Y-Lan Nguyen
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_05_(cropped).jpg) Nguyen with Stanford in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Y-Lan Xuan Nguyen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | June 2, 2007[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Fairfax, Virginia, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stanford Cardinal | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–2025 | Virginia Development Academy | ||
| 2022–2023 | Fairfax Lions | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Stanford Cardinal | 25 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | United States U-16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | United States U-17 | 9 | (1) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 30, 2024 | |||
Y-Lan Xuan Nguyen (born June 2, 2007) is an American college soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Stanford Cardinal. She was named the TopDrawerSoccer National Freshman of the Year in 2025. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Nguyen was born in Fairfax, Virginia, to Nga and Thieu Nguyen, and has two siblings.[2] Her sister, Y-Van, plays college soccer for James Madison.[2] She played high school soccer at Fairfax High School, earning all-state honors both seasons she played.[2] She played club soccer for the Virginia Development Academy and was named ECNL All-American twice.[2] She committed to play college soccer for Stanford before her junior year.[3] United Soccer Coaches named Nguyen the National Youth Player of the Year for 2024.[4]
College career
Nguyen played in all 25 games, starting 15, and scored 2 goals for the Stanford Cardinal as a freshman in 2025.[2] She helped Stanford win the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) regular-season and tournament titles.[2] She started every round in the NCAA tournament as the Cardinal reached the final, losing 1–0 to Florida State.[2] She was named in the ACC all-freshman team and the NCAA all-tournament team and was named the TopDrawerSoccer National Freshman of the Year.[2]
International career
Eligible to represent the United States or Vietnam,[5] Nguyen began her international career training with the United States under-15 team in 2022.[6] In 2023, she won the Montaigu Tournament with the under-16 team.[7] She then helped the under-17s win the 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, scoring one goal in four games.[5] She was named in Katie Schoepfer's roster for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic, playing in four games with one start, as the United States placed third, its best result since 2008.[8][9] She was called into a development camp, training concurrently with the senior national team, in January 2026.[10]
