Korbin Albert
Personal information
Full name Korbin Rose Albert[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-13) October 13, 2003 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth Grayslake, Illinois, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 24
Youth career
2014–2021 Eclipse Select Soccer Club
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 44 (28)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Chicago Red Stars Reserves (3)
2022 Cleveland Ambassadors (3)
2023– Paris Saint-Germain 19 (0)
International career‡
2017–2019 United States U15
2019 United States U17
2022 United States U20 6 (1)
2023– United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 20, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 5, 2023

Korbin Rose Albert (born October 13, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the United States national team.[3]

Early life

Albert was born in Grayslake, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, and rose to prominence amongst the USYNT player pool while playing for Eclipse Select Soccer Club.[4] During this time period, Albert represented the US's youth national set-up at various age groupings and was also named the player of the season for Eclipse's league in her area twice (2018–19 and 2020–21).[5][6]

College career

Albert reclassified and joined the University of Notre Dame a year early in 2021.[7] During two seasons with the university, Albert received a number of individual honors for her performance. For the 2021 season, she was named as part of the nationwide freshmen Best XI while also being named third-team All-ACC.[8]

In her second and final season in 2022, Albert was a first-team All-American and All-ACC selection.[9][10] Albert was also named the ACC's Midfielder of the Year and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy given to the best collegiate player in the country.[11][12] Albert scored three times in four knockout stage matches of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, but her team were eliminated by conference rivals North Carolina at the quarterfinal stage.

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain, 2023–Present

On January 31, 2023, Albert officially gave up her final two years of eligibility with Notre Dame to sign for Paris Saint-Germain on an initial two-and-a-half year contract.[13]

International career

Albert has been an American youth international at various different levels. In June 2022, Albert was part of the squad that represented the United States at the Sud Ladies Cup where the team were crowned champions.[14] On July 25, 2022, Albert was named in the US' squad for the U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica.[15] She started two matches at the tournament though the United States was eliminated in the group phase.[16] In total, she made six appearances for the U-20 team.[17]

In November 2023, Albert received her first call-up to the senior national team,[18] and made her international debut against China in a friendly on December 5, 2023.

Career statistics

International

As of match played December 5, 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honors

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 – Squad List: USA" (PDF). FIFA. August 18, 2022. p. 16. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Korbin ALBERT". FootballDatabase. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "USA – K. Albert – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Korbin Albert". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "ECNL announces 20/21 Players of the Year | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "ECNL Players of the Year for 2018/2019 | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Irish Add Korbin Albert to Incoming Class". Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Official Athletics Website. June 11, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "2021 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. November 4, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Coaches, United Soccer. "2022 NCAA Division I Women's All-Americans Announced | United Soccer Coaches". Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "2022 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. November 2, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  11. ^ "MAC Hermann Trophy". MAC Hermann Trophy. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  12. ^ "19-year-old Notre Dame standout signs multi-year contract with PSG women". The18. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "Korbin Albert signs for Paris Saint-Germain". EN.PSG.FR. January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  14. ^ "U.S. Under-20 Women's Youth National Team Draws Netherlands, 2–2, Then Wins Penalty Shootout To Take Title At 2022 Sud Ladies Cup In France". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  15. ^ "Albert Makes USWNT U-20 World Cup Roster". Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Official Athletics Website. July 25, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  16. ^ "USA – K. Albert – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  17. ^ "USWNT roster: Who is Korbin Albert? Meet the uncapped player". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  18. ^ "Who is Korbin Albert? Meet the player everyone Googled after USWNT roster release". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  19. ^ "2022 women's soccer MAC Hermann Trophy finalists announced | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
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