Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alyssa Michelle Malonson[1] | ||
Date of birth | April 9, 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Spring, Texas | ||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bay FC | ||
Number | 20 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Auburn Tigers | 97 | (4) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | OL Reign | 4 | (0) |
2022 | → FC Nordsjælland (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2024– | Bay FC | 13 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019 | United States U23 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 6, 2024 |
Alyssa Michelle Malonson (born April 9, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Malonson played youth soccer as a winger for Challenge Soccer Club in Texas.[2]
Malonson played for Auburn Tigers from 2017 to 2021, finishing her collegiate career as the program's record holder for games played, games started and consecutive games started.[3] In her fifth and final collegiate season, Malonson was named the SEC Defender of the Year and a second-team All-American.[4][5]
Malonson was drafted by North Carolina Courage in the 2021 NWSL Draft but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, opted to play a fifth collegiate season instead.[6] OL Reign acquired her rights and subsequently signed her in January 2022.[7]
In July 2022, having not seen action on the pitch, Malonson was loaned to Danish club FC Nordsjælland for the rest of the year.[8]
Following a successful loan in Denmark, Malonson returned to OL Reign and made her NWSL debut in the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup.[9]
On December 15, 2023, Malsonson was selected as the first pick in the 2024 NWSL expansion draft by expansion club Bay FC.[10]
Malonson is a former United States youth international.[2][11]
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