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| Owners | List of Angel City FC owners | |
| General manager | Matt Wade (interim) | |
| Head coach | Eleri Earnshaw (interim) | |
| Stadium | BMO Stadium (capacity: 22,000) | |
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| ← 2024 | ||
| All statistics correct as of December 23, 2024. | ||
The 2025 Angel City FC season is the team's upcoming 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
See also: 2024 Angel City FC seasonAfter the conclusion of the 2024 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 assumed the role of interim General Manager while the club conducts a comprehensive search for a new GM.
Following the depature of Hucles, Angel City then announced the depature 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.
Team
Current staff
- As of December 9, 2024.
| Executive | |
|---|---|
| President | Julie Uhrman |
| General Manager (interim) | Matt Wade |
| Coaching | |
| Head Coach (interim) | Eleri Earnshaw |
| 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 December 23, 2024.
| No. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Since | Previous team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | 
|
Hannah Stambaugh | (1998-12-24)December 24, 1998 (aged 25) | 2024 | Omiya Ardija Ventus
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|
| 19 | 
|
Angelina Anderson | (2001-03-22)March 22, 2001 (aged 23) | 2023 | University of California-Berkeley
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|
| Defenders | ||||||
| 4 | 
|
Vanessa Gilles | (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 28) | 2021 |  Bordeaux
|
LOAN |
| 5 | 
|
Ali Riley (Captain) | (1987-10-30)October 30, 1987 (aged 36) | 2022 | Orlando Pride
|
SEI |
| 6 |
|
Megan Reid | (1996-07-09)July 9, 1996 (aged 27) | 2022 | Lamorinda United
|
|
| 11 |
|
Sarah Gorden (Vice Captain) | (1992-09-13)September 13, 1992 (aged 31) | 2021 | Chicago Red Stars
|
|
| 16 |
|
M.A. Vignola | (1998-02-11)February 11, 1998 (aged 26) | 2021 |  Valur
(via Washington Spirit) |
|
| 20 |
|
Gisele Thompson | (2005-12-05)December 5, 2005 (aged 18) | 2024 | Total Futbol Academy
|
|
| 44 |
|
Elizabeth Eddy | (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 (aged 32) | 2023 | Houston Dash
|
|
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 4 | 
|
Katie Zelem | (1996-01-20)January 20, 1996 (aged 28) | 2024 | Manchester United
|
|
| 8 |
|
Macey Hodge | (2001-05-04)May 4, 2001 (aged 23) | 2024 | Mississippi State
|
|
| 17 |
|
Kennedy Fuller | (2007-03-09)March 9, 2007 (aged 17) | 2024 | Solar FC
|
|
| 28 |
|
Lily Nabet | (1999-09-24)September 24, 1999 (aged 24) | 2022 | Duke University
|
|
| 99 |
|
Madison Hammond | (1997-11-15)November 15, 1997 (aged 26) | 2022 | OL Reign
|
|
| Forwards | ||||||
| 2 |
|
Sydney Leroux | (1990-05-07)May 7, 1990 (aged 33) | 2022 | Orlando Pride
|
|
| 9 | 
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Casey Phair | (2007-06-29)June 29, 2007 (aged 16) | 2024 | Players Development Academy
|
|
| 10 | 
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Claire Emslie | (1994-03-08)March 8, 1994 (aged 30) | 2022 | Orlando Pride
|
|
| 18 |
|
Jun Endo | (2000-05-24)May 24, 2000 (aged 23) | 2021 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza
|
SEI |
| 21 |
|
Alyssa Thompson | (2004-11-07)November 7, 2004 (aged 19) | 2023 | Total Futbol Academy
|
|
| 23 |
|
Christen Press | (1988-12-29)December 29, 1988 (aged 35) | 2021 | Manchester United
(via Racing Louisville FC) |
|
| 24 |
|
Messiah Bright | (2000-01-12)January 12, 2000 (aged 24) | 2024 | Orlando Pride
|
|
| 29 |
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Julie Dufour | (2001-05-29)May 29, 2001 (aged 23) | 2024 | Paris FC
|
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Transactions
Contract options
| Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 4, 2024 |
|
Madison Curry | DF | Signed with Seattle Reign FC as a free agent. | |
| December 10, 2024 |
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Meggie Dougherty Howard | MF | Contract expired. | |
| December 10, 2024 |
|
Jasmyne Spencer | DF | Contract expired. | |
| December 10, 2024 | 
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Katie Johnson | FW | Contract expired and subsequently announced retirement. | |
| December 10, 2024 | 
|
DiDi Haračić | GK | Contract expired. |
Re-signings
| Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2024 |
|
Sydney Leroux | DF | Re-signed on a new contract through 2027. | |
| November 22, 2024 |
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Claire Emslie | FW | Re-signed on a new contract through 2026. | |
| December 4, 2024 |
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Hannah Stambaugh | GK | Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. | |
| December 16, 2024 |
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M.A. Vignola | DF | Re-signed on a new contract through 2026 |
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. |
Transfers in
| Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Macey Hodge | MF | Mississippi State
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Signed contract through 2026 season with a club option for 2027. |
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. |
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. |
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- "Angel City Parts Ways with Head Coach Becki Tweed". angelcity.com. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
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- Linehan, Meg (June 14, 2023). "Angel City fires coach Freya Coombe after 11th-place start to season". The Athletic. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- "Roster". Angel City FC. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- "Seattle Reign FC Signs Free Agent Defender Madison Curry". Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
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- ^ "Angel City FC trades Rocky Rodriguez; Katie Johnson retires". Daily News. 2024-12-20. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
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- "Claire Emslie Re-signs through 2026". angelcity.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- "Goalkeeper Hannah Stambaugh Signs One-year Extension". angelcity.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- "Defender M.A. Vignola Signs Two-year Extension". angelcity.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- "Defender Vanessa Gilles Extends Loan to Lyon". Angel City. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- "Angel City Signs French Forward Julie Dufour". angelcity.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- "Angel City Signs Midfielder Macey Hodge". angelcity.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- "Angel City Football Club Announces Trade With Kansas City Current". angelcity.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - "Ali Riley placed on Season-Ending Injury List". angelcity.com. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.