NWSL: 2025 Preseason Rosters, Part 5 — Angel City FC

On Wednesday, an eighth club, Angel City released their initial preseason roster for the 2025 NWSL season.

ACFC has invited five non-rostered players, including two members of the USA’s squad for the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup:

  • Midfielder Scottie Antonucci, who is also eligible for the 2025 U-17 WWC, and
  • Forward Leena Powell, who is an official commit for UCLA.

The other three invitees are all collegiate seniors:

  • University of Portland goalkeeper Bre Norris,
  • Mississippi State midfielder Hannah Johnson, and
  • Rutgers forward Riley Tiernan.

In the same press release, ACFC also confirmed the appointment of former Houston Dash head coach Sam Laity as interim head coach.

The below roster is presented in a similar format to December’s end-of-season roster lists.

The lists for each club are organized as follows:

  • Currently Signed: All players signed to a contract (for at least part of 2025) but not presently loaned to another club.
  • Out on Loan: Signed players that have current loan agreements.
  • Non-Roster Invitees: Players invited to train with the club, but are not formally signed with the club.

For invitees, links to their NCAA player profiles, if applicable, are provided. For those invitees that are still in high school, if their official or verbal commit is known, that is provided, along with a source link.

Parenthetical Key:

  • INT = The player occupies an International Spot
  • LOAN = The player is on loan from another club
  • SEI = The player is currently designated by the club as being on its Season-Ending Injury/Illness List
  • SEI2024 = In cases where a team’s press release did not specify SEI players, this denotes players who were on the SEI List at the end of the 2024 season (primary source)
  • U18 = The player was signed under the U18 Entry Mechanism and will not turn 18 before the start of the 2025 season (Friday, March 14th).

Angel City FC

At the moment, Kennedy Fuller is a U18 player, but she will turn 18 on March 9th.

Signed:

  • Goalkeepers (2): Angelina Anderson, Hannah Stambaugh
  • Defenders (7): Elizabeth Eddy,  Sarah Gorden, Alanna Kennedy (INT), Megan Reid, Ali Riley (SEI), Gisele Thompson, M.A. Vignola
  • Midfielders (6): Jun Endo (SEI, INT), Kennedy Fuller, Madison Hammond, Macey Hodge, Lily Nabet, Katie Zelem (INT)
  • Forwards (7): Messiah Bright, Julie Dufour (INT), Claire Emslie, Sydney Leroux, Casey Phair (U18), Christen Press, Alyssa Thompson

On Loan:

  • Goalkeepers (0): n/a
  • Defenders (1): Vanessa Gilles (Olympique Lyon, through June 2025)
  • Midfielders (0): n/a
  • Forwards (0): n/a

Non-Roster Invitees:

Source: “Angel City Announces 2025 Preseason Roster and Technical Staff” (22-Jan-2024)

Earlier Roster Releases

For additional preseason rosters, see