Utah Royals Forward Ally Sentnor Named U.S. Soccer Young Female Player Of Year
Jan 17, 2025, 3:12 PM | Updated: 3:13 pm
From left, Angel City’s Jasmyne Spencer and Utah Royals’ Ally Sentnor fight for possession of the ball at America First Field in Sandy on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Megan Nielsen, Deseret News)
(Photo courtesy of Megan Nielsen, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Royals forward Ally Sentnor has been voted the 2024 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year, earning a prestigious honor to highlight her rising stardom.
From being the No. 1 overall pick in the NWSL draft to her first senior USWNT call-up late last year, it is clear that Sentnor is just getting started.
©️ FIFA U-20 WWC Captain
🏆 U-20 WWC Bronze Ball winner
1️⃣ 2024 @NWSL Draft Pick
…and now 2024 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year.The only one surprised here was @allysentnor. pic.twitter.com/n9xBe443kq
— U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (@USWNT) January 17, 2025
The 27 players to win this award combine to make an illustrious list, to say the least. 24 of the players have earned caps with the USWNT and 19 of them have played in the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Sentnor spoke on the honor given to her by her peers as well as members of the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors and select media members and administrators.
“The words that come to mind are grateful and humbled,” Sentnor said. “To see the list of players who have won this before shows me the opportunities that are ahead. I know there is so much work to do for myself and my generation, but we’ve had amazing role models in the players from the past and the veteran players who are on the team now. I’m so excited about the next steps that (U.S. WNT head coach) Emma (Hayes) is taking with the National Team and I’m going to work as hard as I can to try to earn more opportunities to be with this special group of players.”
Being a 20-year-old and suiting up for your country’s national team is already a huge achievement. But, the award that she received following her run takes it to an entirely different level.
Youngest in charge 💪👑
Ally Sentnor has been named the 2024 Young Female Player of the Year by @ussoccer. pic.twitter.com/p62FcIzXuU
— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) January 17, 2025
In Sentnor’s rookie NWSL season, she started in all 21 of her appearances with over 1,800 minutes on the pitch. She scored three goals and recorded four assists in that time.
In the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Sentnor scored three goals in seven matches.
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