M.A. Vignola

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M.A. Vignola
M.A. Vignola 2023-01 (cropped).jpg
Vignola with Angel City in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mary Alice Vignola [1]
Date of birth (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Angel City FC
Number 16
Youth career
Ohio Elite
2013–2016 St. Ursula Academy
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Tennessee Volunteers [3] 40 (12)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 Þróttur 12 (6)
2021 Valur 18 (2)
2022– Angel City FC 37 (4)
International career‡
United States U17 1 (0)
2023– United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 1, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 21, 2023

Mary Alice Vignola (born February 11, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team.

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Early life

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Vignola was adopted at birth. She is a biracial African American, and her adoptive parents are white. She has an older brother who is also adopted. [4]

Vignola began playing soccer recreationally when she was five years old. [5] She played youth soccer for Ohio Elite, competing in the Elite Clubs National League as a forward. [6] She also played high school soccer for St. Ursula Academy in Cincinnati, scoring 35 goals and being credited with 26 assists in her high school career. [3] [5]

College career

Vignola played in NCAA Division I for the Tennessee Volunteers women's soccer team. [3] During her sophomore season, she switched positions from forward to outside back. [6] [3] In 2019, the Southeastern Conference named her to the All-SEC first team. [3]

Club career

Vignola declined to register for the 2019 NWSL College Draft and sought playing opportunities overseas. [6]

Þróttur, 2020

In 2020, Vignola signed with Icelandic club Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur, competing in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, where she scored six goals in 12 appearances. [2] She scored her first professional goal on June 23, 2020, a long-range equalizing goal during second-half stoppage time in a 2–2 draw against Fylkir. [7]

Valur, 2021

In 2021, Vignola transferred to Icelandic competitors Valur. She tore her right acetabular labrum in her first match with the club but continued playing through the injury, scoring two goals in 18 appearances and winning the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. [6] [8]

After winning the league, Vignola competed in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League with Valur. [9]

Angel City FC, 2022–

NWSL expansion club Angel City FC recruited Vignola and signed her on December 5, 2021, making her the team's second-ever player signing after Christen Press. The team was required to negotiate a trade of $30,000 in NWSL allocation money and protection in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft with the Washington Spirit, which had acquired the rights to sign Vignola through the league's discovery process. [10] [11] The club provided rehabilitation services for her hip injury, and she debuted late in her rookie season on September 5, 2022, as an 80th-minute substitute for Madison Hammond in the 2022 Copa Angelina against the Mexico women's national football team. [2] [8]

External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Vignola's goal against San Diego Wave on June, 2023 retrieved March 23, 2024

Vignola made her first start for Angel City on April 15, 2023, against Racing Louisville FC. [6] On June 10, 2023, she scored her first goal for Angel City in a 1–2 loss against Washington Spirit. [12] A week later, she scored the match-winning goal against rivals San Diego Wave FC. [13] Vignola was named to the NWSL 2023 Best XI Second team at the conclusion of the 2023 season, contributing 3 goals and 1 assist in Angel City's first run to the playoffs. [14]

International career

External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg USWNT First Cap: M.A. Vignola retrieved on March 23, 2024

Vignola earned her first United States youth camp call-up when she was 14 years old. [6] She played for the United States women's national under-17 soccer team in a match against Germany. [3]

Vignola earned a senior national team call-up in September 2023. [15] She made her international debut in her hometown of Cincinnati, OH on September 21, 2023, during a match against South Africa. [16]

    Career statistics

    Club

    As of November 1, 2024
    Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
    ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] Playoffs [lower-alpha 2] Continental [lower-alpha 3] Total
    DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Þróttur 2020 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 126———126
    Valur 2021 182——10192
    Angel City FC 2022 NWSL 2000——20
    2023 1833010—223
    2024 17130——201
    Total3746010—444
    Career total67126010107512

    International

    As of match played September 21, 2023
    National TeamYearAppsGoals
    United States 2023 10
    Total10

    Honors

    Valur

    Individual

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