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Maya Doms
Doms with Bay FC in 2024
Personal information
Full name Maya Loren Doms[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-11) May 11, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Stanford Cardinal 100 (33)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024 Bay FC 1 (0)
2025– Sassuolo 0 (0)
International career
2017–2018 United States U17
2019 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 10, 2025

Maya Loren Doms (born May 11, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Sassuolo. She was drafted eighth overall by Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Draft after playing collegiately for the Stanford Cardinal.

Early life

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The daughter of Clariza and Rocky Doms, Doms also played golf and basketball for Davis High School.[2] She chose to focus on soccer after receiving invites from regional teams.[3] Doms has a twin brother.[4] She also played with local boys teams and Women's Premier Soccer League teams.[5]

College career

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Doms played collegiate soccer for the Stanford Cardinal and helped the team win the 2019 NCAA College Cup. From 2019 to 2023, Doms played in 100 games (84 starts), tallying 33 goals and 20 assists. As a 5th year senior and team captain, Doms was a first team All-American, All-Region, and All-Pac 12 pick, recording 12 goals and six assists while leading the Cardinal to the 2023 Women's College Cup Final.

Club career

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Bay FC

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Doms was selected eighth overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft by expansion team Bay FC.[6] On February 20, 2024, she scored her first goal with a professional club, the first in Bay FC history, during a preseason match against San Diego Wave FC at the 2024 Coachella Valley Invitational.[7] Doms made her professional debut on May 1, 2024, coming on in the 76th minute for Joelle Anderson, in Bay FC's home game against Portland Thorns FC at PayPal Park.[8] On December 10, 2024, Bay FC announced that Doms would not return to the club in 2025.[9]

Sassuolo

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On February 10, 2025, Doms was signed by Serie A club Sassuolo.[10]

International career

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Doms has played for several U.S. women's national youth teams, including U-23[11] and U-17. She scored the winning goal for the U.S. against Mexico in the final of the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.[12]

Doms is Filipino-American, through her mother,[13] and currently is eligible to represent both the US and the Philippines at senior level. Doms said that she has been contacted by the Philippines team and would consider it if she was unlikely to be picked to play for the US senior team.[13]

References

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  1. ^ https://commencement.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj17666/files/media/file/commencement2024bulletin.pdf
  2. ^ "Record number of Blue Devils ink college intent letters". DavisEnterprise.com. May 21, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Ream, Evan (December 24, 2018). "Blue Devil Athlete of the Week: Maya Doms". DavisEnterprise.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Maya Doms - Women's Soccer 2023". Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Bryson, Chace (January 18, 2018). "Maya's Empire – SportStars Magazine". Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Bay FC lands UNC star Savy King and Stanford captain Maya Doms in NWSL Draft". The Mercury News. January 13, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  7. ^ Becker, Jon | Bay Area News Group (February 21, 2024). "NWSL: Bay FC comes up short against San Diego in its first match ever". The Mercury News. Retrieved March 22, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "The Doms Debut on #AANHPI Night". X. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bay FC announces end-of-season roster updates". Bay FC. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  10. ^ RedazioneF (February 10, 2025). "Maya Doms, benvenuta in neroverde!". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  11. ^ Watkins, Claire (November 30, 2023). "2023 NCAA College Cup: 8 pro and NWSL prospects to watch". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  12. ^ Crooke, Dan (June 13, 2018). "US U17 WNT win the Concacaf Championship as three DFW players make the final". Dallas News. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  13. ^ a b BAY FC'S MAYA DOMS ON HER FILIPINO HERITAGE, February 6, 2024, retrieved April 8, 2024
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