Tyler Lussi

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Tyler Lussi
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Lussi with the North Carolina Courage in 2023
Personal information
Full name Tyler Tompkins Lussi [1]
Date of birth (1995-01-26) January 26, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Gibson Island, Maryland, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 North Carolina Courage
Number 14
Youth career
Bethesda Soccer Club
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Princeton Tigers 68 (53)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Portland Thorns 42 (5)
2022 Angel City 20 (0)
2023– North Carolina Courage 20 (6)
International career‡
2017 United States U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 13, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 9, 2021

Tyler Tompkins Lussi (born January 26, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). In college she played for the Princeton Tigers.

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College career

Lussi played for Princeton Tigers from 2013 to 2016, while majoring in history. In her first season she won the Ivy League Rookie of the Week award three times, becoming the first player to do so in one season, and won Ivy Player of the Week in her first week. She scored 10 goals in 17 games, making her the highest-scoring freshman in 31 years.

In her second season she scored 18 goals in 16 games, and twice won the Ivy League Player of the Week award At the end of the season was selected for the first-team All-Ivy League, first-team All-ECAC, second-team NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region and was picked as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year.

In her third season she scored 15 goals in 19 games, winning Ivy League Player of the Week four times. She was picked a second consecutive time as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year, and was selected again for the first-team All-Ivy League and for the NSCAA second-team All-America.

In her fourth and final season, she scored 10 goals in 16 games and twice won the Ivy League Player of the Week. At the end of the season she was selected a third consecutive time for the first-team All-Ivy League and also for the NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region first team. [2] During her four-year collegiate career, Lussi established new records with her 53 career goals and 122 career points. [3]

Club career

Portland Thorns FC

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Lussi playing for Portland Thorns FC in 2017

Lussi was drafted in the third round of the 2017 NWSL College Draft with the 21st overall pick by the Portland Thorns FC. On July 1, 2017, after a two-week trial, was signed by the club. [4] She made her professional debut a week later, being substituted on in a 1–1 draw against Houston Dash. [5] On August 5, 2017, she scored her first professional goal in a 2–1 victory over Houston Dash. [6]

Angel City FC

On December 8, 2021, Lussi was traded to Angel City FC along with forward Simone Charley. [7]

North Carolina Courage

In January 2023, Lussi was traded to North Carolina Courage in exchange for defender Merritt Mathias. [8] She signed a contract extension through 2024 with an option for 2025. [9] She was second on the team in goals (6) in the 2023 season. [10]

Before the 2024 season, Lussi extended her contract with the Courage through 2025 with an option for 2026. [10] She scored in three consecutive games against the Thorns, Angel City, and Seattle Reign in April 2024. [11]

International career

In February 2017, Lussi was called up to the United States under-23 squad for the 2017 La Manga Tournament in Spain. [12] In the tournament she came on as a substitute in the matches against Japan [13] and against England, [14] and started the match against Norway assisting Morgan Andrews for the only goal of the match. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played October 22, 2023 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubLeagueSeasonLeaguePlayoffsCup [lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Thorns FC NWSL
2017 5100—51
2018 15100—151
2019 12200—122
2020 —100100
2021 1010041142
Total42500142566
Angel City FC NWSL 2022 2000061261
North Carolina Courage 2023 2061080296
Career total82111028211113

Honors


Portland Thorns


North Carolina Courage

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  2. ↑ "Tyler Lussi". Princeton Tigers . Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ Duke, JJ (January 26, 2017). "Tyler Lussi: From the Ivy League to the Pacific Northwest". Women's Soccer Zone.
  4. ↑ Goldberg, Jamie (July 1, 2017). "Portland Thorns sign forward Tyler Lussi". The Oregonian .
  5. ↑ "NWSL MATCH RECAP – Houston Dash 1, Portland Thorns FC 1". Portland Thorns FC. July 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ Murray, Caitlin (August 6, 2017). "Tyler Lussi's goal helps Portland Thorns top Houston Dash in front of big crowd at Providence Park". The Oregonian .
  7. ↑ "ACFC ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO CHARLEY, LUSSI, HARAČIĆ, ROCCARO". Angel City FC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Angel City Trades Forward Tyler Lussi for Defender Merritt Mathias". Angel City.
  9. ↑ "Courage and Tyler Lussi agree to multi-year extension". NC Courage. March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Stay Flexing: Courage and Tyler Lussi agree to contract extension". North Carolina Courage. February 8, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
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