Faith Hoang Anh Nguyen (born November 16, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the UCLA Bruins, winning the 2022 national championship, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
.jpg) Nguyen with Texas Tech in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faith Hoang Anh Nguyen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | November 16, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Fountain Valley, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Angel City | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SoCal Blues | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | UCLA Bruins | 4 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 41 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | FC Olympia | 7 | (0) |
| 2026– | Angel City | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:17, March 31, 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editBorn in Fountain Valley, California, to Hanh and Alex Nguyen, Nguyen grew up in the nearby neighborhood of Costa Mesa. She played club soccer for the SoCal Blues, captaining the team and winning two league titles.[1] She helped the Blues record a 29-match unbeaten streak, the highest in program history.[2] Nguyen attended Mater Dei High School, a private Catholic school in Santa Ana. She graduated from Mater Dei early to enroll at UCLA in the spring of 2021.[1]
College career
editUCLA Bruins
editNguyen was a backup goalkeeper in all three of her seasons with the UCLA Bruins. After failing to earn any playing time as a freshman, she made her collegiate debut on August 25, 2022, with Nguyen and all three other of the Bruins' goalies earning a portion of minutes in a 6–0 victory over Cal State Northridge.[3] She looked on from the bench as UCLA went on to win the 2022 national championship, beating North Carolina in double overtime.[2] As a junior in 2023, Nguyen made 3 appearances, keeping a clean sheet in each match. She played a career-high 27 minutes against Oregon State in October 2023. She departed from UCLA having contributed to two Pac-12 conference championships along with the national title.[1]
Texas Tech Red Raiders
editAhead of the 2024 season, Nguyen transferred to Texas Tech University.[2] She cemented herself as the Red Raiders' starting goalkeeper, missing only 2 of Texas Tech's 22 games due to injury. She was named to the All-Big 12 first seam at the end of the year after having recorded 10 clean sheets and 61 total saves,[4] including a penalty kick save against West Virginia in October 2024.[5] She received two Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week honors, with her first one coming at the tail end of 3 straight shutouts in conference play.[4][6] She helped Texas Tech reach the NCAA tournament and made 9 saves in the Red Raiders' second-round defeat to top-ranked Duke.[4]
In the offseason after her first year at Texas Tech, Nguyen played for FC Olympia of the pre-professional USL W League. She captained the team to the W League national playoffs after FC Olympia finished atop the Northwest Conference. At the end of the season, Nguyen was selected as the team's most valuable player.[7]
Nguyen returned to Texas Tech for a second season in 2025.[8] She started all 21 games for the Red Raiders, posted a career-best goals against average, and was named to the All-Big 12 second team.[4] In the NCAA tournament, she saved Linda Ullmark's penalty shootout attempt, but conceded all 4 other spot-kicks as Texas Tech lost its Round of 32 match to reigning champions North Carolina on penalties.[9] Nguyen ended her Texas Tech tenure with a career goals against average of 0.83 that ranked as fourth-lowest in program history. Despite only playing two seasons for the Red Raiders, she also ranked tenth in all-time program saves, with 127.[4]
Club career
editIn the summer of 2025, Nguyen returned home to Southern California to train with Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League.[10] After graduating from college, Nguyen was announced to have signed her first professional contract with Angel City on January 14, 2026, penning a six-month deal with the club.[11][12]
International career
editNguyen was invited to attend virtual meetings with the United States under-19 national team in April 2021.[1]
Honors and awards
editUCLA Bruins
edit- NCAA Division I tournament: 2022
- Pac-12 Conference: 2021, 2023
Individual
edit- First-team All-Big 12: 2024
- Second-team All-Big 12: 2025
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 "Faith Nguyen". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Dillon, Sean (July 11, 2024). "Texas Tech Soccer Inks UCLA GK Transfer Faith Nguyen". Rock 101. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Sunshine Fontes Hat Trick Helps UCLA Women's Soccer Blow Out CSUN". Sports Illustrated. August 26, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Faith Nguyen". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ Stern, Andrew (October 18, 2024). "Parsons PK, Nguyen's heroics push No. 19 Tech Soccer past WVU, 1-0". KCBD. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ Dillon, Sean (September 25, 2024). "Blackburn (Defensive) and Nguyen (Goalkeeper) Earn Big 12 Weekly Honors". Rock 101. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "FC Olympia Keeper Faith Nguyen Signs NWSL Pro Deal with Angel City". FC Olympia. January 15, 2026. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ Giese, Nathan. "Faith Nguyen on what she learned in Year 1 with Texas Tech Soccer". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "North Carolina 13-6-1, 6-4-0 -VS- Texas Tech 14-2-5, 7-1-3". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 21, 2025. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ Nguyen, Phuoc (January 16, 2026). "NWSL Goalkeeper News Roundup: Maddie Prohaska to Racing Louisville, Faith Nguyen to Angel City, Leah Freeman to San Diego Wave, Molly Pritchard to North Carolina Courage". All For XI. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ Zyd, Patrick (January 14, 2026). "Angel City FC Make 2 Moves 1/14/26". Sports News LA. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ Tracy, Trebor (January 14, 2026). "Angel City FC signs goalkeeper Faith Nguyen". Angels on Parade. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
External links
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- Faith Nguyen at Soccerway.com
- Faith Nguyen at FBref.com
- Faith Nguyen at the Texas Tech Red Raiders
