Who: Naomi Girma, daughter of Ethiopian immigrants
What: Born and raised in California, she started playing soccer at the age of 9. She is currently a member of NWSL's San Diego Wave
Making News: She was selected for Concacaf W Championship, which doubles as 2023 Women’s World Cup qualifying and ’24 Olympic qualifying
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2022
- April 12, 2022: made her debut for the USWNT, becoming along with Kingsbury the 246th and 247th players all-time to represent the USWNT. At 21 years and 302 days of age, Girma became the fifth player born after the historic 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup to represent the senior U.S. Women’s National Team, joining Sophia Smith, Jaelin Howell, Catarina Macario and Trinity Rodman.
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