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Izzy Engle
American soccer player (born 2006) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Isabela Cristina Lohmann Engle (born July 20, 2006) is an American college soccer player who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. She was named TopDrawerSoccer National Freshman of the Year after scoring 19 goals in her freshman season.
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Early life
Engle grew up in Edina, Minnesota, and attended Edina High School. She led her high school team to reach the state semifinals in 2021, finish runner-up in 2022, and go undefeated and win the state championship in 2023. She scored 41 goals in her senior season in 2023, including a hat trick in the state semifinals and a brace in the final. She was named United Soccer Coaches All-American, the Minnesota Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year, and the Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year.[2][3] She committed to the University of Notre Dame as a junior.[4] She also competed in high school track and field.[5] She played club soccer for Minnesota Thunder Academy, where she was a five-time ECNL first-team all-conference selection.[5]
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College career
Engle scored a hat trick against Samford in her second game for Notre Dame Fighting Irish, which made her the first Notre Dame freshman with a hat trick since Melissa Henderson in 2008.[6] She went on to have six multi-goal games in the 2024 season, including a brace in a 3–3 draw against No. 1 Duke.[7] In the NCAA tournament, she scored three goals in four games as Notre Dame reached the quarterfinals.[5] She finished the season with 19 goals in 22 games, joint-second-most in the nation and the most by a freshman since 2014. She was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Freshman of the Year, first-team All-ACC, second-team All-American, and the TopDrawerSoccer National Freshman of the Year.[8][7]
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International career
Engle was called into camp with the national under-17 team in 2023.[4] She was included as an alternate to the under-19 team at the 2023 Pan American Games, where they won bronze playing against other countries' senior teams.[9]
Personal life
Engle is the daughter of Patricia and Ryan Engle and has three brothers.[2] She is of Brazilian descent on her mother's side.[10]
Honors and awards
Individual
- TopDrawerSoccer National Freshman of the Year: 2024
- ACC Freshman of the Year: 2024
- Second-team All-American: 2024
- First-team All-ACC: 2024
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External links
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