Lyza Jessee
American soccer player (born 2001)
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Lyza Lyn Jessee (née Bosselmann; born July 27, 2001) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. She played college soccer for the Gonzaga Bulldogs before spending three professional seasons with the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Lyza Lyn Bosselmann | ||
| Date of birth | July 27, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 61 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Washington Spirit | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:31, January 18, 2026 (UTC) | |||
College career
Jessee attended Gonzaga University where she played as goalkeeper for the university.[1] In the 2022 season, she started all of Gonzaga's 18 matches and posted 10 shutouts.[2] Over Bosselmann's four years, she allowed the fewest number of goals (47) in program history.[1] She earned All-West Region and First Team All-WCC honors in her final season at Gonzaga and was also named Academic All-District and Academic All-WCC.[3]
Club career
In March 2023, Jessee was the 28th overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft by the Washington Spirit.[3] She signed a two-year contract with an option for 2025 and is the backup keeper behind Aubrey Kingsbury.[4] She spent three seasons at Washington before announcing her retirement on January 17, 2026. She had made one professional appearance, coming on as a substitute for Kingsbury after the latter received a red card in the Spirit's season-opening loss to the Seattle Reign on March 17, 2024.[5]
Personal life
She married her husband, professional baseball player Brody Jessee, on December 15, 2024.[6]
