Aleigh Gambone

College career

Gambone made a career-high 7 starts (out of 21 appearances), all of them early in the season, in her freshman year with the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2019. In the NCAA tournament semifinals, she scored the opening goal against Florida State, helping the Tar Heels to the final, where she played 44 minutes in the overtime loss to UCLA. She had the two goals in 26 games (1 start) in her senior season. She made only six appearances in all competitions before joining Glasgow City in the summer of 2023, signing a two-year contract with the Scottish Women's Premier League champions. She made her club debut on September 6, 2023, in a 2–0 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round win over Irish champions Shelbourne and former college teammate Maggie Pierce. She scored 6 goals and added 3 assists in 30 appearances in all competitions in her debut season. In her second season, she was voted the club's Player of the Year by both her coaches and her teammates after scoring 4 goals and providing 7 assists in 31 league games. She was also named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year after helping her side to runner-up finishes in the league and the Women's Scottish Cup. Before the Legacy began play, she finished the year on loan with Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg, making 14 league appearances.

Gambone made her NWSL debut in the Legacy's inaugural game on March 14, 2026, starting and playing 70 minutes in a 1–0 defeat to reigning champions Gotham FC. On May 12, she scored her first NWSL goal to equalize in an eventual 2–1 win over the Orlando Pride.

International career

Gambone was called up to train and play friendlies with the United States youth national team at the under-18 and under-19 levels in 2017 and 2018.

Honors and awards

North Carolina Tar Heels Atlantic Coast Conference: 2019, 2022 ACC tournament: 2019 NCAA tournament runner-up: 2019, 2022

Glasgow City Scottish Women's Premier League: runner-up: 2024–25 Women's Scottish Cup runner-up: 2024–25

Individual PFA Scotland Team of the Year: 2024–25 Glasgow City Players' Player of the Year: 2024–25 Glasgow City Coaches' Player of the Year: 2024–25