Alyssa Mautz
 Mautz playing for Chicago Red Stars in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alyssa Lee Mautz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 29, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | O'Fallon, Missouri, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Louis Soccer Club | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Saint Louis Billikens | ||
| 2008–2010 | Texas A&M Aggies | 67 | (21) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Sky Blue FC | 5 | (1) |
| 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | ||
| 2013–2022 | Chicago Red Stars | 143 | (16) |
| 2013 | → Zorky (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Perth Glory (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Adelaide United (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Perth Glory (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | United States U-20 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Saint Peter's Peahens (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Texas A&M Aggies (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Texas A&M Aggies (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2022 | |||
Alyssa Lee Mautz (born July 29, 1989) is an American former professional soccer forward and midfielder. She played for the Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL from 2013 to 2022, and played on loan to Australian club Perth Glory for the 2018–19 W-League season. She previously played for Sky Blue FC in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), Zorky in the Russian Women's Football Championship and has represented the United States at the U-23 level. She retired from the Chicago Red Stars in 2022 to accept a job as an assistant coach at Texas A&M University.
Early life
[edit]Born and raised in Missouri, Mautz attended Fort Zumwalt West High School in O'Fallon, Missouri where she was named All-State, All-Metro and All-Conference all four years. She netted 133 goals during her high school career, the fifth-most in Missouri girls' soccer history. As a junior, she was named National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Region. Mautz was named Metro Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007 and earned State Player of the Year honors as a senior. During her senior season, she helped the team to the state championship in senior season and she was named an NSCAA All-American.[1]
Mautz played club soccer for the St. Louis Soccer Club and led the team to 10 straight state titles. She also played on state and regional Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams.[1]
College
[edit]Mautz attended Saint Louis University for the 2007 season before transferring to Texas A&M University in January 2008.[2] In 2008, her first season at Texas A&M, she made 19 appearances with 9 starts and was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for the week of November 3. Mautz scored five goals and three assists for 13 points. She recorded a career-high eight points vs. Houston Baptist with a hat-trick, scoring the game winner, and serving two assists. She netted four goals and tallied 10 points in her last two games of the season. As a junior, she started in 20 matches and saw playing time in all 25 of A&M's matches. After ranking second on the team with 66 shots and 27 shots on goal, she scored four goals, three of which came in Big 12 matches, and two assists for 10 points. She was named to the All-Big 12 Conference second team. During her senior season, she was one of only two Aggies to start in all 23 matches and led the offense with 29 points on a team-high and career-high 12 goals and five assists. Mautz was named NSCAA National Player of the Week, Big 12 Player of the Week, and was selected to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week, the All-Big 12 first team and the Big 12 All-Tournament team. She recorded her second career hat trick vs. No. 16 Virginia Tech and had a team-high of five game-winning goals.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Sky Blue FC
[edit]Mautz played in five matches for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer during the 2010 season. She made two starts and scored once.
Chicago Red Stars (WPSL Elite)
[edit]After the WPS suspended operations in early 2012, Mautz signed with the Chicago Red Stars in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL Elite). The team won silver in the WPSL Elite national championship.[3][4][5]
Chicago Red Stars (NWSL)
[edit]Mautz re-joined the Chicago Red Stars for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League in 2013. She was drafted in the fifth round (36th overall) of the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft[6][7][8]
On July 30, 2022, Mautz played in her last game as a Chicago Red Star. She was one of only six players to have played all ten years of the NWSL with the same team. She appeared in 143 matches with the Red Stars and scored 16 goals during her career. She retired to accept a job as an assistant coach with her alma mater, Texas A&M.[9]
Zorky
[edit]In September 2013, Mautz was loaned for 2.5 months to Russian Women's Football Championship club Zorky.[10]
Perth Glory
[edit]On October 5, 2016, Mautz joined Australian club Perth Glory as an international player.[11][12] Mautz went on to make 14 appearances during the 2016–2017 season for the Glory. After an NWSL offseason load to Adelaide during the 2017–2018 season, she resigned a loan agreement for the 2018–2019 season with the Perth Glory.[12]
Adelaide United
[edit]On October 27, 2017, Mautz moved from Perth Glory to join Australian club Adelaide United as an international player. Mautz joined fellow Chicago Red Stars teammates Danielle Colaprico and Katie Naughton for the 2017–18 W-League season.[13]
International
[edit]Mautz was a member of the United States women's national under-20 soccer team that took home gold at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[14] She has also played for the U-23 team.
In addition to playing professionally Mautz coaches soccer collegiately and is currently available for private lessons in the O'fallon, MO area.[15]
Coaching
[edit]In 2022, Mautz joined the staff at her alma mater Texas A&M University, where she had previously worked as a student assistant.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Alyssa Mautz". Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ "Freshman Transfer Joins Aggie Soccer Program – Texas A&M University Athletics Department". Texas A&M University Athletics Department.
- ^ "Chalupny and Mautz: St. Louis connection for Chicago Red Stars". Soccer Made in St. Louis. Retrieved April 27, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Women's Soccer News: Chicago Red Stars Sign WPS Laurent Fowlkes, Alyssa Mautz and Michelle Wenino". SoccerNation. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ "Red Stars Take Silver Medal in WPSL Elite Finals". WPSL Elite. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ "Results: Ochs taken first in NWSL Supplemental Draft". The Equalizer. February 7, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ Drot, Kareen (April 12, 2013). "Opponents seeing stars: Chicago Red Stars season preview". SB Nation. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ Zuniga, Alejandro (April 14, 2013). "Red Stars, Reign FC end even in opener". The Equalizer. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ Brennan, Clare (July 30, 2022). "Chicago Red Stars Alyssa Mautz to Retire". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "Midfielder Alyssa Mautz on Loan to WFK Zorky". Chicago Red Stars. September 12, 2013. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ Taylor, Nick (October 5, 2016). "Glory women sign two internationals". The West Australian.
- ^ a b "Perth Glory sign internationals Alyssa Mautz and Arianna Romero". The Women's Game. October 5, 2016.
- ^ "Perth Glory welcome back 'workaholic' midfielder".
- ^ Dolich, Lindsey. "U.S. tries to rebound against well-rounded England squad". ESPN FC. ESPN. Retrieved April 27, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "CoachUp – Private and Group Coaching Lessons and Local Sports Training Courses". CoachUp. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ "ALYSSA MAUTZ at Texas A&M Aggies". 12thMan.com. Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
External links
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- Living people
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