Naomi Girma

Naomi Haile Girma (born June 14, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal, as a defender and midfielder.

Naomi Girma
Personal information
Full name Naomi Haile Girma[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-14) June 14, 2000[2]
Place of birth San Jose, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stanford Cardinal
Youth career
Years Team
2014–2016 CV Crossfire
2016–2018 De Anza Force
2016–2018 CA Thorns Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Stanford Cardinal 61 (7)
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 United States U17
2017 United States U19
2017–2020 United States U20
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:08, January 15, 2021 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Girma was born in San Jose, California,[3] to parents originally from Ethiopia.[4] She has one older brother.[3]

Club career

Girma began her career with CV Crossfire, De Anza Force & CA Thorns Academy.[3]

She played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal, for whom she served as team captain and won the 2019 NCAA Cup.[3][5] She missed the early part of the 2021 season after tearing her ACL.[6]

International career

Girma played for the United States under-17, United States under-19 and United States under-20 teams.[3] She served as captain for the under-20 team.[7]

In December 2020 she as voted the 2020 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year.[7][8][9]

References
  1. Naomi Girma at Soccerway
  2. "Naomi Girma | USWNT | U.S. Soccer Official Site". www.ussoccer.com.
  3. "Naomi Girma – Women's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics.
  4. "Stanford soccer captain Naomi Girma is a product of her Ethiopian roots". www.myscience.org. May 29, 2020.
  5. "Stanford's Naomi Girma Is "Super Excited" About USWNT Camp". Just Women's Sports.
  6. "Women's soccer looking for win to open 2021 season". The Stanford Daily. February 19, 2021.
  7. "Naomi Girma Voted 2020 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year". www.ussoccer.com.
  8. "U.S. SOCCER HONORS: Girma named young female player of the year". Front Row Soccer. December 22, 2020.
  9. "Stanford's Naomi Girma is staying focused on present". Just Women's Sports. January 19, 2021.


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