 Lussi with the North Carolina Courage in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tyler Tompkins Lussi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 26, 1995 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Princeton Tigers | 68 | (53) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
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*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
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] In March 2023, the Courage agreed to a contract extension with Lussi through the 2024 season, with an option for 2025.[9]
International career
In February 2017, Lussi was called up to the United States under-23 squad for the 2017 La Manga Tournament in Spain.[10] In the tournament she came on as a substitute in the matches against Japan[11] and against England,[12] and started the match against Norway assisting Morgan Andrews for the only goal of the match.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played October 22, 2023[14]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Portland Thorns FC | NWSL | |||||||||
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | — | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 56 | 6 | ||
| Angel City FC | NWSL | 2022 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| North Carolina Courage | 2023 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
| Career total | 82 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 111 | 13 | ||
- ^ Includes NWSL Challenge Cup and NWSL Fall Series
Honors
Portland Thorns
North Carolina Courage
References
- ^ "Bachelor Degrees – Bachelor of Arts: Degree Awarded 6 June 2017". Princeton University: The Two Hundred Seventieth Commencement (PDF). Princeton University. June 6, 2017. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "Tyler Lussi". Princeton Tigers. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ Duke, JJ (January 26, 2017). "Tyler Lussi: From the Ivy League to the Pacific Northwest". Women's Soccer Zone.
- ^ Goldberg, Jamie (July 1, 2017). "Portland Thorns sign forward Tyler Lussi". The Oregonian.
- ^ "NWSL MATCH RECAP – Houston Dash 1, Portland Thorns FC 1". Portland Thorns FC. July 8, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ACFC ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO CHARLEY, LUSSI, HARAČIĆ, ROCCARO". Angel City FC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Angel City Trades Forward Tyler Lussi for Defender Merritt Mathias". Angel City.
- ^ "Courage and Tyler Lussi agree to multi-year extension". NC Courage. March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ Yang, Stephanie (February 24, 2017). "WNT youth teams descend on La Manga for spring tournaments". Stars and Stripes. SB Nation.
- ^ "U-23 WNT Defeats Japan 2–0 in La Manga, Spain, with Goals from McCaskill and Purce". U.S. Soccer. March 2, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. U-23 WNT Falls to England 2–0 in La Manga, Spain". U.S. Soccer. March 4, 2017.
- ^ "Andrews Scores as U.S. U-23 Finishes Trip to La Manga, Spain with 1–0 Win vs. Norway". U.S. Soccer. March 6, 2017.
- ^ "Tyler Lussi". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Portland Thorns FC tops NC Courage 1-0 in NWSL Championship". SoccerWire (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 15, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Portland Thorns FC clinches 2021 NWSL Shield". SoccerWire (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 18, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Portland Thorns FC captures 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup Championship". SoccerWire (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. May 9, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "North Carolina Courage capture second straight NWSL Challenge Cup title". SoccerWire (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. September 10, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
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