker, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Number 3
Youth career
Minnesota Thunder
2020–2023 Edina Hornets
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Notre Dame Fighting Irish 37 (36)
International career‡
2024–2025 United States U-19 3 (2)
2025– United States U-20 3 (4)
‡ National team caps and goals as of June 4, 2025

Isabela Cristina Lohmann Engle (born July 20, 2006) is an American college soccer player who plays as a striker or attacking midfielder for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. She was named the TopDrawerSoccer National Freshman of the Year in 2024 and the ACC Offensive Player of the Year in 2025.

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Early life

Engle grew up in Edina, Minnesota. She played high school soccer at Edina High School, scoring 96 goals and tallying 56 assists in 41 games. [2] [3] She was named all-state after helping the team to the MSHSL Class 3A semifinals as a sophomore and finishing as state runner-up as a junior. [2] [4] She then led Edina to the Class 3A state championship with a 22–0 record as a senior in 2023. She scored 41 goals on the season, including three in the state semis and two in the final, and was named the Minnesota Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year, Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year, and United Soccer Coaches high school All-American. [3] [4] She also ran track in high school and won the 4 × 400 meter relay state title as a freshman. [5] She played club soccer for Minnesota Thunder Academy, earning multiple ECNL all-conference honors. [2] She committed to the University of Notre Dame during her junior year. [6] She was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the No. 59 prospect of the 2024 class. [2]

College career

Engle opened her scoring account for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish with a hat trick in her second game as a freshman in 2024. [7] She went on to record six games with two or more goals as a freshman including against No. 1–ranked Duke. [8] In the NCAA tournament, she led the Irish with three goals to reach the quarterfinals. [2] She finished the season with 19 goals in 22 games, joint-second-most in the nation and the most by any freshman since 2014. She was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Freshman of the Year, first-team All-ACC, second-team All-American, and the TopDrawerSoccer National Freshman of the Year. [8] [9]

Engle scored 17 goals in her first 15 games as a sophomore in 2025, including a conference-best 11 goals in ACC play, and was named first-team All-ACC and the ACC Offensive Player of the Year. [10]

International career

Engle was called into camp with the United States under-17 team in 2023. [6] She was included as an alternate to the under-19 team at the 2023 Pan American Games, where they won bronze playing against other countries' senior teams. [11] She scored four goals on her under-20 debut against Guyana at the 2025 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. [12] She captained the under-20s in their loss to Canada in the semifinals. [13]

Personal life

Engle is the daughter of Patricia and Ryan Engle and has three brothers. [4] She is of Brazilian descent on her mother's side. [14]

Honors and awards

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "National team roster – 2025 Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 8. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Izzy Engle". Notre Dame Fighting Irish . Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Gatorade 2023–2024: Player of the Year: Girls Soccer – Minnesota". Gatorade . Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 La Vaque, David (October 30, 2023). "The Metro Player of the Year in girls soccer: Edina's Izzy Engle" . Minnesota Star Tribune . Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  5. ↑ Millea, John (September 13, 2021). "John's Journal: Speed Thrills For Edina Girls Soccer". Minnesota State High School League . Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Furtado, Noah (July 21, 2023). "Edina's Maddie Dahlien puts Minnesota soccer back on USWNT radar". Star Tribune . Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  7. ↑ Clark, Geoffrey (August 18, 2024). "Notre Dame freshman Izzy Engle scores hat trick in victory vs. Samford". USA Today . Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "2024 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  9. ↑ "2024 Women's DI Postseason Awards". TopDrawerSoccer . December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ "2025 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". Atlantic Coast Conference . Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  11. ↑ "U19 WNT Roster Named for Pan-American Games". United States Soccer Federation. October 9, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2024– via TopDrawerSoccer .
  12. ↑ "U.S. Under-20 WNT Opens 2025 Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship with Dominating 8-0 Win over Guyana as Izzy Engle Scores Four Times". United States Soccer Federation. May 30, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  13. ↑ "U.S. Under-20 WNT Falls to Canada 1-0 in Semifinal of 2025 Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship". United States Soccer Federation. June 6, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  14. ↑ "LIVE with Izzy Engle! Presented by Pentz Homes & Modist Brewing". Equal Time Soccer. July 28, 2024. 55:30. Retrieved May 30, 2025– via YouTube.
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