Meila Brewer

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Meila Brewer
Personal information
Full name Meila Madison Brewer [1]
Date of birth (2009-03-24) March 24, 2009 (age 16) [1]
Place of birth Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position Center back
Team information
Current team
UCLA Bruins
Number 26
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– UCLA Bruins 9 (0)
International career
2024 United States U-15
2025 United States U-16
2025– United States U-17 9 (1)
‡ National team caps and goals as of October 28, 2025

Meila Madison Brewer (born March 24, 2009) is an American college soccer player who plays as a center back for the UCLA Bruins. She represented the United States at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

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Early life

Brewer was born in Springfield, Missouri, and raised in Roseville, California. [2] She later moved to Overland Park, Kansas, and attended Blue Valley High School, where she ran track. [2] There she played club soccer for the Kansas City Athletics, earning ECNL all-conference honors. [3] She took extra coursework during middle school and high school with the plan to graduate one year early. [4] She began training with the Kansas City Current as a non-roster invitee during the 2024 season. [5] After committing to UCLA in the spring of 2025, she did even more coursework to reclassify by an additional year. [4] In the summer of 2025, she played in the Current's exhibition game against Palmeiras in the Teal Rising Cup. [5] Before reclassifying, she was ranked as the sixth-best recruit of the 2027 class. [6]

College career

Brewer joined the UCLA Bruins as a twice reclassified freshman in 2025, thought to be youngest student-athlete in UCLA history at 16 years old. [4] She made 9 appearances with 8 starts while missing parts of the season on international duty including the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [2]

International career

Brewer helped the United States under-15 team win the 2024 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, scoring a stoppage-time goal to conclude a 3–0 win over Mexico in the final. [7] She was the second-youngest player on the under-17 team that won the 4 Nations Tournament in 2025. [8] She then started all four games and scored one goal at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, helping the under-17s top their group before losing to the Netherlands on penalties in the round of 16. [9]

Personal life

Brewer is the daughter of Austin and Shelly Brewer and has three sisters. [2] Her father played college basketball, while her mother played college softball. [2] Her older sister, Sasha, plays college soccer for Miami. [4]

Honors

United States U-15

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2025™ - Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. p. 23. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Meila Brewer". UCLA Bruins . Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  3. "ECNL Girls Midwest All-Conference". Elite Clubs National League. August 5, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2025 via TopDrawerSoccer .
  4. 1 2 3 4 Bolch, Ben (November 14, 2025). "'Oh my gosh, you're a baby.' Meet Meila Brewer, UCLA's 16-year-old soccer star". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Green, PJ (July 13, 2025). "KC Current dominates Palmeiras in first match of inaugural Teal Rising Cup". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  6. Messiha, Sabrina (August 12, 2025). "Roster reset: UCLA women's soccer shows new lineup after graduations, transfers, new freshmen". Daily Bruin . Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  7. Clark, Travis (August 13, 2024). "U.S. U15 GNT Wins Concacaf Championship". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  8. "U.S. U-17 Women's National Team Defeats Mexico, 1–0, to Win 4 Nations Tournament In Mexico City as Nyanya Touray Scores Game-Winner in 69th Minute". United States Soccer Federation. August 1, 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  9. "Meila Brewer". flashscore.com. Retrieved November 21, 2025.