Olivia Athens

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Olivia Athens
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Athens with the Seattle Reign in 2024
Personal information
Full name Olivia Marie Athens [1]
Date of birth (1998-08-01) August 1, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Stanford, California, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Reign FC
Number 12
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 UCLA Bruins 85 (12)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 LA Galaxy OC
2022– Seattle Reign FC 30 (1)
International career
2016 United States U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 29, 2024

Olivia Marie Athens (born August 1, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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Early life

Born in Stanford, California and raised in nearby Atherton, Athens attended Sacred Heart Prep where she played soccer for two seasons. [1] [2] During her time with the varsity team, she scored 33 goals and provided 30 assists. [1] She earned first-team all-league honors the first year and was named the league's Forward of the Year the second. [1] [3] She played club soccer for PSV Union FC 98G and won the 2014 Surf Cup. [4] [1]

College career

UCLA Bruins, 2017–2021

Athens attended UCLA where she played for the UCLA Bruins from 2017 to 2021. [1] During her freshman season in 2017, Athens was a started in 12 of the 23 games she played, including six 2017 NCAA College Cup games. [1] Her first goal was a game-winner against Princeton in the NCAA College Cup quarterfinals. [1] She was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week in late November. [5] The Bruins advanced to the final of the College Cup where they were defeated 3–2 by the Stanford Cardinal. [6]

During the 2018 season, Athens ranked third on the Bruins in scoring with four goals, including two game-winners and 16 points. [1] Her eight assists ranked second on the team. [1] She was a starting midfielder in 20 starts of the 22 games she played, including all four 2018 NCAA College Cup games where the team advanced to the quarterfinals and were defeated in a penalty kick shootout by the North Carolina Tar Heels. [1] [7] Athens earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic honors. [1] In 2019, Athens's season was cut short by a fractured leg injury. [8] Returning in 2020, Athens was a starting midfield in 16 of the 17 games she played, scored four goals and provided eight assists for a total of 16 points. [1] She was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and earned CoSIDA Academic All-District first-team honors. [1] In her final season with the Bruins, Athens was a starter in all 19 games she played. Her four goals and ten points ranked third on the team. Both of the assists she provided were on game-winning goals. [1]

Athens finished her collegiate career with 12 goals and 15 assists in the 85 games she played. [9]

Club career

Seattle Reign FC, 2022–

Seattle Reign FC signed Athens in January 2022 ahead of the 2022 season. [10] She made her professional debut for the club in a match against Angel City FC on March 26, 2022. [11] On July 10, 2022, she scored her first professional goal against Portland Thorns FC in her first professional start. [12] Athens finished her rookie season with eight appearances and one goal. [13] The Reign finished in first place and won the NWSL Shield and advanced to the NWSL Playoffs. [14]

Honors

Seattle Reign FC

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  10. ↑ Voght, Steve (January 21, 2022). "OL Reign sign midfielder Olivia Athens". Sounder At Heart.
  11. ↑ "Match Recap: OL Reign Soar Past Angel City with Three Goals". OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
  12. ↑ Staff, The Equalizer (10 July 2022). "NWSL Results: Dramatic draws for Reign-Thorns and Red Stars-Courage; Kansas City fends off late challenge from Washington – Equalizer Soccer".
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