| 2024 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Ron Burkle | ||
| President | Jill Ellis | ||
| Head coach | Casey Stoney | ||
| Stadium | Snapdragon Stadium | ||
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The 2024 San Diego Wave FC season is the team's third as a professional women's soccer team. Wave FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
Team
Squad
- As of December 15, 2023.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kailen Sheridan | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| 2 | DF | Abby Dahlkemper |  United States |
| 4 | DF | Naomi Girma | United States |
| 5 | MF | Emily van Egmond | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| 6 | FW | Kelsey Turnbow | United States |
| 7 | FW | Amirah Ali | United States |
| 8 | MF | Sierra Enge | United States |
| 10 | FW | Sofia Jakobsson |  Sweden |
| 11 | FW | Jaedyn Shaw | United States |
| 13 | FW | Alex Morgan | United States |
| 14 | DF | Kristen McNabb | United States |
| 15 | MF | Makenzy Doniak | United States |
| 17 | GK | Lauren Brzykcy | United States |
| 19 | FW | Kyra Carusa |  Republic of Ireland |
| 20 | DF | Christen Westphal | United States |
| 22 | MF | Taylor Kornieck | United States |
| 24 | MF | Danielle Colaprico | United States |
| 25 | FW | Melanie Barcenas | United States |
| — | FW | Elyse Bennett | United States |
| — | MF | Savannah McCaskill | United States |
| — | GK | Hillary Beall | United States |
Coaching staff
- As of December 9, 2023.[2]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head Coach |  Casey Stoney |
| Assistant Coach | Jackie Bachteler |
| Assistant Coach / Head of Goalkeeping | Louis Hunt |
| Technical and Development Coach | Craig Barclay |
| Tactical Coach Analyst | Chris Loxston |
Competitions
Friendlies
Wave FC will open the 2024 preseason at the Coachella Valley Invitational. [3]
| February 20 | San Diego Wave FC | v | Bay FC | Empire Polo Club, Indio CA |
| 12 pm PT |
| February 24 | San Diego Wave FC | v | Portland Thorns FC | Empire Polo Club, Indio CA |
| 11 am PT |
NWSL Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup has been reformatted to open each season as a single contest with the prior campaign’s winner of the NWSL Shield, presented by CarMax, against the reigning NWSL Champion. [4]
| March 15 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | v | San Diego Wave FC |
Regular season
Transactions
2024 NWSL Draft
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster.
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | College | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Kennedy Wesley |
DF |
Stanford | |
| 3 | 42 | Mya Jones |
FW |
Memphis |
Transfers in
| Date | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2023 | Sierra Enge |
MF |
Houston Dash |
In exchange for midfielder Belle Briede, the Wave’s 2024 natural third-round NWSL Draft pick, and $60,000 in allocation money. | [5] |
| December 17, 2023 | Elyse Bennett |
FW |
Utah Royals |
In exchange for $40,000 in allocation money. | [6] |
| December 20, 2023 | Savannah McCaskill |
MF |
Angel City |
Free agent | [7] |
| January 8, 2024 | Hillary Beall |
GK |
Racing Louisville FC |
In exchange for natural second-round pick in the 2025 NWSL Draft. | [8] |
Transfers out
| Date | Player | Pos. | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2023 | Mia Gyau |
DF |
Waived | [9] | |
| November 20, 2023 | Giovanna DeMarco |
MF |
Out of contract | [9] | |
| November 20, 2023 | Madison Pogarch |
DF |
Utah Royals |
Free agent | [9] |
| November 20, 2023 | Kaleigh Riehl |
DF |
In exchange for $60,000 in Allocation Money and 2024 Expansion Protection from Utah Royals. | [10] | |
| December 15, 2023 | Rachel Hill |
FW |
Bay FC |
2024 NWSL Expansion Draft | [11] |
| December 15, 2023 | Sierra Enge |
MF | |||
| December 17, 2023 | Belle Briede |
MF |
Houston Dash |
In exchange for midfielder Sierra Enge. | [6] |
| January 5, 2024 | Shae Yanez |
GK |
Bristol City |
For an undisclosed transfer fee. | [12] |
| January 12, 2024 | Meggie Doughtery Howard |
MF |
Angel City FC |
For $40,000 in Allocation Money | [13] |
References
- ↑ "Roster". San Diego Wave FC. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ↑ "technical-staff". San Diego Wave FC. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "2024 COACHELLA VALLEY INVITATIONAL". sandiegowavefc.com.
- ↑ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com.
- ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Sierra Enge" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- 1 2 "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Elyse Bennett from Utah Royals" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Free Agent Midfielder Savannah McCaskill" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Goalkeeper Hillary Beall from Racing Louisville" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "San Diego Wave FC Announce 2023 Roster Decisions" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Allocation Money & Expansion Draft Protection, Trades Kaleigh Riehl to Utah Royals FC" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ "NWSL Expansion Draft results: Bay FC land veteran Katelyn Rowland from North Carolina Courage" (Press release). cbssports.com. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Transfers Goalkeeper Shae Yanez to Bristol City" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires $40,000 in Allocation Money from Angel City FC" (Press release). San Diego Wave FC. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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