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14 Facts About Tyler Lussi

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Tyler Tompkins Lussi was born on January 26,1995 and is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League.

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Tyler Lussi played college soccer for the Princeton Tigers before being drafted by the Portland Thorns in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.

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Tyler Lussi has played for Angel City FC for which she mostly played at right back.

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Tyler Lussi scored 10 goals in 17 games, making her the highest-scoring freshman in 31 years.

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Tyler Lussi was picked a second consecutive time as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year, and was selected again for the first-team All-Ivy League and for the NSCAA second-team All-America.

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Tyler Lussi was drafted in the third round of the 2017 NWSL College Draft with the 21st overall pick by the Portland Thorns FC.

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Tyler Lussi never made more than 3 regular-season starts for the Thorns in a season.

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8.

Tyler Lussi finished her five years in Portland with 5 goals and 4 assists in 42 regular-season appearances.

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On December 8,2021, Tyler Lussi was traded to expansion team Angel City FC along with forward Simone Charley.

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However, due to positional need including an injury to Jasmyne Spencer, Tyler Lussi spent most the season as Angel City's starting right back despite not having previously played as a defender.

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On January 20,2023, Tyler Lussi was traded to the North Carolina Courage in exchange for defender Merritt Mathias.

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Tyler Lussi signed a new contract to the end of the next year with an option to extend further to 2025, which was agreed to.

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Tyler Lussi finished the season with 4 goals which was second on the team after Ashley Sanchez.

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In February 2017, Tyler Lussi was called up to the United States under-23 squad for the 2017 La Manga Tournament in Spain.