Coming out of the 2018 NWSL College Draft, Thorns Head Coach Mark Parsons couldn’t praise Gabby Seiler enough, commenting that he saw her as a starting caliber player on a star-studded Portland squad.
Unfortunately, Seiler never got a chance to make an impression that first year — knee surgery on her LCL and the ensuing rehabilitation kept her in Florida for the entirety of the season. And with that, the highly anticipated ninth overall pick was rendered unable to contribute to the Thorns’ 2018 campaign.
The beginning of 2019 brought a different story, with Seiler appearing in all three games in Portland’s preseason tournament.