Yazmeen Ryan
_045.jpg) Ryan with Gotham FC in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yazmeen Ann Ryan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 25, 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Norman, Oklahoma, US | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Houston Dash | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Norman Celtic | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | TCU Horned Frogs | 68 | (19) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Oklahoma City | ||
| 2021–2022 | Portland Thorns FC | 28 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 46 | (6) |
| 2025– | Houston Dash | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | United States U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | United States U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | United States | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 3, 2024 | |||
Yazmeen Ann Ryan (born February 25, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or a midfielder for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. She played college soccer for the TCU Horned Frogs and was drafted sixth overall by Portland Thorns FC in the 2021 NWSL Draft. She played for two years in Portland before joining NJ/NY Gotham FC. Ryan has won two NWSL Championships, one each with Portland and Gotham.
Early life
[edit]Ryan grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, and attended Norman North High School. She played for the club team Oklahoma Celtic. As a freshman, she led Norman North to their first-ever girls soccer state championship.[3]
TCU Horned Frogs
[edit]Ryan joined TCU as an attacking midfielder in 2017 and captained the team in 2020. She led the team to their first-ever Big 12 conference championship; however, Ryan missed the championship-clinching game due to injury.[4]
Club career
[edit]Ryan played for Oklahoma City and was named to the club's all-time Best XI.[5]
Portland Thorns
[edit]Ryan was drafted at No. 6 overall by the Portland Thorns in the 2021 NWSL Draft. Ryan was the Thorns' "top target". After they attempted to trade into the #4 draft position, the Thorns eventually traded two later picks plus an international slot to move up to select Ryan.[6] Ryan appeared in the starting lineup for the Portland Thorns in the 2022 NWSL Championship Final on October 29, 2022.[7]
NJ/NY Gotham FC
[edit]On January 5, 2023, Ryan was traded to NJ/NY Gotham FC as part of a three-team trade.[8] She made the most appearances for Gotham of any player in the 2023 season.[9] She started in the 2023 NWSL Championship Final, in which Gotham defeated OL Reign 2–1.[10]
Houston Dash
[edit]The Houston Dash announced on December 7, 2024, that they had acquired Ryan from Gotham in exchange for $80,000 in intra-league transfer funds, $400,000 of allocation money, and a 2025 NWSL international roster spot.[11]
International career
[edit]Ryan made two appearances for the United States under-18 team in April 2018[12][13] and three for the under-23 team in April 2019.[14][15][16]
She received her first call-up to the senior national team in October 2024 for the team's Olympic gold medal victory tour.[17] Ryan earned her first cap on October 24, 2024, in a 3–1 victory over Iceland.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of December 23, 2024[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs[b] | Continental[c] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portland Thorns FC | 2021 | NWSL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
| NJ/NY Gotham FC | 2023 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2024 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4[d] | 1 | 35 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 101 | 15 | ||
- ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
- ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs.
- ^ Includes CONCACAF W Champions Cup.
- ^ Includes the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played December 3, 2024
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honors
[edit]Portland Thorns FC
NJ/NY Gotham FC
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup – National team roster: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 26, 2024. p. 33. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Yazmeen Ryan". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ "Norman North soccer: Yazmeen Ryan selected 6th overall in NWSL draft". The Norman Transcript. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "TCU soccer makes history: A look into their record season". TCU360. November 16, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "Oklahoma City FC History". Oklahomacityfc.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "Meet The Draftees: Yazmeen Ryan". Stumptown Footy. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Yazmeen Ryan 2022 Match Logs". FBRef. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Yazmeen Ryan Traded to Gotham FC + Appreciation Thread". Stumptown Footy. SB Nation. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Gotham FC Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "Match Recap: NJ/NY Gotham FC Win NWSL Championship". NJ/NY Gotham FC. November 12, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ FC, Houston Dynamo. "Houston Dash Acquire Two-Time NWSL Champion Yazmeen Ryan from NJ/NY Gotham FC | Houston Dynamo". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. U-18 WNT overpowers Switzerland U-19 side 3-1 in friendly".
- ^ "U.S. U-18 Women's National Team draws Switzerland U-19s 1-1".
- ^ "U-23 WNT Opens La Manga Tournament in Spain with 1-0 Win Against Sweden". www.ussoccer.com.
- ^ "U.S. U-23 WNT Falls to France 3-1 at La Manga Tournament in Spain". www.ussoccer.com.
- ^ "Twitter".
- ^ "Emma Hayes Names U.S. Women's National Team Training Camp Roster, Presented by Jim Beam, for October Friendlies against Iceland and Argentina". United States Soccer Federation. October 17, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Downs Iceland 3-1 in First Match Following Olympic Gold". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ "Yazmeen Ryan - stats, career and market value". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ Azzi, Alex (October 30, 2022). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ "NWSL Championship highlights: Gotham FC crowned champions as Rapinoe, Krieger end careers". USA Today. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ NWSL (November 18, 2024). "NWSL Announces Winners of 2024 NWSL Best XI Awards, presented by Amazon Prime | National Women's Soccer League Official Site". NWSL. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Yazmeen Ryan National Women's Soccer League profile
- Yazmeen Ryan at NJ/NY Gotham FC
- Yazmeen Ryan at TCU Horned Frogs
- Yazmeen Ryan at Soccerway.com
- Yazmeen Ryan at FBref.com
- 1999 births
- Living people
- American women's soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Portland Thorns FC players
- Portland Thorns FC draft picks
- TCU Horned Frogs women's soccer players
- Sportspeople from Norman, Oklahoma
- Soccer players from Oklahoma
- African-American soccer players
- 21st-century African-American sportswomen
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- United States women's international soccer players
- Norman North High School alumni