2025 Angel City FC season

Angel City FC

2025 season
Owners	List of Angel City FC owners
General manager	Matt Wade (interim)
Head coach	Eleri Earnshaw (interim)
Stadium	BMO Stadium (capacity: 22,000)
Home colors
← 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.

After a disappointing 2024 season where Angel City ending up ranking 12th out of 14 clubs, failing to reach the NWSL playoffs, on December 5, 2024, Angel City announced that they had mutually agreed to part ways with General Manager, Angela Hucles, 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 General Manager.^[1]

Following the departure of Hucles, Angel City then announced the departure 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.^[2] Angel City later announced the departure of Goalkeeping coach Omar Zeenni via social media on December 16, 2024.^[3]

After the conclusion of the 2024 season, on November 18, 2024, Angel City announced they would be moving into a newly renovated performance facility at California Lutheran University. The performance center, formerly used by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, offers a full-size pitch and a half and approximately 50,000 square feet of indoor space, the largest dedicated solely to NWSL club. The performance center will serve as the home of Angel City players and first-team staff for up to four years and would be completed ahead of the 2025 preseason.

On November 19, 2024, announced NYX Professional Makeup as a new multi-year sleeve sponsor for the 2025 season, NYX is the first makeup brand to invest in a soccer team.^[4]

On November 22, 2024, Angel City announced they had signed Scottish forward Claire Emslie to a new contract to keep her with Angel City until 2026.^[5]

On December 4, 2024, rookie defender Madison Curry announced she would not be re-signing with Angel City and would instead sign with Seattle Reign FC as a free agent.^[6] Later that day, Angel City announced the contract extension of Japanese goalkeeper Hannah Stambaugh for the 2025 season.^[7]

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 will assume the role of interim General Manager while the club conducts a comprehensive search for a new GM.^[1] Following the departure of Hucles, Angel City then announced the departure of Head Coach Becki Tweed on December 9, 2024. Tweed finished her time at Angel City with 17 wins, 13 draws, 17 loss across all competitions with a win rate of 36.17%. Assistant Coach Eleri Earnshaw will act as interim head coach while the search of a new coach begins.^[2]

At the conclusion of the 2024 season, on December 10, 2024, Angel City announced their end-of-season roster, they announced they will not be renewing the contract of goalkeeper DiDi Haračić and defender Jasmyne Spencer, who have been with the club since its inaugural season in 2022, as well as midfielder Meggie Dougherty Howard and forward Katie Johnson, who would later announce her retirement from professional soccer on December 20, 2024.^[8][9]

On December 16, 2024, M.A. Vignola announced she would be re-signing a new two-year contract with Angel City, keeping her at the club until 2026.^[10]

On December 17, 2024, Angel City announced they had acquired French forward Julie Dufour from Paris FC and signed her on a three-year contract beginning in January 2025.^[11] Dufour will occupy one of Angel City's international roster spots when she joins the club.

On December 20, 2024, Angel City announced they would be trading Costa Rican midfielder Rocky Rodríguez to Kansas City Current in exchange for $100,000 in intra-league transfer funds. Later that day, Mexican forward Katie Johnson, whose contract was not renewed with Angel City, also announced her retirement from professional soccer.^[12]

On December 23, 2024, Angel City announced they had signed midfielder Macey Hodge on a two-year contract through 2026 with a club option for 2027. Hodge previously played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, and made 97 appearances over 5 years.^[13]

Two Angel City players, Alyssa Thompson and Angelina Anderson were named to the USWNT's January training camp on January 7, 2025. This was Anderson's first call up to the United States senior team.^[14] Gisele Thompson was later called up to the first ever USWNT futures camp which will run concurrently with the senior teams training camp.^[15]

Mark Parsons was announced as the club's new Sporting Director on January 15, 2025.^[16] Parsons will oversee all soccer operations, including the technical staff, the scouting and analytics department, sports medical, performance, nutrition, and player care. Parsons teased Christen Press' one-year contract renewal which was announced a few days later on January 17, 2025.^[17]

Australian defender Alanna Kennedy announced her departure from Manchester City on January 21, 2025, and it was subsequently reported that she would be signing with Angel City on a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2026.^[18] Later that day the new performance center was unveiled ahead of the start of preseason the following day.^[19] On January 22, 2025 the official preseason roster was announced along with the announcement that Sam Laity was appointed as the new interim Head Coach and Ludovic Antunes as the interim Goalkeeping Coach.^[20]

On January 29, 2025, it was announced that Alyssa and Gisele Thompson had both signed contract extensions keeping them at Angel City until 2028.^[21] On January 31, 2025, Angel City announced they had acquired Japanese defender Miyabi Moriya from INAC Kobe Leonessa for an undisclosed fee. Moriya will occupy an International Roster spot and signed a one-year contract with a club option for 2026.^[22] The following week on February 3, 2025, Angel City announced they had acquired Los Angeles-born defender Savy King from Bay FC, in exchange for $200,000 in intra-league transfer funds plus $100,000 in 2026.^[23] Four days later, the club announced that Angelina Anderson had also signed an extension until 2028.^[24]

Angel City FC continued to play in BMO Stadium, their home since the team's inaugural season in 2022.

