Mia Renee Fishel was born on April 30,2001 and is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Chelsea and United States national team.
23 Facts About Mia Fishel
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Internationally, Mia Fishel represented the United States at under-15, under-17 and under-20 level, winning CONCACAF tournaments with each.
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Mia Fishel debuted for the senior national team in 2023.
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Mia Fishel was first-team All-CIF in soccer as a sophomore.
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Mia Fishel played club soccer with ECNL team San Diego Surf SC.
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Mia Fishel played three seasons of college soccer for the UCLA Bruins at the University of California, Los Angeles between 2019 and 2021 while majoring in psychology.
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Mia Fishel ranked third among freshman in the nation in goals scored and earned Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and All-Pac-12 third-team honors.
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In 2020, Mia Fishel ranked second in goals for the Bruins with six and tied for the team lead with six assists as the Bruins won the Pac-12 title for the first time since 2014.
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Mia Fishel earned All-Pacific Region first-team and All-American second-team selections by the United Soccer Coaches as well as All-Pac-12 first-team honors.
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Ahead of her junior year, Mia Fishel announced she would be declaring early for the 2022 NWSL Draft at the end of the season.
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Mia Fishel led the team in goals with 12 in her final season and earned her second consecutive United Soccer Coaches All-America honor, being selected to the third-team.
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Mia Fishel was first-team All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-12 for the second time.
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On December 18,2021, Mia Fishel was selected in the first round of the 2022 NWSL Draft by Orlando Pride having opted to declare early and forgo her senior year.
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Mia Fishel scored 17 goals in 17 appearances during the 2022 Apertura, becoming the first foreign player to win the Liga MX Femenil golden boot.
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Mia Fishel has represented the United States at under-15, under-17 and under-20 level.
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In 2016, Mia Fishel was part of the winning team at the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship and was individually named player of the tournament having scored seven goals.
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The result qualified the team for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup where Mia Fishel scored the opening goal in a group stage win over Cameroon, the United States' only win as the team was eliminated as bottom of the group.
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In 2020, Mia Fishel won her third regional youth title as part of the winning squad at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.
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Mia Fishel was a finalist for US Soccer Young Female Player of the Year 2020 alongside Trinity Rodman and eventual winner Naomi Girma.
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In October 2020, Mia Fishel received her first United States senior call-up by Vlatko Andonovski for a 27-player 11 day training camp in Commerce City, Colorado.
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The camp was the first in seven months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and included four college players with Mia Fishel being the youngest.
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Mia Fishel received her second call-up for the senior team in September 2023 for a set of friendlies against South Africa and subsequently made her senior team debut in the second match against South Africa on September 24,2023.
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On February 19,2024, Mia Fishel tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee while training for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.