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Maddie Dahlien

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Maddie Dahlien
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipUnited States Edit
Country for sportUnited States Edit
Name wey dem give amMadeline, Grace Edit
Family nameDahlien Edit
NicknameMaddie Edit
Ein date of birth25 July 2004 Edit
Ein occupationassociation football player, athletics competitor Edit
Sportfootball, athletics Edit

Madeline Grace Dahlien (/dɑːˈliːn/, born July 25, 2004) be an American professional soccer player wey dey play as a left winger anaa wingback give Seattle Reign FC of de National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) den de United States national team. She play college soccer give de North Carolina Tar Heels, winning de 2024 national championship. She win bronze plus de United States at de 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Early life

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Na dem raise Dahlien insyd Edina, Minnesota.[1] She play give Edina Soccer Club before high school, wen she join Minnesota Thunder Academy, de state ein only team insyd de Elite Clubs National League, wey na dem name am All-American insyd 2021.[2][3] She attend Edina High School, wer she record 92 career goals den 43 assists wey na dem name am all-state three times. She score 37 goals insyd ein senior year insyd 2021, helping lead ein team to de state semifinals.[1][4]

Dahlien sanso star insyd track and field insyd high school, coming second at de state championship insyd de 100, 200, den 400 meters as a freshman; sweeping de 100, 200, den 400 meters as a junior; den winning de 200 meters den long jump as a senior, narrowly coming second insyd de 100 den 400 meters.[4][5] Following ein senior year, na dem name am de Star Tribune Female Athlete of de Year.[4] She commit to de University of North Carolina for soccer as a junior buh she consider additionally trying to join de track team.[6][7]

College career

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Dahlien plus North Carolina insyd 2024

Dahlien play insyd all 26 games, starting 5, wey she score 4 goals plus 3 assists give de North Carolina Tar Heels as a freshman insyd 2022, earning a place on de Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) all-freshman team.[2] Instd de NCAA tournament, she score twice against BYU as de Tar Heels reach de final, losing to UCLA.[2] She play insyd 21 games, making 5 starts, wey she score 1 goal plus 7 assists as a sophomore insyd 2023.[1]

Dahlien cam be a regular starter insyd ein junior year insyd 2024, earning third-team All-ACC honors, though she miss about a month while at de 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She play insyd 18 games wey she score 2 goals while leading de team plus 7 assists den drawing a whopping 6 penalty kicks.[1][8] Insyd de NCAA tournament semifinals, she draw de penalty for de opening goal wey she score de third goal insyd a 3–0 win against Duke.[9] North Carolina win 1–0 against Wake Forest insyd de final, securing de program ein 23rd national title den first since 2012.[10]

Club career

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Seattle Reign FC announce on January 8, 2025, wey de club sign Dahlien to ein first professional contract on a three-year deal.[11] She make ein professional debut plus a start insyd de season-opening 1–1 draw against Gotham FC.[12] On April 18, she score ein first professional goal less dan four minutes into de game against de Portland Thorns, wich stand as de difference insyd a 1–0 win.[13] Na she be de second-youngest player to score insyd a Cascadia rivalry game after Portland ein Olivia Moultrie. Head coach Laura Harvey deploy Dahlien at both left winger den left wingback over de course of de season.[14] She fini ein rookie season plus 4 goals den 4 assists insyd 26 games, helping de Reign place fifth insyd de standings.[15] Insyd de playoffs, she cam on as a second-half substitute insyd a 2–0 loss to de Orlando Pride.[16] Na she be one of three nominees for NWSL Rookie of de Year, losing to Lilly Reale.[14]

International career

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Dahlien first train plus de United States youth national team at a combined under-18/under-19 camp insyd April 2023. Na she be one of de youngest players dem select to de under-20 roster for 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, wey she score a hat trick insyd ein international debut against Jamaica insyd de group stage. She enter de starting lineup as de team fini as runners-up to Mexico, securing qualification to de 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[2][17]