On November 18, 2024, Angel City announced they would be moving into a newly renovated performance facility at California Lutheran University. The performance center, formerly used by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, offers a full-size pitch and a half and approximately 50,000 square feet of indoor space, the largest dedicated solely to NWSL club. The performance center will serve as the home of Angel City players and first-team staff for up to four years and would be completed ahead of the 2025 preseason. The performance center was officially unveiled on January 21, 2025 ahead of the preseason.^[19]

The center features a 5,400-square-foot gym, custom lockers for players, coaches, staff, and a dedicated locker room for players under 18, a new hydrotherapy area including cold and hot plunge pools and saunas, a private outdoor relaxation lounge, a 3,400-square-foot medical treatment and rehabilitation area, a private recovery room, private doctor's office and medical staff offices, Custom pre- and post-training nutrition and supplement area to provide elevated nutrition area for athletes to fuel with fresh, nutritious meals prepared onsite, children's playroom to support the families of our players and staff, a 930-square-foot team meeting and film room, coaching and peraformance offices for soccer operations staff, and a fit-for-purpose studio onsite for content capture and interviews.^[25]

As of January 22, 2025.^[26][27][28]

Executive
President	Julie Uhrman
Sporting Director	Mark Parsons
Assistant General Manager	Matt Wade
Coaching
Head Coach (interim)	Sam Laity
Assistant Coach	Eleri Earnshaw
Goalkeeping Coach (interim)	Ludovic Antunes
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

As of February 3, 2025.^[29]

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
19		Angelina Anderson	(2001-03-22)March 22, 2001 (aged 23)	2023	University of California-Berkeley
Defenders
3		Savy King	(2005-02-05)February 5, 2005 (aged 19)	2025	Bay FC
4		Vanessa Gilles	(1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 28)	2021	Bordeaux	INT LOAN[a]
5		Ali Riley (Captain)	(1987-10-30)October 30, 1987 (aged 36)	2022	Orlando Pride	SEI[b]
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
14		Alanna Kennedy	(1995-01-21)January 21, 1995 (aged 30)	2025	Manchester City	INT
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
29		Miyabi Moriya	(1996-08-22)August 22, 1996 (aged 28)	2025	INAC Kobe Leonessa	INT
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	INT
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	U18
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
7		Julie Dufour	(2001-05-29)May 29, 2001 (aged 23)	2024	Paris FC	INT
9		Casey Phair	(2007-06-29)June 29, 2007 (aged 16)	2024	Players Development Academy	U18
10		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	INT SEI[b]
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)

All matches are in Pacific time

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Notes	Ref.
December 4, 2024		Madison Curry	DF	Signed with Seattle Reign FC as a free agent.	[30]
December 10, 2024		Meggie Dougherty Howard	MF	Contract expired.	[31]
December 10, 2024		Jasmyne Spencer	DF	Contract expired and signed with Vancouver Rise FC.	[31][32]
December 10, 2024		Katie Johnson	FW	Contract expired and subsequently announced retirement.	[31][12]
December 10, 2024		DiDi Haračić	GK	Contract expired and signed with San Diego Wave FC.	[31][33]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Notes	Ref.
October 29, 2024		Sydney Leroux	DF	Re-signed on a new contract through 2027.	[34]
November 22, 2024		Claire Emslie	FW	Re-signed on a new contract through 2026.	[35]
December 4, 2024		Hannah Stambaugh	GK	Re-signed on a new contract through 2025.	[36]
December 16, 2024		M.A. Vignola	DF	Re-signed on a new contract through 2026	[37]
January 17, 2025		Christen Press	FW	Re-signed on a new contract through 2025.	[17]
January 29, 2025		Alyssa Thompson	FW	Re-signed on a new contract through 2028.	[21]
January 29, 2025		Gisele Thompson	DF	Re-signed on a new contract through 2028.	[21]
February 7, 2025		Angelina Anderson	GK	Re-signed on a new contract through 2028.	[24]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
January 22, 2025		Scottie Antonucci	MF	Club Legends FC	U18 trialist.	[20]
		Hannah Johnson	MF	Wake Forest		[20]
		Bre Norris	GK	Portland Pilots		[20]
		Leena Powell	FW	Club Tudela FC	U18 trialist.	[20]
		Riley Tiernan	FW	Rutgers		[20]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
September 19, 2022		Vanessa Gilles	DF	Olympique Lyon	Expected to return in June 2025.	[38]

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.	[39]
December 23, 2024		Macey Hodge	MF	Mississippi State	Signed contract through 2026 season with a club option for 2027.	[40]
January 21, 2025		Alanna Kennedy	DF	Manchester City	Signed one-year contract through 2025 season with mutual option for 2026.	[18]
January 31, 2025		Miyabi Moriya	DF	INAC Kobe Leonessa	Signed one-year contract through 2025 with a club option for 2026.	[22]
February 3, 2025		Savy King	DF	Bay FC	Acquired from Bay FC in exchange for $200,000 in intra-league transfer funds plus $100,000 in 2026.	[23]

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.	[41]
January 27, 2025		Messiah Bright	FW	Houston Dash	Traded in exchange for $100,000 in intra-league transfer funds and up to $50,000 in additional performance-based incentives.	[42]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Ref.
December 20, 2024		Katie Johnson	FW	[12]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	List	Injury/Notes	Ref.
February 14, 2024		Jun Endo	FW	Season-ending injury	Left knee anterior cruciate ligament tear.	[43]
August 22, 2024		Ali Riley	DF	Season-ending injury	Due to a chronic and persistent leg injury.	[44]

No	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NWSL Regular Season		NWSL Playoffs		Other
				Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Hannah Stambaugh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	GK		Angelina Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
6	DF		Megan Reid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	DF		Sarah Gorden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Alanna Kennedy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		M.A. Vignola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Gisele Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF		Elizabeth Eddy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF		Katie Zelem	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Macey Hodge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Kennedy Fuller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Lily Nabet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	MF		Madison Hammond	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
2	FW		Sydney Leroux	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Casey Phair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Claire Emslie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW		Alyssa Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Christen Press	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Julie Dufour	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)
4	DF		Vanessa Gilles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Ali Riley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW		Jun Endo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0