# 2025 Angel City FC season

The 2025 Angel City FC season is the team's fourth season as a professional women's soccer team. Angel City FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

## Background
### Coaching changes

After a disappointing 2024 season where Angel City ending up ranking 12th out of 14 clubs, failing to reach the NWSL playoffs, on December 5, 2024, Angel City announced that they had mutually agreed to part ways with General Manager, Angela Hucles, who had first joined the club as VP of Player Development in 2021. Assistant General Manager, Matt Wade, assumed the role of interim General Manager while the club conducts a comprehensive search for a new General Manager.
Following the departure of Hucles, Angel City then announced the departure of Head Coach Becki Tweed on December 9, 2024. Assistant Coach Eleri Earnshaw will act as interim head coach while the search of a new coach begins. Angel City later announced the departure of Goalkeeping coach Omar Zeenni via social media on December 16, 2024.
Mark Parsons was announced as the club's new Sporting Director on January 15, 2025. Parsons will oversee all soccer operations, including the technical staff, the scouting and analytics department, sports medical, performance, nutrition, and player care. On January 22, 2025, the official preseason roster was announced along with the announcement that Sam Laity was appointed as the new interim Head Coach and Ludovic Antunes as the interim Goalkeeping Coach.

## Summary
### Preseason

After the conclusion of the 2024 season, on November 18, 2024, Angel City announced they would be moving into a newly renovated performance facility at California Lutheran University. The performance center, formerly used by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, offers a full-size pitch and a half and approximately 50,000 square feet of indoor space, the largest dedicated solely to NWSL club. The performance center will serve as the home of Angel City players and first-team staff for up to four years and would be completed ahead of the 2025 preseason.
On November 19, 2024, announced NYX Professional Makeup as a new multi-year sleeve sponsor for the 2025 season, NYX is the first makeup brand to invest in a soccer team.
On November 22, 2024, Angel City announced they had signed Scottish forward Claire Emslie to a new contract to keep her with Angel City until 2026.
On December 4, 2024, rookie defender Madison Curry announced she would not be re-signing with Angel City and would instead sign with Seattle Reign FC as a free agent. Later that day, Angel City announced the contract extension of Japanese goalkeeper Hannah Stambaugh for the 2025 season.
On December 5, 2024, Angel City announced that they had mutually agreed to part ways with General Manager Angela Hucles Mangano who had first joined the club as VP of Player Development in 2021. Assistant General Manager Matt Wade will assume the role of interim General Manager while the club conducts a comprehensive search for a new GM. Following the departure of Hucles, Angel City then announced the departure of Head Coach Becki Tweed on December 9, 2024. Tweed finished her time at Angel City with 17 wins, 13 draws, 17 loss across all competitions with a win rate of 36.17%. Assistant Coach Eleri Earnshaw will act as interim head coach while the search of a new coach begins.
At the conclusion of the 2024 season, on December 10, 2024, Angel City announced their end-of-season roster, they announced they will not be renewing the contract of goalkeeper DiDi Haračić and defender Jasmyne Spencer, who have been with the club since its inaugural season in 2022, as well as midfielder Meggie Dougherty Howard and forward Katie Johnson, who would later announce her retirement from professional soccer on December 20, 2024.
On December 16, 2024, M.A. Vignola announced she would be re-signing a new two-year contract with Angel City, keeping her at the club until 2026.
On December 17, 2024, Angel City announced they had acquired French forward Julie Dufour from Paris FC and signed her on a three-year contract beginning in January 2025. Dufour will occupy one of Angel City's international roster spots when she joins the club.
On December 20, 2024, Angel City announced they would be trading Costa Rican midfielder Rocky Rodríguez to Kansas City Current in exchange for $100,000 in intra-league transfer funds. Later that day, Mexican forward Katie Johnson, whose contract was not renewed with Angel City, also announced her retirement from professional soccer.
