Sally Menti

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Sally Menti
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Menti with the Seattle Reign in 2025
Personal information
Full name Sally Marie Menti
Date of birth (2002-03-10) March 10, 2002 (age 23)
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Reign
Number 18
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Santa Clara Broncos 74 (11)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Seattle Reign 15 (1)
International career
2019–2020 United States U-18 3 (0)
2019–2022 United States U-20 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:43, November 8, 2025 (UTC)

Sally Marie Menti (born March 10, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Santa Clara Broncos, winning the 2020 national championship as a freshman.

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Early life

Menti grew up in Seattle, Washington, and attended the Seattle Academy and Roosevelt High School. [1] [2] She played ECNL club soccer for Crossfire Premier. She initially committed to Gonzaga as a freshman, before changing her commitment to Santa Clara one year later. [2] [3]

College career

Menti appeared in all 12 games for the Santa Clara Broncos as a freshman in 2020, a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and scored 2 goals with a team-high 6 assists. In the NCAA tournament (which was held in the spring), she scored the winner against Clemson in the quarterfinals and put away her penalty in an upset shootout victory over Florida State in the final. She was named the West Coast Conference (WCC) Freshman of the Year, second-team All-WCC, and Best XI Freshman by TopDrawerSoccer . [1] [4]

In her sophomore season in 2021, Menti had 1 goal and 2 assists in 21 games. She helped Santa Clara return to the NCAA tournament semifinals, where she made her penalty in their shootout loss to BYU. [1] She missed the entire following season due to an ACL tear. [5] In her redshirt junior year in 2023, she scored 4 goals and led the team with 9 assists in 21 games, earning first-team All-WCC honors. She scored the winner in the NCAA tournament first round before losing in the second round. [1] She started all 20 games and scored 4 goals with a team-high 7 assists in her redshirt senior year in 2024, earning first-team All-WCC honors, but again the team fell in the NCAA tournament second round. [6] [7]

Club career

Menti joined hometown club Seattle Reign FC as a non-roster trialist in the 2025 preseason. [8] On March 25, 2025, the club announced that they had signed Menti to her first professional contract on a short-term deal through June. [9] She made her professional debut on May 23, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 defeat to the Washington Spirit. [10] On June 6, in her second appearance and first start, she scored her first professional goal from long range against the San Diego Wave, opening a 2–1 victory. [11] Soon later, on June 25, she signed a two-and-a-half-year contract extension through 2027, with the mutual option for another year. [12] She played in 15 regular-season games as a rookie, starting 10, and scored 1 goal as the Reign placed fifth in the league. [13] In the playoffs, she came on as a substitute in the 2–0 loss to the Orlando Pride in the semifinals. [13]

International career

Menti trained with the United States youth national team at the under-16, under-17, under-18, and under-20 levels. [1] However, her time with the under-20 team was disrupted by injury. She came off the bench in the opening game against Nicaragua at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship but broke her wrist at the end of the game and missed the rest of the tournament. [14] She tore her ACL later that year while training for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and was replaced on the roster by her college teammate Annie Karich. [15] She was called into training camp with the United States under-23 team, practicing concurrently with the senior national team, in March 2025. [16]

Emma Hayes called up Menti to the senior national team for the first time in January 2026. [17]

Honors and awards

Santa Clara Broncos

United States U-20

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sally Menti". Santa Clara Broncos . Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Clark, Travis (March 31, 2017). "Top 100 recruit to remain in Pacific NW". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Shealer, Sheldon (May 7, 2018). "Recruiting Roundup: May 7-13". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Santa Clara upsets Florida State to capture NCAA Women's College Cup title". SoccerWire. May 18, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ Ingemi, Marisa (August 22, 2023). "Santa Clara's Sally Menti, back from ACL tear, takes on big role for new-look offense". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2024 Women's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". Santa Clara Broncos . Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ "WCC Announces 2024 Women's Soccer Honors". West Coast Conference. November 11, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Seattle Reign FC Announces 2025 NWSL Preseason Roster". Seattle Reign FC. January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Seattle Reign FC Signs Midfielder Sally Menti to Short-Term Contract". Seattle Reign FC. March 25, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Match Recap: Reign FC Falls 2-1 to Washington". Seattle Reign FC . Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Midfielder Sally Menti Makes the Most of First Reign FC Start". Seattle Reign FC. June 9, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Seattle Reign FC Extends Midfielder Sally Menti to Multi-Year Contract". Seattle Reign FC. June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Sally Menti 2025 Match Logs". FBref.com . Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Midfielder Sally Menti Ruled Out Of Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship". United States Soccer Federation. February 27, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Midfielder Sally Menti Ruled Out Of 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Due To Knee Injury; Midfielder Annie Karich Named To World Cup Roster As Replacement". United States Soccer Federation. August 11, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  16. ↑ "24 Players Called Up for U.S. U-23 Women's National Team Training Camp in Los Angeles". United States Soccer Federation. March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Hayes Names 26-Player USWNT Training Camp Roster For January Matches Against Paraguay And Chile". United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
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