Alyssa Thompson

About

Alyssa Paola Thompson (born November 7, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Women’s Super League club Chelsea and the United States women’s national team. She was named the national Gatorade Player of the Year in 2021. She was selected first overall in the 2023 NWSL Draft by Angel City while in high school.

Raised in Studio City, California in the Los Angeles area, Alyssa attended The Wesley School in North Hollywood. At age 8, she raced against the fastest boy at the school and won.
Thompson’s parents Karen and Mario signed Alyssa and her sister Gisele up to Total Futbol Academy (TFA) in 2013, when Alyssa Thompson was 9 years old, for them to compete on boys’ teams. After two years, they transferred to Elite Clubs National League club Real So Cal, where they played until the COVID-19 pandemic. By the age of 13, Thompson was playing with players four years older than her. Thompson returned to TFA in 2020 and played for its under-19 team in the MLS Next league at the age of 17, and was the only female player in the league.
Thompson attended and played for Harvard-Westlake School during her freshman and sophomore years of high school…