PORTLAND, Ore. – The last time Portland Thorns FC fans saw Gabby Seiler on the field was August 8, 2019, when the team lost 1-0 to Reign FC in Tacoma, Washington. The next week, the rookie midfielder was in Mark Parsons’ 18 but didn’t play. Days later, while training with her team, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament.
Thus Seiler’s first professional soccer season ended with an injury, one that also put the beginning of her second campaign in doubt, But on Monday, as Portland conducted its first practice of the NWSL preseason, Seiler was on the field, taking part in nearly the entire session with the Thorns.