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
Kansas City Current
Number 4
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025 UCLA Bruins 9 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2026– Kansas City Current 0 (0)
International career
2024 United States U-15
2025 United States U-16
2025– United States U-17 9 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of October 28, 2025

Meila Madison Brewer (born March 24, 2009) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played one season of college soccer 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, CaliforniaStarted as a track star in running USATF and AAU holding her first national record at u8 in 60m dash and 3 other national championships in the 100m until 11-12 age groups. [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] After committing to UCLA in the spring of 2025, she did even more coursework to reclassify by an additional year. [4] Before reclassifying, she was ranked as the top recruit of the 2027 class in multiple ranking forums. [5]

UCLA Bruins

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] She returned for the Big Ten tournament, falling in the semifinals, and the NCAA tournament, losing in the second round on penalties. [6]

Club career

Brewer began training with the Kansas City Current as a non-roster invitee during the 2024 season. [7] In July 2025, she played in the Current's exhibition game against Palmeiras in the Teal Rising Cup. [7] On December 22, 2025, after her one season at UCLA, the Current announced that they had signed Brewer to her first professional contract on a three-year deal through 2028. [6]

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. [8] She was the second-youngest player on the under-17 team that won the 4 Nations Tournament in 2025. [9] 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. She has 6 international goals in her USYNT appearances. [10]

Personal life

Brewer is the daughter of Austin and Shelly Brewer and has three sisters. [2] Her father played college basketball, and her mother played college softball. [2] Her older sister, Sasha, plays college soccer for Grand Canyon University. Younger sister Kaiya Brewer is the youngest player for KC Current II. Youngest sister Tayla plays ECNL for the Utah Royals [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. 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.
  6. 1 2 "U.S. Youth National Team Defender Meila Brewer Inks Three-Year Contract With Kansas City Current". Kansas City Current. December 22, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  7. 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.
  8. Clark, Travis (August 13, 2024). "U.S. U15 GNT Wins Concacaf Championship". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  9. "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.
  10. "Meila Brewer". flashscore.com. Retrieved November 21, 2025.