Teagan Wy Explained

Teagan Wy
Full Name:Teagan Trentina Wy[1]
Birth Date:30 July 2004
Height:5 ft 10 in
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:California Golden Bears
Clubnumber:1
Collegeyears1:2022–
College1:California Golden Bears
Collegecaps1:24
Collegegoals1:0
Years1:
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:United States U-15
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2023–2024
Nationalteam2:United States U-20
Nationalcaps2:14
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalteam-Update:September 21, 2024

Teagan Trentina Wy (born July 30, 2004) is an American college soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the California Golden Bears. She represented the United States at the under-15 and under-20 level, helping win bronze at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Early life and college career

Wy grew up in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, the daughter of Christine and Fred Wy. Her grandfather played professional soccer, and she is a relative of English goalkeeper Carl Muggleton.[2] She attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School and played club soccer OC Surf and So Cal Blues.[2] She committed to the University of California, Berkeley, as a freshman, and was ranked as the No. 18 recruit of the class of 2022.[3] [4] She trained with NWSL club San Diego Wave FC during the summers before and after her first year of college.[5]

California Golden Bears, 2022–

Following one year as the backup to Angelina Anderson, Wy became the starting keeper for the California Golden Bears in the 2023 season.[6] She was the fourth-best keeper in the Pac-12 Conference in terms of save percentage and saves per game, earning third-team All-Pac 12 honors.[2]

International career

Wy trained with the United States youth national team beginning at the under-14 level in 2018.[2] [7] She was the starting keeper at the 2018 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, which the United States won.[2] After being the backup keeper at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, she started in goal for the under-20 team at the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, helping them qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[8] [9] She played every minute of the 2024 U-20 Women's World Cup, helping the United States finish in third place, the country's best result since 2012.[10] She made multiple key saves late in their 2–2 draw to Germany in the quarterfinals; in the resulting penalty shootout, after one German make and two misses, Wy saved the fourth kick to send the United States to the semifinals, 3–1.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Squad List: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 – USA . . 3 August 2022 . 3 August 2022 . 3 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220803165856/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce42/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf . live. 16 .
  2. Web site: Teagan Wy – Women's Soccer. California Golden Bears. 2024-08-08.
  3. News: Recruiting Roundup: May 27-June 2. May 27, 2019. Shealer. Sheldon. TopDrawerSoccer. 2024-08-08.
  4. News: 2022 National Signing Day coverage. February 2, 2022. TopDrawerSoccer. 2024-08-08.
  5. News: Top GK prospect training with San Diego. February 23, 2022. Clark. Travis. TopDrawerSoccer. 2024-08-08.
  6. News: 'She's gonna be a superstar': Cal's new goalie aims high for Bears, USWNT. Ingemi. Marisa. 2023-04-16. San Francisco Chronicle. 2024-08-08.
  7. News: U15 and U14 GNT to hold camp in Cali. September 6, 2017. United States Soccer Federation. TopDrawerSoccer. 2024-08-08.
  8. News: U.S. U20 WNT Qualifies for World Cup. June 3, 2023. United States Soccer Federation. TopDrawerSoccer. 2024-08-08.
  9. News: U.S. U-20 WYNT Head Coach Tracey Kevins Names 21-Player Roster for 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia. 2024-08-08. United States Soccer Federation. 2024-08-08.
  10. News: USA Scores Dramatic 119th-Minute Game-Winner To Defeat The Netherlands 2-1 And Finish Third At 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup. 2024-09-22. United States Soccer Federation. 2024-09-21.
  11. News: USA Advances to Semifinals of 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia with Epic Penalty Shootout Win over Germany after Scoring Two Goals in Second Half Stoppage Time. 2024-09-16. United States Soccer Federation. 2024-09-16.