12 / Olivia Athens
PRONOUNS: She/Her
POSITION: Midfielder
HEIGHT: 5-7
INTERNATIONAL: USA
HOMETOWN: Atherton, CA
DOB: August 1, 1998 (25 years old)
COLLEGE: UCLA
PREVIOUS CLUB: -
NWSL EXPERIENCE: 3 (3rd Reign)
ACQUIRED: Signed with Seattle Reign FC via the Discovery Process on January 21, 2022, after going undrafted.
TRANSACTIONS: On December 14, 2023, Seattle Reign FC re-signed Athens through the 2024 season.
PROFESSIONAL (NWSL)
Entering her third season, Athens has totaled 22 appearances (eight starts) for the club in all NWSL competitions...In regular season play, Athens has two starts in 14 appearances and one goal.
2023 • SEA • 6/1 (0/0)
Made one start in six appearances, totaling 126 minutes played...Started in six Challenge Cup games and recorded one goal and three shots to help the club advance out of the group stage as the No. 1 overall seed.
2022 • SEA • 8/1 (0/0)
Started in one of eight games played for a total of 126 minutes...at WAS, 5/1: Made her NWSL regular-season debut in the first game of the season...vs. POR, 7/10: Scored her first professional goal...Finished the season with one goal, one shot, 49 successful passes and nine duels won.
INTERNATIONAL (USA): Played with the U.S. U-18 National Team, attending seven camps…Participated in the Six Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain with the U-18s in March 2016.
UCLA (2017-21): Made 67 starts in 85 appearances for the Bruins, registering 12 goals and 15 assists...Her fifth season in 2021, earned second-team All-Pacific-Region and All-Pac-12 honors...As a senior in 2020, earned CoSIDA Academic All-District first-team honors and received Pac-12 academic honors for the third time in her career.
YOUTH: Played first two years at Sacred Heart Prep and earned first-team all-league honors in 2013-2014 and WBAL Offensive Player of the Year acclaim in 2014-2015…Tallied 33 goals and 30 assists in two years…Her club team won the 2014 Surf Cup.
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