College career
Wesley played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal over five seasons from 2019 to 2023. [2] She played in all 25 games as a freshman, operating mainly as a left back. Her playing time increased as the year went on, and she ended up starting 13 of the Cardinal's final 14 matches of the year. She helped contribute to Stanford's 2019 NCAA tournament victory, playing in all of the squad's NCAA matches. [2] During the college cup final, she converted a must-score penalty shot past North Carolina goalkeeper Claudia Dickey that helped Stanford win the shootout, 5–4. [9] At the end of the year, she was named to the All-Pac-12 Freshman Team alongside teammate Maya Doms. [10]
In her sophomore season, Wesley started all 13 matches in which she played. She operated as a center back, playing every minute of 8 games. The following year, her playing time increased to 19 games (18 starts). She synergized with the Cardinal backline to produce 9 shutouts on the year. Wesley was recognized for her efforts with a spot on the All Pac-12 third team. [2]
As a senior, Wesley was named team captain, a position she would maintain control of until her departure from Stanford. [11] She started all 22 of the Cardinal's matches and accumulated the second-highest minutes of any field player in the squad. [2] Wesley was named to the All-Pac 12 second team after leading the team to a Pac-12 Championship, the second of her college career. [12] [13]
Wesley returned to Stanford for a fifth year in 2023. Once again, she started all of the team's matches and logged the second-highest minutes for a field player. During the Cardinal's opening match, she netted her first collegiate goal, scoring from distance in a 4–0 victory over the San Diego Toreros. [14] Wesley would go on to score three more goals over the course of the season, reaching a career high. She completed her ascendancy with her first All-Pac-12 first team honor and a recognition on the All-Region third team as well. [2] Of a possible 106 career appearances, she played in 104 games, setting a school record. [15] Her 92 starts, including in the final 60 matches of her college career, were 9th highest in Stanford history. [16]
International career
Wesley has represented the United States at multiple youth levels. In the fall of 2016, she was a member of the under-17 team that won the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and consequently qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Wesley herself was named to the tournament's Best XI. [3] She also participated in the ensuing World Cup, in which the team was eliminated in the group stage. [25] The following year, she repeated the cycle with the U-17 squad, playing in the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and scoring her first youth national team goal in the process. However, she suffered an injury in the lead-up to the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and was not able to participate in the tournament. [26]
In 2020, Wesley was a member of the under-20 team that won gold at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. [27] She earned her first U-20 cap in the first game of the competition, a 9–0 drubbing of Cuba. [28] During the tournament, she tallied her first U-20 goal after heading in a cross from eventual Stanford teammate Katie Duong to help the United States win their quarterfinal match over Canada. [29]
While in her second year playing in the NWSL with the San Diego Wave, Wesley received a call-up to the under-23 squad for two friendlies against Germany. [30]
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