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Sierra Enge
Personal information
Full name Sierra Ann Enge[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-23) February 23, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave FC
Number 8
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Stanford Cardinal 79 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– San Diego Wave FC 10 (2)
International career
2020 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sierra Ann Enge (born February 23, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[2]

Early life[edit]

Enge was raised in Cardiff, California, a beach community outside of San Diego.[3] In an interview with the San Diego PBS station, she said that her parents "wanted me to be active and have fun, and so I played softball, basketball, lacrosse volleyball. I did horseback riding for a little bit — kind of threw myself into everything.”[4][5] She played soccer for the US Women's Youth National teams, including the U14, U16, U17, U18, and U23 teams.[6] Enge captained the U16 national team.[6] She attended Pacific Ridge High School.[6] In high school, she played club soccer for LA Galaxy San Diego and SoCal Blues, both in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL).[6][4] She played lacrosse at her high school and earned two CIF-San Diego Section lacrosse championships.[5] She has one older brother and two younger sisters.[6] Enge's father, Brian Enge, played soccer for Harvard University and played in the National Professional Soccer League for the Wichita Wings.[6] Enge's mother, Ceci Enge, played lacrosse for Harvard University and works as the coach of Pacific Ridge High School's lacrosse team.[6][4] As a child, Sierra Enge was a fan of soccer player Alex Morgan who eventually became her teammate on the San Diego Wave.[3] Enge never dreamed that San Diego would someday have a professional women's soccer team.[3]

Collegiate career[edit]

Enge attended Stanford University where she played from 2018 to 2022. As a freshman, she did not appear. As a redshirt freshman in her second year, she appeared in 23 of 25 matches.[6]

As a redshirt sophomore, starting in 13 games, Enge totaled 4 points (1 goal and 2 assists). As a redshirt junior, she started all 20 matches, logging 1642:03 minutes. Enge scored two goals, and assisted on three more, to finish with seven points.[6]

As a redshirt senior, Enge captained the team, starting in all 22 matches, and leading the team to a Pac-12 Championship. During her senior season, she was named Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year.[6]

Professional career[edit]

Enge was selected 13th overall in the 2023 NWSL Draft by San Diego Wave FC.[2] In her first season with SD Wave, Enge played in 10 games, starting in 7. In four of her first five games, she played the full 90 minutes.[3] She scored two right footed goals.[7]

In December 2023, Enge changed teams.[8] After she was left unprotected in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft, Enge was selected as the final pick by Bay FC. Shortly following the draft, Enge was traded to the Houston Dash for $50,000 in allocation money. San Diego Wave FC then re-acquired Enge from Houston, in exchange for midfielder Belle Briede, a third-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft, and $60,000 in allocation money.[7][8]

Career statistics[edit]

As of October 15, 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Diego Wave FC 2023 NWSL 10 2 4 0 0 0 14 2
Career total 10 2 4 0 0 0 14 2
  1. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs

Honors[edit]

San Diego Wave

References[edit]

  1. ^ "School of Humanities and Sciences: Bachelor of Arts" (PDF). Stanford University 131st Commencement. Stanford University. June 12, 2022. p. 46. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Sierra Enge". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "San Diego rookie Sierra Enge has personal ties to Angel City rivalry". Just Women's Sports. June 13, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Cardiff native Sierra Enge excited to debut with Wave FC this season". KPBS Public Media. March 24, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Paris, Jay (May 17, 2023). "Sierra Enge riding with Wave but never forgets her past". The Coast News.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Sierra Enge – Women's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Emerick, Tyler (December 17, 2023). "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Sierra Enge". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Finley, Ryan (December 17, 2023). "To the Bay — and back again: Wave reacquire San Diego native Sierra Enge after losing her in expansion draft". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Defeat 1-0 NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2024 UKG NWSL Challenge Cup". March 16, 2024.

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