Marissa Sheva

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Marissa Sheva
Personal information
Full name Marissa Maeve Sheva [1]
Date of birth (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Sellersville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Portland Thorns FC
Number 27
Youth career
Penn Fusion
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Penn State Nittany Lions 92 (13)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 Deportivo Alavés Gloriosas 1 (0)
2020 Utah Royals FC 0 (0)
2022–2023 Washington Spirit 18 (0)
2024– Portland Thorns FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Republic of Ireland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 August 2023

Marissa Maeve Sheva (born 22 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for NWSL club Portland Thorns. [2] Born and raised in the United States to an American father and an Irish-American mother, she is capped for the Republic of Ireland women's national team.

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High School

Sheva graduated from Pennridge High School. While she was in high school, she was a state champion in the 1600m and 3200m. She competed at Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals

College career

Sheva played college soccer at Pennsylvania State University and as a freshman was a 2015 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament champion. She was a two-sport athlete and despite concluding her soccer career in 2018 with 13 goals in 92 appearances, she did not enter the 2019 NWSL College Draft due to finishing her track commitments. [3]

Club career

Sheva joined Deportivo Alavés Gloriosas of Spain's Segunda División Pro in February 2020. [4] After a single 11-minute substitute appearance, [5] she left shortly afterwards to attend Utah Royals FC's preseason training camp. She was signed on as a rookie ahead of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup. [6]

Hip surgery ruled Sheva out of the 2021 season, but she joined Washington Spirit during their 2022 season. [7] Initially signed as a short-term COVID-19 replacement player, she was later reclassified as an injury replacement player, then a national team replacement player, before being given an active roster slot in August 2022. After making eight NWSL appearances (three starts) in 2022, she was given a new one-year professional contract by the club in November of that year. [8]

International career

Sheva alerted the Football Association of Ireland to her eligibility for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team and was called up to a training camp in Marbella in February 2023. [9] [10] Her maternal grandparents came from County Donegal and County Tyrone. [11] Sheva won her first cap as a half-time substitute for Abbie Larkin in a 0–0 friendly draw with China, staged at Estadio Nuevo Mirador, Algeciras, on 22 February 2023. [12]

In April 2023 Sheva started Ireland's next two fixtures, both against the United States. Sheva played on the left wing, having made her debut on the right wing. Although beaten in both games, the performance of the team and Sheva individually were viewed as encouraging by coach Pauw ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] Playoffs [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Alavés Gloriosas 2019–20 Segunda División Pro 10———10
Utah Royals FC 2020 NWSL —00—0 [lower-alpha 3] 000
Washington Spirit 2022 8000——80
2023 10031——131
Career total190310000221

International

As of match played 11 April 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearApps
Republic of Ireland 20233
Total3

Honors

Penn State Nittany Lions

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  2. ↑ "NWSLBucks County native Marissa Sheva signs with Portland Thorns". Philadelphia Soccer Now. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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  4. ↑ Davidson, Jim (3 February 2020). "Penn State Women's Soccer Alumna Marissa Sheva Signs With Deportivo Alavés". Onward State . Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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  6. ↑ Lyons, Otis (19 June 2020). "Former Penn State Women's Soccer Midfielder Marissa Sheva Joins NWSL's Utah Royals". Onward State . Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Marissa Sheva Back in the NWSL". Pennsylvania State University. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Washington Spirit Re-Signs Midfielder Marissa Sheva". Washington Spirit. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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