Tyler Lussi
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
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 3 (0)
International career‡
2017 United States U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 28, 2023
‡ 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.

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 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] 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 April 22, 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season League Playoffs Cup[lower-alpha 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portland Thorns FC NWSL
2017 5100—51
2018 15100—151
2019 12200—122
2020 —100100
2021 1010041142
Total 42500142566
Angel City FC NWSL 2022 2000061261
North Carolina Courage 2023 30001040
Career total 65500212867

Honors

Portland Thorns

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  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. ↑ Yang, Stephanie (February 24, 2017). "WNT youth teams descend on La Manga for spring tournaments". Stars and Stripes. SB Nation.
  11. ↑ "U-23 WNT Defeats Japan 2–0 in La Manga, Spain, with Goals from McCaskill and Purce". U.S. Soccer. March 2, 2017.
  12. ↑ "U.S. U-23 WNT Falls to England 2–0 in La Manga, Spain". U.S. Soccer. March 4, 2017.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "Tyler Lussi". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "Portland Thorns FC clinches 2021 NWSL Shield". SoccerWire (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 18, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Portland Thorns FC captures 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup Championship". SoccerWire (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. May 9, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
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