San Diego Wave defender, Naomi Girma, is a generational talent. That isn’t an opinion, it’s a fact. What else do you call a defender who was hand-picked as the foundational building block for an expansion team’s defense, came into the team as a natural-born leader garnering respect from teammates from day one, all while working her way into the world's toughest National Team roster? Oh, and not to mention, she’s just a rookie at 22 years old.
With the first overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, Wave FC selects Naomi Girma, Defender from Stanford.