Dahlien appear off de bench insyd every game at de 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[18] She score insyd both of de team ein group stage wins over Morocco den Paraguay.[19] Insyd de quarterfinals, trailing Germany 2–0, de United States cam back insyd de last moments of regulation plus a goal from Jordynn Dudley den an own goal forced by Ally Sentnor insyd de 90+8th den 90+9th minutes—de latter off Dahlien ein deflected cross; dem advance insyd a penalty shootout.[20] Following a semifinal defeat to eventual champions North Korea, Dahlien force a 119th-minute own goal insyd a 2–1 extra-time win over de Netherlands, helping de United States fini de tournament insyd third place, ein best result since 2012.[18] She be called up by Emma Hayes into Futures Camp, practicing concurrently plus de senior national team, insyd January 2025.[21]

Dahlien be called up to de senior national team for de first time insyd January 2026.[22] She make ein USWNT debut alongside Reign teammate Sally Menti as a 63th-minute substitute insyd a 6–0 friendly win against Paraguay on January 24.[23]

Career statistics

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Club

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International

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As of match played March 1, 2026
National TeamYearAppsGoals
United States 202630
Total30

Honors

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North Carolina Tar Heels

United States

United States U-20

Individual

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Maddie Dahlien". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Furtado, Noah (2023-07-21). "Edina's Maddie Dahlien puts Minnesota soccer back on USWNT radar". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  3. ↑ "Girls ECNL announces 2020-21 All Americans". Elite Clubs National League. September 20, 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-04 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  4. 1 2 3 La Vaque, David (2022-07-28). "Maddie Dahlien, champion who endured hard times, is the All-Metro Female Athlete of the Year". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  5. ↑ Long, Christina (2021-06-28). "Edina triple-winner Maddie Dahlien is Star Tribune Metro Girls' Track Athlete of the Year". MN Track & Field Hub. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  6. ↑ Sherman, John (2020-08-07). "Edina star Maddie Dahlien commits to North Carolina soccer program". Hometown Source. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  7. ↑ "'You Don't Want To Piss Her Off Before A Race': Edina Track Star Maddie Dahlien Plans Repeat Sweep". WCCO-TV. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  8. ↑ Crowther, Harry (2024-12-07). "UNC women's soccer advances to national championship game led by front three". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  9. ↑ Olorunfemi, Victor (December 6, 2024). "UNC Defeats Duke to Reach College Cup Final". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  10. ↑ Koh, Michael (2024-12-09). "UNC Women's Soccer Beats Wake Forest to Win 23rd National Championship". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  11. ↑ "Seattle Reign FC Signs UNC Forward Maddie Dahlien". Seattle Reign FC. 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  12. ↑ Yamashita, Andy (2025-03-15). "Seattle Reign draw with Gotham FC in NWSL opener despite missing new star". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  13. ↑ "Match Recap: Reign FC Defeats Portland 1-0". Seattle Reign FC. 2025-04-18. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  14. 1 2 Rantz, Susie (2025-11-10). "Three Seattle Reign players up for NWSL awards". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  15. ↑ "2025 Seattle Reign FC Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  16. ↑ "Madeline Dahlien 2025 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  17. ↑ "She's Maddie From Minnesota". United States Soccer Federation. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  18. 1 2 "USA Scores Dramatic 119th-Minute Game-Winner To Defeat The Netherlands 2–1 And Finish Third At 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup". United States Soccer Federation. 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  19. ↑ "USA Set to Face Germany in Quarterfinal at 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". United States Soccer Federation. 2024-09-14. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  20. ↑ Sylvs, Southern (2024-09-16). "Extra! Extra! The Kids are Alright: A FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Recap". All for XI. SB Nation. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  21. ↑ "Emma Hayes Names 24 Players to the 2025 Futures Camp Which Will Run Concurrently With USWNT Training Camp in Los Angeles". United States Soccer Federation. 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  22. ↑ "Hayes Names 26-Player USWNT Training Camp Roster For January Matches Against Paraguay And Chile". United States Soccer Federation. 2026-01-08. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  23. ↑ Cattry, Pardeep (2026-01-24). "USWNT vs. Paraguay score: Live updates as Trinity Rodman and company open 2026 slate with friendly". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  24. ↑ "2026 Shebelieves Cup USWNT vs Columbia result". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
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