Nyanya Touray

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Nyanya Touray
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Touray with Florida State in 2025
Personal information
Full name Nyanya Touray [1]
Date of birth (2008-07-25) July 25, 2008 (age 17) [1]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Florida State Seminoles
Number 7
Youth career
2013–2020 ESYDA
2020–2025 Bethesda Soccer Club
Northwood Gladiators
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Florida State Seminoles 16 (2)
International career‡
2024 United States U-16
2025 United States U-16 13 (8)
‡ National team caps and goals as of October 28, 2025

Nyanya Touray (born July 25, 2008) is an American college soccer player who plays as a forward for the Florida State Seminoles. She won the 2025 national championship with the Seminoles. She represented the United States at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

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Early life

Touray grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. [2] She began playing soccer when she was five, joining local club ESYDA for seven years, before moving to Bethesda Soccer Club, where she earned multiple ECNL all-conference honors. [3] She reclassified to join the Florida State Seminoles at age 17 after graduating early from Northwood High School. [4]

College career

Touray played 16 games and scored 2 goals for the Florida State Seminoles as a freshman in 2025. [2] After returning from the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, she played significant minutes in the NCAA tournament with five starts, two assists, and one goal as the Seminoles won their fifth national title, winning 1–0 against Stanford in the final. [5]

International career

Touray began training with the United States youth national team at the under-16 level in 2023. [6] She made her under-17 debut during the 2025 CONCACAF U-17 Women's World Cup qualification. [7] She then helped the US to the title at the 4 Nations Tournament, leading the team with three goals including the 1–0 winner off the bench in the final against Mexico. [8] She stood out for the US at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, leading the team with four goals in three group stage games including a double against China. [9] The US topped their group but lost to the Netherlands on penalties in the round of 16, with Touray making her penalty. [10] Her four goals were the second-most by an American at the tournament, tying Kennedy Fuller's performance in 2024. [10]

Honors and awards

Florida State Seminoles

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 "Nyanya Touray". Florida State Seminoles . Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ "From ESYDA to the U.S. Women's National Team: Nyanya Touray's Soccer Journey". ESYDA. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ Clark, Travis (August 26, 2024). "SIMA Recruiting Roundup: August 26-Sept. 1". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved December 22, 2025.
    Clark, Travis (November 13, 2024). "Class of 2025 National Signing Day Coverage". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Montgomery County's Nyanya Touray Wins 2025 NCAA Women's Soccer National Championship With Florida State". The MoCo Show. December 11, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ "U16 GNT Announced for Florida Camp". United States Soccer Federation. September 25, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2025– via TopDrawerSoccer .
  7. ↑ "U.S. U-17 Women's Youth National Team Opens Final Round of Concacaf Women's U-17 Qualifiers with 3-0 Win over Trinidad & Tobago". United States Soccer Federation. March 31, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 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 October 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ Downey, Sophie (October 28, 2025). "From Touray to Chácon: six standouts from the Under-17 Women's World Cup". The Guardian . Retrieved December 22, 2025.
    "Silver Spring's Nyanya Touray Shines for Team USA at U17 World Cup". The MoCo Show. October 22, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "U.S. U-17 Women's National Team Falls to Netherlands in Penalty Kicks in Round of 16 at 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco". United States Soccer Federation. October 28, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
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