Frankie Tagliaferri

Francesca Claire Tagliaferri (born January 18, 1999) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for three seasons. She played college soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, earning first-team All-American honors and setting the NCAA Division I record for career appearances. She played for the North Carolina Courage and the Utah Royals in the NWSL.

College career Tagliaferri played her first three years of NCAA Division I soccer at Penn State, scoring 22 goals overall and earning second-team All-America honors in her last season. By the end of her college career, she had played in an NCAA Division I record 115 games, breaking the pre-coronavirus pandemic record held by Kristi Eveland.

Club career

North Carolina Courage Tagliaferri was signed by the North Carolina Courage of the NWSL prior to the 2022 season. She made her first professional start on June 30 against OL Reign.

Utah Royals On November 23, 2023, Utah Royals announced that Tagliaferri had been acquired by the club ahead of their return to the NWSL for the 2024 season.

On October 10, 2024, Utah Royals announced that they had parted ways with Tagliaferri.

International career Tagliaferri received call-ups to the United States under-17 Women's National Team for both the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, scoring twice during the latter tournament.