SoCal high school soccer player Alyssa Thompson has a list of accomplishments already, and she's added one more
Alyssa Thompson was the top pick in the National Women's Soccer League draft by Angel City, becoming the first high school player to be selected in the history of the league.On Thursday, Angel City Football Club selected the Harvard-Westlake forward with the first choice in the National Women's Soccer League draft.
She was called up to the U.S. national women's team in October at the age of 17 - just the seventh 17-year-old to be called up in the national team's history. Thompson, an 18-year-old forward out of Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles, declared her eligibility for the draft late last week. She initially committed to Stanford.
"It was the most difficult decision I ever had to make in my life," she said. "I think going pro would really help develop my skills and make me a better player." Thompson made her debut with the U.S. senior team last year while also playing for the under-19 Total Futbol Academy boys' team in MLS NEXT. Thompson and her younger sister Giselle also became the first high school players to sign a name, image and likeness deal with Nike last year.Copyright © 2023 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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