On December 23, 2024, Angel City announced they had signed midfielder Macey Hodge on a two-year contract through 2026 with a club option for 2027. Hodge previously played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, and made 97 appearances over 5 years.
Two Angel City players, Alyssa Thompson and Angelina Anderson were named to the USWNT's January training camp on January 7, 2025. This was Anderson's first call up to the United States senior team. Gisele Thompson was later called up to the first ever USWNT futures camp which will run concurrently with the senior teams training camp.
Mark Parsons was announced as the club's new Sporting Director on January 15, 2025. Parsons will oversee all soccer operations, including the technical staff, the scouting and analytics department, sports medical, performance, nutrition, and player care. Parsons teased Christen Press' one-year contract renewal which was announced a few days later on January 17, 2025.
Australian defender Alanna Kennedy announced her departure from Manchester City on January 21, 2025, and it was subsequently reported that she would be signing with Angel City on a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2026. Later that day the new performance center was unveiled ahead of the start of preseason the following day. On January 22, 2025 the official preseason roster was announced along with the announcement that Sam Laity was appointed as the new interim Head Coach and Ludovic Antunes as the interim Goalkeeping Coach.
On January 29, 2025, it was announced that Alyssa and Gisele Thompson had both signed contract extensions keeping them at Angel City until 2028. On January 31, 2025, Angel City announced they had acquired Japanese defender Miyabi Moriya from INAC Kobe Leonessa for an undisclosed fee. Moriya will occupy an International Roster spot and signed a one-year contract with a club option for 2026. The following week on February 3, 2025, Angel City announced they had acquired Los Angeles-born defender Savy King from Bay FC, in exchange for $200,000 in intra-league transfer funds plus $100,000 in 2026. Four days later, the club announced that Angelina Anderson had also signed an extension until 2028.
Ahead of the International Break, both Thompson sisters were called up by Emma Hayes to represent the United States at the 2025 SheBelieves Cup, becoming the third sisters to make the same roster. Savy King also received a call-up as a training player. New signings Alanna Kennedy and Miyabi Moriya were also called up for Japan and Australia for the SheBelieves Cup, Maithe López also received a call up as training player for Colombia. Megan Reid was called up by newly appointed Canadian coach Casey Stoney to represent Canada at the 2025 Pinatar Cup. Claire Emslie was called-up to represent Scotland for UEFA Nations League matches against Austria and Netherlands.
After playing a closed door match against Bay FC, Angel City played their first public preseason match at the Coachella Invitational at the Empire Polo Fields on February 16, 2025 against Portland Thorns FC. After conceding first in the 57th minute, Lily Nabet scored her first Angel City goal off a corner kick from new signing Julie Dufour to tie the match, and U18-trialist Scottie Antonucci scored the match winner in stoppage time to finish the match as a 2–1 victory. After the conclusion of the match the players called-up for International Duty departed.
Gisele Thompson made her senior-team debut on February 20, 2025 in the first match against Colombia. Both Alyssa and Gisele started the following match against Australia and Alanna Kennedy on February 23, 2025, becoming the second sisters to start in a senior-team match for the United States. On February 25, 2025, Megan Reid scored her first international goal for Canada in a 7-0 victory over Chinese Taipei in the 2025 Pinatar Cup which was eventually won by Canada. On February 26, 2025, the United States were defeated by Japan in the final match of the 2025 SheBelievesCup, Alyssa Thompson played as a substitute against Angel City teammate Miyabi Moriya, who won the 2025 SheBelieves Cup with Japan.
With many key players out on International Duty for both teams, Angel City faced Seattle Reign FC in their second match of the Coachella Invitational on February 22, 2025, which finished as a 1–1 draw after Casey Phair scored her first goal with Angel City from a header to tie the match and finish the Coachella Invitational undefeated.

