Talia Staude

Talia Staude
Staude with the North Carolina Courage in 2024
Personal information
Full name Natalia Staude
Date of birth (2001-04-30) April 30, 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Tampa Bay Sun
Youth career
Tophat SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Virginia 103 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– North Carolina Courage 0 (0)
2024– → Tampa Bay Sun (loan) 10 (1)
International career
2017–2018 United States U-17 17 (0)
2019 United States U-20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Natalia Staude (/ˈstaʊdi/ STOW-dee;[1] born April 30, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Tampa Bay Sun FC of the USL Super League, on loan from the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Virginia Cavaliers and has represented the United States at the under-15 and under-17 level, winning CONCACAF championships at both levels. She was selected by the Courage in the 2024 NWSL Draft.

Early life

Staude was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Alisa and Greg Staude, and has a younger sister, Kiera.[2][3] Her family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, when she was an infant.[3] Her mother and grandfather played college basketball; her sister plays college soccer at Georgia.[2][4]

Staude played high school soccer for the Westminster Schools, a private school in Atlanta, and helped the school win three GHSA titles; she missed her junior season while playing for her club team.[2][5] She was a United Soccer Coaches All-American in 2016–17 and 2017–18.[2] She scored eight goals as a senior in 2018–19 and was named The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Girls' Soccer Player of the Year and All-American by TopDrawerSoccer.[5][6] She played club soccer for Tophat Soccer Club.[7] She also lettered in high school basketball and swimming.[2]

College career

Staude committed to the University of Virginia in April 2017.[8] She became a starter partway through her freshman season in 2019 and was named to the Freshman Best XI first team by TopDrawerSoccer.[2] She scored her first college goal against SIUE in the first round of the 2020 NCAA tournament, where Virginia reached the semifinals.[2] She scored a 90th-minute game winner against NC State in September 2021 and later helped Virginia reach the 2021 ACC tournament final.[2][9] She scored in the first round of the 2022 NCAA tournament, where Virginia lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champions UCLA.[2][10] As a graduate student in 2023, she co-captained the team and had three goals, including one in her final game for the school.[2][3][11] She played 103 games for the Cavaliers, second-most in program history.[2]

Club career

The North Carolina Courage selected Staude 24th overall in the second round of the 2024 NWSL Draft with their highest pick of the night.[12] She was signed to a three-year contract.[13] On August 20, 2024, she was loaned to USL Super League club Tampa Bay Sun FC for the rest of the year.[14] She made her professional debut as a starter for the Sun against Lexington SC on September 8, in which she recorded her first professional goal and assist in a 3–2 win.[15]

International career

Staude was called up to her first youth national team training camp with the United States national under-14 team in June 2014.[16] She played with the under-15 team in 2015 and 2016, winning the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship.[17][18] She trained with the under-17 team throughout 2017 and 2018.[19] She recorded three assists in one game at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, a tournament the United States won, and played at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[20][21] While in college, she played friendlies for the under-20 team in 2019.[22] She played friendlies with the under-23 team against NWSL clubs in the preseasons of 2022 and 2023.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b "Natalia Staude". North Carolina Courage. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Talia Staude". Virginia Cavaliers. April 28, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c White, Jeff (August 23, 2023). "Staude Speaks With Voice of Experience". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Kiera Staude". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Saye, Chip (May 30, 2019). "2018–19 High school Player of the Year winners". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "HS Girls: TDS Spring All-America". TopDrawerSoccer.com. July 27, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  7. ^ Yort, Caroline (July 13, 2015). "2019 Girls IMG Academy 150 rankings debut". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Clark, Travis (April 21, 2017). "No. 17 recruit commits for class of 2019". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  9. ^ Newton, Matt (September 26, 2021). "Staude's Last-Minute Goal Lifts No. 7 UVA Women's Soccer over NC State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  10. ^ Newton, Matt (November 27, 2022). "Virginia's NCAA Run Ends With Heartbreaking Overtime Loss at UCLA". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  11. ^ Prochaska, Val (October 27, 2023). "Virginia Women's Soccer Wins Season Finale, Downs Syracuse 4–0". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "Staude Selected By North Carolina Courage In NWSL Draft". Virginia Cavaliers. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "Courage signs 2024 Draft Class". North Carolina Courage. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  14. ^ "NC Courage loans defender Talia Staude to Tampa Bay Sun FC". North Carolina Courage. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  15. ^ Tampa Bay Sun FC [@tampabaysunfc] (September 10, 2024). "First start, first goal, and first assist with the Sun". Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Instagram.
  16. ^ "U-14 GNT Starts New Cycle with Portland Camp". United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  17. ^ "U.S. U15 GNT camp roster revealed". United States Soccer Federation. March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  18. ^ Eskilson, J.R. (August 21, 2016). "U.S. U15 GNT wins CONCACAF Championship". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  19. ^ Eskilson, J.R. (October 3, 2017). "U.S. U17 WNT Player List – 2017/2018". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  20. ^ "U.S. U17 WNT cruises past Bermuda". United States Soccer Federation. June 7, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  21. ^ "U17 WNT fall in second World Cup match". United States Soccer Federation. November 17, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  22. ^ Clark, Travis (December 15, 2019). "U20 WNT wraps up Nike Friendlies". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  23. ^ "U23 WNT Roster for Thorns Tournament". United States Soccer Federation. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.com.
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