Photos by Arthur Puu
Brianna Visalli started her soccer career early at only 4 years old at a local church league called Los Gatos Christian.
Now she’s playing in the National Women’s Soccer League for the Chicago Red Stars.
Visalli considered playing abroad after some of her previous coaches advised her that playing in the states was a risk. However, because of her strength and conditioning coach Matt Young, who gave her some simple words of encouragement, she stuck with her dreams of going professional in the United States and ended up getting drafted by the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League.