## Stadium and facilities

Angel City FC continued to play in BMO Stadium, their home since the team's inaugural season in 2022.
On November 18, 2024, Angel City announced they would be moving into a newly renovated performance facility at California Lutheran University. The performance center, formerly used by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, offers a full-size pitch and a half and approximately 50,000 square feet of indoor space, the largest dedicated solely to NWSL club. The performance center will serve as the home of Angel City players and first-team staff for up to four years and would be completed ahead of the 2025 preseason. The performance center was officially unveiled on January 21, 2025 ahead of the preseason.
The center features a 5,400-square-foot gym, custom lockers for players, coaches, staff, and a dedicated locker room for players under 18, a new hydrotherapy area including cold and hot plunge pools and saunas, a private outdoor relaxation lounge, a 3,400-square-foot medical treatment and rehabilitation area, a private recovery room, private doctor's office and medical staff offices, Custom pre- and post-training nutrition and supplement area to provide elevated nutrition area for athletes to fuel with fresh, nutritious meals prepared onsite, children's playroom to support the families of our players and staff, a 930-square-foot team meeting and film room, coaching and peraformance offices for soccer operations staff, and a fit-for-purpose studio onsite for content capture and interviews.

## Team
### Current staff

    As of January 22, 2025.
Executive :
| President | Julie Uhrman |
| Sporting Director | Mark Parsons |
| Assistant General Manager | Matt Wade |
| Coaching ||
| Head Coach (interim) | Sam Laity |
| Assistant Coach | Eleri Earnshaw |
| Goalkeeping Coach (interim) | Ludovic Antunes |
| Technical Assistant Coach | Mykell Bates |
| Performance Analyst | Oliver Blitz |
| Technical Staff ||
| Technical Director | Mark Wilson |
| Senior Director of Soccer Operations | Marisa Leconte |
| Director of Player Care | Chelsea Rodriguez |
| Soccer Operations Coordinator | Alrick Drummond |
| Head Equipment Manager | Brock Chartier |
| Director of Medical and Performance | Sarah Smith |
| Head of Sports Science | Dan Jones |
| Physical Performance Coach | Michael Roman |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Manny De Alba |
| Director of Rehabilitation | Sarah Neal |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | April Seymon |
| Physical Therapist | Joscelyn Shumate Bourne |

### Squad

    As of March 12, 2025.
| No. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Since | Previous team | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Hannah Stambaugh | (1998-12-24)December 24, 1998 (aged 26) | 2024 | Omiya Ardija Ventus | |
| 19 | Angelina Anderson | (2001-03-22)March 22, 2001 (aged 24) | 2023 | University of California-Berkeley | |
| 35 | Breanna Norris | (2003-05-29)May 29, 2003 (aged 21) | 2025 | University of Portland | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Savy King | (2005-02-05)February 5, 2005 (aged 20) | 2025 | Bay FC | |
| 4 | Vanessa Gilles | (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 29) | 2021 | Bordeaux | INT LOAN |
| 5 | Ali Riley (Captain) | (1987-10-30)October 30, 1987 (aged 37) | 2022 | Orlando Pride | SEI |
| 6 | Megan Reid | (1996-07-09)July 9, 1996 (aged 28) | 2022 | Lamorinda United | |
| 11 | Sarah Gorden (Vice Captain) | (1992-09-13)September 13, 1992 (aged 32) | 2021 | Chicago Red Stars | |
| 16 | M.A. Vignola | (1998-02-11)February 11, 1998 (aged 27) | 2021 | Valur (via Washington Spirit) | |
| 20 | Gisele Thompson | (2005-12-05)December 5, 2005 (aged 19) | 2024 | Total Futbol Academy | |
| 26 | Hannah Johnson | (2003-02-20)February 20, 2003 (aged 22) | 2025 | Mississippi State | |
| 29 | Miyabi Moriya | (1996-08-22)August 22, 1996 (aged 28) | 2025 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | INT |
| 44 | Elizabeth Eddy | (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 (aged 33) | 2023 | Houston Dash | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Katie Zelem | (1996-01-20)January 20, 1996 (aged 29) | 2024 | Manchester United | INT |
| 8 | Macey Hodge | (2001-05-04)May 4, 2001 (aged 23) | 2024 | Mississippi State | |
| 14 | Alanna Kennedy | (1995-01-21)January 21, 1995 (aged 30) | 2025 | Manchester City | INT |
| 17 | Kennedy Fuller | (2007-03-09)March 9, 2007 (aged 18) | 2024 | Solar FC | |
| 28 | Lily Nabet | (1999-09-24)September 24, 1999 (aged 25) | 2022 | Duke University | |
| 99 | Madison Hammond | (1997-11-15)November 15, 1997 (aged 27) | 2022 | OL Reign | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 2 | Sydney Leroux | (1990-05-07)May 7, 1990 (aged 34) | 2022 | Orlando Pride | |
| 7 | Julie Dufour | (2001-05-29)May 29, 2001 (aged 23) | 2024 | Paris FC | INT |
| 9 | Casey Phair | (2007-06-29)June 29, 2007 (aged 17) | 2024 | Players Development Academy | U18 |
| 10 | Claire Emslie | (1994-03-08)March 8, 1994 (aged 31) | 2022 | Orlando Pride | |
| 18 | Jun Endo | (2000-05-24)May 24, 2000 (aged 24) | 2021 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | INT SEI |
| 21 | Alyssa Thompson | (2004-11-07)November 7, 2004 (aged 20) | 2023 | Total Futbol Academy | |
| 23 | Christen Press | (1988-12-29)December 29, 1988 (aged 36) | 2021 | Manchester United (via Racing Louisville FC) | |
| 27 | Maithé López | (2007-01-24)January 24, 2007 (aged 18) | 2025 | Real Santander | INT LOAN |
| 33 | Riley Tiernan | | 2025 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | |
* 1 2 Loaned out to another team
* 1 2 Season-ending injury

## Competitions

Win Draw Loss

### Regular Season

All matches are in Pacific time

#### Regular season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 5 | North Carolina Courage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Seattle Reign FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Angel City FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Bay FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Playoffs |
| 9 | San Diego Wave FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: March 8, 2025. Source: NWSLsoccer.com

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 |
| Ground | H | A |
| Result | D | |
| Position | 7 | |

## Transactions
### Contract options

| Date | Player | Pos. | Notes |
| December 4, 2024 | Madison Curry | DF | Signed with Seattle Reign FC as a free agent. |
| December 10, 2024 | Meggie Dougherty Howard | MF | Contract expired and signed with Calgary Wild FC. |
| December 10, 2024 | Jasmyne Spencer | DF | Contract expired and signed with Vancouver Rise FC. |
| December 10, 2024 | Katie Johnson | FW | Contract expired and subsequently announced retirement. |
| December 10, 2024 | DiDi Haračić | GK | Contract expired and signed with San Diego Wave FC. |

