THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Angel City FC sporting director Mark Parsons said forward Alyssa Thompson has set the standard in the opening weeks of the 2025 National Women’s Soccer League season.
“In the first three games, Alyssa’s been the best player in the league,” Parsons told ESPN at the team’s new training facility on Thursday.
Thompson scored in two of the team’s first three games, putting her one goal behind the league leaders. Her 8th-minute tally on Sunday against Seattle Reign FC helped propel Angel City to a 2-1 victory. Thompson beat two defenders with her movements and fired a shot into the upper corner.
Thompson, 20, tallied five goals and seven assists in 2024. She missed out on the United States‘ Olympic roster but went on a scoring run in the back half of the 2024 NWSL season and earned a recall to the USWNT. The 20-year-old is
She scored her first senior international goal on her return to the USWNT, in a 3-1 win over Iceland in October.
“I know she’s committed to looking for the next level in her play, and I think you see just how threatening and dangerous she is,” USWNT head coach Emma Hayes said of Thompson after that match.
