| Madison Wolfbauer | |
| Full Name: | Madison Elise Wolfbauer |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Dearborn, Michigan, United States |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in |
| Position: | Striker, center back |
| Currentclub: | DC Power FC |
| Clubnumber: | 29 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| College1: | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Collegecaps1: | 12 |
| Collegegoals1: | 1 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| College2: | Bowling Green Falcons |
| Collegecaps2: | 29 |
| Collegegoals2: | 15 |
| Years1: | 2022 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | ÍBV |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | Keflavík |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Clubs4: | Houston Dash |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | DC Power FC |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | October 2, 2024 |
Madison Elise Wolfbauer (born August 2, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for USL Super League club DC Power FC. She played as a striker during her college career with the Bowling Green Falcons. She began her professional career with clubs in France and Iceland.
Wolfbauer was born in Dearborn, Michigan, to Robert and Jamie Wolfbauer. Her father played college football at North Dakota State, and her mother played soccer at Schoolcraft. She has a younger sister, Mia, who played college soccer for Grand Valley State and Madonna University.[1] Wolfbauer grew up in Canton, Michigan, and attended Canton High School, where she captained the basketball team as a senior. She played club soccer as a midfielder for the Michigan Hawks, which she helped win the under-18/19 ECNL championship in 2017.[2]
Wolfbauer dealt with injury during two seasons with the Illinois Fighting Illini; she redshirted her first year and made 10 appearances as a sophomore in 2018. She then transferred to the Bowling Green Falcons but tore her ACL and meniscus before the 2019 season.[2] [3] Following her recovery, Wolfbauer started every game of the spring 2021 season, leading the team in scoring with five goals in eight games. Bowling Green won the Mid-American Conference championship, qualifying for the NCAA tournament. Wolfbauer was named first-team All-MAC and Bowling Green State University's comeback player of the year across all sports.[2] Wolfbauer captained the Falcons in her second and final season with the team in fall 2021, leading the conference in scoring with ten goals. She was named the MAC offensive player of the year, first-team All-MAC, and MAC all-tournament, contributing to her second conference championship.[2]
Wolfbauer began her professional career with French Division 2 Féminine club at the start of 2022. On July 26, she moved to Icelandic Besta deild kvenna club ÍBV for the rest of the 2022 season, recording one goal and one assist in eight appearances.[4] At the end of the year, Wolfbauer followed ÍBV head coach Jonathan Glenn to fellow league club Keflavík for the 2023 season.[5] Having been converted from striker to defender, she scored two goals in 23 appearances in all competitions.
Wolfbauer returned to the United States to play for the North Carolina Courage–sponsored team in the Soccer Tournament (TST) in June 2024, helping lead the team to the final. She received the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer with five goals, including both goals the in semifinals.[6] The next month, Wolfbauer signed a national team replacement contract with National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash and debuted as a substitute in a Summer Cup game against the Kansas City Current on July 20.[7] [8]
Wolfbauer signed with USL Super League club DC Power FC on September 4, 2024.[9] She made her club debut in a 1–1 draw to Dallas Trinity FC on September 7.[10] She scored DC's first home goals with the help of two penalties in a 2–2 draw to Spokane Zephyr FC on September 29.[11]