### Re-signings

| Date | Player | Pos. | Notes |
| October 29, 2024 | Sydney Leroux | DF | Re-signed on a new contract through 2027. |
| November 22, 2024 | Claire Emslie | FW | Re-signed on a new contract through 2026. |
| December 4, 2024 | Hannah Stambaugh | GK | Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. |
| December 16, 2024 | M.A. Vignola | DF | Re-signed on a new contract through 2026 |
| January 17, 2025 | Christen Press | FW | Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. |
| January 29, 2025 | Alyssa Thompson | FW | Re-signed on a new contract through 2028. |
| January 29, 2025 | Gisele Thompson | DF | Re-signed on a new contract through 2028. |
| February 7, 2025 | Angelina Anderson | GK | Re-signed on a new contract through 2028. |
| March 5, 2025 | Savy King | DF | Re-signed on a new contract through 2028. |

### Preseason trialists

| Date | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| January 22, 2025 | Scottie Antonucci | MF | Club Legends FC | U18 trialist. |
| January 22, 2025 | Hannah Johnson | MF | Mississippi State | Signed to roster relief contract through June 30, 2025. |
| January 22, 2025 | Breanna Norris | GK | Portland Pilots | Signed to roster relief contract through June 30, 2025. |
| January 22, 2025 | Leena Powell | FW | Club Tudela FC | U18 trialist. |
| January 22, 2025 | Riley Tiernan | FW | Rutgers | Signed to a two-year contract with club option for 2027. |

### Loans out

| Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
| September 19, 2022 | | Vanessa Gilles | DF | Olympique Lyon | Expected to return in June 2025. | |
| February 21, 2025 | | Maithé López | FW | Lexington SC | | |

### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| December 17, 2024 | Julie Dufour | FW | Paris FC | Signed contract through 2027 season via transfer from Paris FC for an undisclosed transfer fee. |
| December 23, 2024 | Macey Hodge | MF | Mississippi State | Signed contract through 2026 season with a club option for 2027. |
| January 21, 2025 | Alanna Kennedy | MF | Manchester City | Signed one-year contract through 2025 season with mutual option for 2026. |
| January 31, 2025 | Miyabi Moriya | DF | INAC Kobe Leonessa | Signed one-year contract through 2025 with a club option for 2026. |
| February 3, 2025 | Savy King | DF | Bay FC | Acquired from Bay FC in exchange for $200,000 in intra-league transfer funds plus $100,000 in 2026. |
| February 21, 2025 | Maithé López | FW | Real Santander | Signed four-year contract through 2028. |
| March 3, 2025 | Hannah Johnson | DF | Mississippi State | Signed to roster relief contract through June 30, 2025. |
| March 3, 2025 | Riley Tiernan | FW | Rutgers | Signed to a two-year contract with club option for 2027. |
| March 12, 2025 | Breanna Norris | GK | Portland Pilots | Signed to roster relief contract through June 30, 2025. |

### Transfers out

| Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
| December 20, 2024 | | Rocky Rodríguez | MF | Kansas City Current | Traded in exchange for $100,000 in intra-league transfer funds. | |
| January 27, 2025 | | Messiah Bright | FW | Houston Dash | Traded in exchange for $100,000 in intra-league transfer funds and up to $50,000 in additional performance-based incentives. | |

### Retirements

| Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Ref. |
| December 20, 2024 | | Katie Johnson | FW | |

### Injury listings

| Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | List | Injury/Notes | Ref. |
| February 14, 2024 | | Jun Endo | FW | Season-ending injury | Left knee anterior cruciate ligament tear. | |
| August 22, 2024 | | Ali Riley | DF | Season-ending injury | Due to a chronic and persistent leg injury. | |

## Statistics

    As of March 16, 2025.
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | NWSL Regular Season | NWSL Regular Season | NWSL Playoffs | NWSL Playoffs | Other | Other |
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | Hannah Stambaugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | | Angelina Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | | Breanna Norris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | | Megan Reid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | | Sarah Gorden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | M.A. Vignola | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | | Gisele Thompson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Hannah Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | | Miyabi Moriya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | | Elizabeth Eddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | | Katie Zelem | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Macey Hodge | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Alanna Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Kennedy Fuller | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Lily Nabet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | | Madison Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 2 | FW | | Sydney Leroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Julie Dufour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Casey Phair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Claire Emslie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | | Alyssa Thompson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Christen Press | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | | Riley Tiernan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.) ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | | Vanessa Gilles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Ali Riley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | | Jun Endo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | | Maithé López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |