Yazmeen Ryan

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Yazmeen Ryan
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Ryan with Gotham in 2023
Personal information
Full name Yazmeen Ann Ryan [1]
Date of birth (1999-02-25) February 25, 1999 (age 25)
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Number 18
Youth career
Norman Celtic
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 TCU Horned Frogs 68 (19)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Oklahoma City
2021–2022 Portland Thorns FC 28 (2)
2023– NJ/NY Gotham FC 21 (1)
International career
2019 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 11, 2023

Yazmeen Ann Ryan (born February 25, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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Early life

Ryan grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, and attended Norman North High School. She played for the club team Norman Celtic. As a freshman, she led Norman North to their first-ever girls soccer state championship. [2]

TCU Horned Frogs

Ryan joined TCU as an attacking midfielder in 2017 and captained the team in 2020. She led the team to their first-ever Big 12 conference championship; however, Ryan missed the championship-clinching game due to injury. [3]

Club career

Ryan played for Oklahoma City and was named to the club's all-time Best XI. [4]

Portland Thorns

Ryan was drafted at No. 6 overall by the Portland Thorns in the 2021 NWSL Draft. Ryan was the Thorns' "top target". After they attempted to trade into the #4 draft position, the Thorns eventually traded two later picks plus an international slot to move up to select Ryan. [5] Ryan appeared in the starting lineup for the Portland Thorns in the 2022 NWSL Championship Final on October 29, 2022. [6]

NJ/NY Gotham FC

On January 5, 2023, Ryan was traded to NJ/NY Gotham FC as part of a three-team trade.

Honors

Portland Thorns FC

NJ/NY Gotham FC

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References

  1. ↑ "2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup – National team roster: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 26, 2024. p. 33. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Norman North soccer: Yazmeen Ryan selected 6th overall in NWSL draft". The Norman Transcript. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ "TCU soccer makes history: A look into their record season". TCU360. November 16, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Oklahoma City FC History". Oklahomacityfc.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Meet The Draftees: Yazmeen Ryan". Stumptown Footy. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Yazmeen Ryan 2022 Match Logs". FBRef. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  7. ↑ Azzi, Alex (October 30, 2022). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ "NWSL Championship highlights: Gotham FC crowned champions as Rapinoe, Krieger end careers". USA Today. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2022.


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