Belle Briede
American soccer player (born 1998)
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Isabella Lyn Briede (born October 3, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Czech Women's First League club SK Slavia Prague. She played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal, where she won two national championships, before being drafted by San Diego Wave FC in the third round of the 2022 NWSL Draft. She has also previously played for the Houston Dash.
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Briede with the Houston Dash in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isabella Lyn Briede[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 3, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Alpharetta, Georgia, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Prague | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tophat Soccer Club | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Stanford Cardinal | 94 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | San Diego Wave | 26 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Houston Dash | 17 | (0) |
| 2026– | Slavia Prague | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | United States U15 | ||
| 2014–2016 | United States U18 | ||
| 2017 | United States U19 | ||
| 2017 | United States U20 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3:00, March 31, 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Briede was born on October 3, 1998, in Alpharetta, Georgia, to parents Dave and Cathy Briede. She played for Tophat Soccer Club in her youth and graduated from Milton High School in Milton, Georgia.[2] During her youth career, Briede became a 3x NSCAA Youth All-American (2014, 2015, 2016) and was selected to 2x ECNL/id2 National Training Camps (2014, 2016). Briede also became ECNL Southeast Champion (2016), ECNL Southeast Runner-Up (2017) and ECNL National Semifinalist (2017).
College career
Briede played for the Stanford Cardinal from 2017 to 2021, playing primarily as a deep or attacking midfielder. In her Cardinal career, she won two NCAA Championships (2017 and 2019), three Pac-12 Championships (2017, 2018, and 2019), and made three College Cup Appearances (2017, 2018, and 2019).[2] Individually, Briede was honored with 2020-21 All-Pac-12 Third Team, as well as 2018 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention. In 94 appearances, she scored 10 goals while recording 11 assists.
Club career
San Diego Wave
San Diego Wave FC drafted Briede with the 27th–overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft.[3] During the 2022 season, she scored her first NWSL professional goal on April 17, 2022, against Portland Thorns FC during the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup,[4] and her first NWSL regular season goal on July 3, 2022, against The Washington Spirit.[5][6]
During the 2023 season, she recorded her second NWSL regular season goal on May 14, 2023, in a win over the KC Current.[7] Briede and the Wave were awarded the 2023 NWSL Shield for earning the best regular season record in the league.[8]
Houston Dash
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The Houston Dash acquired Briede, a 2024 third-round draft pick, and cash considerations in a trade with San Diego Wave FC in exchange for former teammate Sierra Enge on December 17, 2023, before the start of the 2024 season.[9]
Briede re-signed with the Dash through the 2025 season on December 18, 2024.[10] However, she did not make any NWSL appearances in her second year in Houston. Upon the expiration of her contract, she had played in 17 regular season games and two appearances in the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup for the Dash.[11]
Slavia Prague
On 14 February 2026, Briede was announced to have signed for Czech club SK Slavia Prague.[12] On 15 February, Briede made her debut in a win over FC Slovan Liberec and scored her first goal on 21 February in another win over FCP Praha.
International career
Personal life
In 2022, Briede graduated Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology.[14] In 2017, she graduated from Milton High School.
Briede was born on October 3, 1998, to parents Dave and Cathy Briede. Her father, Dave, played collegiate baseball for Indiana University in 1983,[15] while her older sister, Taylor, attended Auburn University and Kennesaw State University from 2017–21. Both her younger sisters played collegiate soccer: Chloe, a goalkeeper for Indiana University from 2019–21,[16] and Olivia, a forward for the University of Arizona from 2021–22,[17] and the University of Georgia from 2023–24.[18]
Career statistics
- As of March 31, 2026
College
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs[b] | Other[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Diego Wave FC | 2022 | NWSL | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Houston Dash | 2024 | NWSL | 17 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| SK Slavia Prague | 2026 | First League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| Career total | 47 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 4 | ||
- Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup and Czech Women's Cup
- Includes NWSL Playoffs and Czech Women's First League
- Includes the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup and UEFA Women's Europa Cup
