Miri O'Donnell

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Miri O'Donnell
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-08-01) August 1, 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Japan
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 78
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 San Francisco Glens 4 (4)
2024– Sporting CP 15 (3)
International career‡
2023 United States U-17
2023– United States U-19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 1, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of June 3, 2024

Miri O'Donnell (born August 1, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Sporting CP.

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Early life

O'Donnell was born in Japan while her father was stationed there with the United States Navy. [1] She took after her older siblings and began playing soccer when she was four. [1] Her family moved often and later settled in San Ramon, California, where she attended Dougherty Valley High School. [1] [2] In the Bay Area, she played for youth clubs including Mustang FC, FC Bay Area Surf, and MVLA Soccer Club. [2] [3] She also played for USL W League club San Francisco Glens. [4] She sustained her first anterior cruciate ligament injury when she was 15. [5] She committed to play college soccer for Wake Forest during her senior year. [6]

Club career

Portuguese club Sporting CP announced on August 14, 2024, that they had signed O'Donnell to her first professional contract on a three-year deal. [7] She made her professional debut as a late substitute in a 1–0 win over Damaiense on October 13. [8] On November 16, she scored her first professional goal to conclude a 8–0 rout against Albergaria. [8] Her debut season saw her return 3 goals from 20 appearances in all competitions as Sporting was the league runner-up to Benfica. [9] However, the season ended sourly when the 18-year-old suffered her second ACL tear in the league finale against Marítimo on May 11, 2025. [9]

International career

O'Donnell was called up to the United States under-17 team in 2023. [10] She was later an alternate to the under-19 squad that won bronze at the 2023 Pan American Games. [2]

Personal life

O'Donnell is partly of Japanese descent. [7]

Honors

Sporting CP

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Miri O'Donnell é Leoa até 2027" (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. August 14, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "U19 WNT Roster Named for Pan-American Games". United States Soccer Federation. October 9, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ "U.S. U-16 Girls National Team holding virtual training camp in April". SoccerWire. April 1, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
    "MVLA Soccer Club celebrates college-bound seniors". Los Altos Town Crier . July 2, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Three W League players called up by the United States, fourth named as an alternate". USL W League. October 19, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ O'Donnell, Miri [@miri.odo]; (July 1, 2022). "299 days later..." Retrieved October 7, 2025– via Instagram.
  6. ↑ Clark, Travis (December 11, 2023). "SIMA Recruiting Roundup: Dec. 11–17". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Futebol Feminino: Miri O'Donnell reforça o Sporting até 2027". CNN Portugal. August 14, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Miri O'Donnel". flashscore.com. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Araújo, Andreia (June 12, 2025). "Baixa de peso no Sporting: Miri O'Donnell operada a rotura parcial do LCA". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  10. ↑ "U17 WNT Roster Announced for England Trip". United States Soccer Federation. February 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2025– via TopDrawerSoccer .
  11. ↑ "Sporting CP conquista Supertaça" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. August 23, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
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