Mark Parsons: USWT’S ALYSSA THOMPSON BEST IN NWSL V ’25

Thousand Oaks, California – Angel City FC Sports Director Mark Parsons said in advance Alyssa Thompson It set the standard in the opening weeks of 2025 the National Football League season.

“In the first three games, Alyssa was the best player in the league,” Parsons told ESPN on Thursday at the new team training facility.

Thompson scored in the first three team games and scored his one goal on the league leader. Her 8th minute sum on Sunday against Seattle Reign FC helped drive Angel City to win 2-1. Thompson defeated her movements two defenders and fired a shot to the upper corner.

Thompson, 20, scored five goals and seven assists in 2024. United States“The Olympic List, but went on a scoring run in the back half of 2024 Ns season and got a memory of USWT. 20 -year -old is

When returning to USWT, she recorded her first higher international goal, in winning 3-1 Iceland in October.

“I know she has committed herself looking for another level in her game, and I think you see how threatening and dangerous she is,” said Emma Hayes head coach after this Thompson match.

Thompson has been part of each USWTT training camp since Brazil At the Sofi stadium in Inglewood, California on Saturday before facing the same opposition three days later in San Jose.

Angel City is first undefeated in three games in franchise history, mainly thanks to the new young core of the players. Temporary head coach Sam Laity launched one of the youngest lines in the history of NWSL-SEST players was 23 years or younger-in team team team with the team start San Diego Wave FC.

Thompson, together with his sister Gisele, is one of the anchors of this youth movement. Thompson was a selection No. 1 in the NWSL proposal in 2023 as an 18 -year -old who completed high school. Later she played for the World Championship that year.

Eighteen -year -old Kennedy Fuller was a team player in the middle of the field while 22 -year -old attacker Riley Tiernan After joining the preseason team, all three games like Angel City attacker began as a non-growing invited.

Tiernan scored a goal against Seattle on Sunday, her first professional sum.

With her goal on Sunday Thompson’s 11 goals in the regular season left tied to second place in young history Angel City.

“They have to learn a lot, but Sam and the team did a huge job on a clear identity,” Parsons said about a young group of players. “I believe that if you have it, individuals have a chance to get out. And I think we had a great individual performance so far. It was fun.”