Chicago Stars FC goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher was named the 2024 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year. The award comes after a banner year in which Naeher, 36, led the USWNT to Olympic Gold and retired from international play.

Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, who stepped down from the U.S. national team late last year after winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, was named the 2024 U.S.

The Penn State product won 13 of her 18 games and had 11 shutouts in her final year playing for the national team, including the run to the Olympic gold medal.