Alyssa Rose Giannetti (born October 28, 1994) is an American professional soccer player. She plays the goalkeeper position.
.jpg) Alyssa Giannetti in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alyssa Rose Giannetti[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 28, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Fullerton, California | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Cal Poly Mustangs | 77 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Arna-Bjørnar | 38 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Youth career edit
Alyssa finished her youth career with Legends FC in Southern California.[2]
Collegiate career edit
Giannetti played four years (2012-2016) with California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California[3][4][5] She was named Big West Soccer Defensive Player of the Week three times, on November 4, 2013, August 31, 2015 and September 21, 2015.[6][7]
| Conference | School | Season | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big West | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | 2012 | 19 |
| Big West | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | 2013 | 19 |
| Big West | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | 2014 | 20 |
| Big West | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | 2015 | 19 |
| Total | 77(*) |
(*) - Indicates school record[8]
Professional career edit
Giannetti began her professional career February 2016 with Arna-Bjørnar in the Toppserien, Norway's top women's league.[3][9][10] During her rookie 2016 season, she started all 25 official matches during the season, including 22 in the Toppserien League. Giannetti was named the top keeper during the first half of the season.[11][12]
After the 2016 season, she was named the Toppserien Goalkeeper of the Year by the Norway Football Association.[3][13] She re-signed with Arna-Bjørnar for the 2017 season[14] but left the club at the end of the season, returning to studies in the USA.[15]
| League | Club | Season | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toppserien - Norway | Arna-Bjørnar | 2016 | 25[16] |
| Toppserien - Norway | Arna-Bjørnar | 2017 | 25 |
References edit
- ^ Alyssa Giannetti at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Legends FC G93". GotSoccer.
- ^ a b c "Alyssa Giannetti interview: American sets standard in Norway's premier league". Everybody Soccer. November 30, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Alyssa Giannetti Bio". Go Poly.
- ^ "Cal Poly Women's Soccer Archives". Go Poly.
- ^ "Cunningham, Giannetti Notch Womens Soccer Weekly Honors". Big West. November 4, 2013.
- ^ "2015 Players of the Week" (PDF). Big West Women's Soccer. December 2, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 16, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "Cal Poly Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Go Poly.
- ^ "New American Has Signed". BA - Bergens Avisen. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Chris Rael (February 5, 2016). "Cal Poly's Giannetti signs with Norwegian soccer club Arna-Bjørnar". soccertoday.com. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ Vågsdalen, Jan Reidar (July 5, 2016). "Alle Toppserie trenerne til Kvinnefotballmagasinet: -her er de beste spillerne, lagene og dommerne i Toppserien denne våren" [All Toppserie coaches for the Women's Football Magazine: Here are the best players, teams and judges in the Toppserien this spring]. Kvinnefotball Magasinet. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ Jansen, Richard (May 11, 2016). "Lene mykjåland årets spiller i Toppserien" [Lene Mykåland is this year's player in the Toppserien]. Serieforeningen for kvinnefotball. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ Stauf, Alison (November 7, 2016). "Former Cal Poly player named Goalkeeper of the Year in Norway". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Årets keeper fortsetter i Arna-Bjørnar" [This year goalkeeper continues with Arna-Bjørnar]. Arna Bjornar. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Nå forsvinner fem spillere fra Arna-Bjørnar" [Now five players from Arna-Bjørnar disappear]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Oslo. November 30, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
Keeperne Alyssa Giannetti (studier i USA) [Keeper Alyssa Giannetti (studies in the USA]
- ^ "Arna Bjornar 2016 season". Soccerway.
External links edit
- Cal Poly bio
- owenmain. "Podcast Episode 190 – Alyssa Giannetti" (Podcast). Fansmanship.
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