| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zoey Glenn Goralski[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 22, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Naperville, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | UCLA Bruins | 88 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Chicago Red Stars | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | United States U17 | ||
| 2013 | United States U20 | ||
| 2017 | United States U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 9, 2020 | |||
Zoey Glenn Goralski (born January 22, 1995) is an American former soccer player. She played for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League. She was previously a part of the U-15 and U-17 player pool for the women's national team and played for the U-20 women's national team and the U-23 women's national soccer team.
Goralski was born in Naperville, Illinois to Ed and Teri Goralski along with two sisters, Jamie and Naomi.[1] She began her soccer career with Team Chicago Academy Botafogo and went on to play for Neuqua Valley High School from 2009 to 2013.[2]
While attending Neuqua Valley, Goralski was awarded NSCAA All-American in 2011 and 2012.[1][3][4] She scored 45 goals, ranking her fourth on Neuqua's career scoring list.[2] Goralski was placed in the United States U-15 women's national soccer team player pool in 2010.[4][1] She was named Gatorade State Player of the Year finalist and Illinois High School Coaches Association Player of the Year in 2012.[5][4][1] During this same year, Goralski was placed on the ODP Thanksgiving Interregional Best XI team.[1][4][6] She joined the United States U-17 women's National Soccer Team from 2011 to 2012.[7] Goralski was asked to play with the United States U-20 women's National Soccer Team as a starting striker in the 12 Nations tournament in La Manga, Spain where she tore her ACL playing against Germany on March 9, 2013.[3][2]
Goralski attended the University of California, Los Angeles in 2013 to major in Physiological Sciences.[1][8] She joined the UCLA Bruins as a Redshirted player due to her torn ACL and began playing in 2014 where she played on the All-Freshman team, scoring two goals with three assists in the 22 games played.[1][8] In 2015, Goralski played 1414 minutes and was a starter in 18 of the 19 games for the season, followed by starting 21 of the 22 games in 2016.[1] As a senior, Goralski was the team co-captain and was recognized on the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll 11 times as well as Pac-12 All-American three times.[1][8] She was selected for the Senior CLASS Award for her academics and athleticism.[8] She was placed on the College Cup All-Tournament Team and started 23 of the 25 games for this season, playing a total of 88 of the 90 games for all four years as a Bruin.[1][2][9] She brought the UCLA team to the national championship game in 2017.[1][2] Goralski graduated in 2017 and contributed a total of three goals and 15 assists during her collegiate career.[1][2][8]
Goralski was drafted as a third round pick into the Chicago Red Stars program in January 2018.[10][2] She practices with the first team but is a starter for the Red Stars Reserves team.[2][10] In the 2018 season, the Red Stars Reserve team had a record of 7–0, with Goralski starting four games with three assists.[11][2] She was pulled up to the first team for a game in May 2019 against Washington.[12] Although they lost 2–0, Goralski subbed in for 15 minutes as a defender as her debut.[12]
On December 8, 2021, Goralski announced her retirement from professional soccer.[13]
In 2010, Goralski attended a training camp as a defender as part of the United States U-15 Women's National Team player pool at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.[1][14] She joined the United States U-17 Women's National Team in 2011 for training camps in Florida as Player Pool pick to possibly play in the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, playing in games against their Germany counterpart.[7] She also took part in games against Loyola Marymount, Fullerton, and Japan.[15][16][17] In 2013, Goralski joined the United States U-20 Women's National Team.[18][1] She played in the game against UCLA and was selected for the 12 Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain, where she tore her ACL playing Germany.[19][20][3][2] Goralski joined the United States U-23 Women's National Team in 2017 where she played Houston Dash and Thorns FC in Seattle's Thorns Spring Invitational.[21][1] In the 2017 Women's U-23 Open Nordic Tournament, Goralski defended against Norway, England, and Sweden.[22]