Ingrid Wells

Ingrid Kirsten Wells (born March 29, 1989) is an American professional soccer player from Montclair, New Jersey. Nicknamed "the Little General", Wells was a midfielder for the Georgetown Hoyas women's soccer team as well as various levels of the USWNT. She previously played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for the Western New York Flash and Washington Spirit, Sweden's Göteborg FC in the Damallsvenskan, 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the German Frauen-Bundesliga, and was captain of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team from 2010 to 2012. She retired from her soccer career to pursue a career in public health nutrition at the end of the 2015 season.

Early life Wells attended Montclair High School for all four years of her high school career, and was captain of the Mounties' varsity squad during her junior and senior years. She was the New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year and the Star Ledger Player of the Year in 2007. Wells was regarded as one of the top 50 incoming freshman in the nation by SoccerBuzz. The 2006–07 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year is a past member of the U.S. National Pool, a three-time Region One ODP team member and a member of the N.J. ODP Program. An NSCAA All-American, Wells was named New Jersey Star Ledger High School Player of the Year and First Team All-State. Wells was also a member of the U18 Parsippany Gazelles, a team on the East Coast.

Following her red shirt senior season, Wells went directly to train with the United States women's national soccer team before moving to Sweden to play professionally. During her time at Georgetown, she became the first soccer player (woman or man) at Georgetown to score 100 points during their career.

Club career Göteborg FC, 2012 During the 2012 season, Wells played for the Swedish club Göteborg FC in the Damallsvenskan. She made 19 appearances with nine starts for the club for a total of 862 minutes. The team won the Svenska Cupen Women and was runner-up at the Super Cup Women.

NWSL: Washington Spirit and Western New York Flash, 2013 In 2013, Wells signed with the Washington Spirit for the inaugural season of the NWSL. Of the signing, Wells said, "It's an honor to get the opportunity to play for the Spirit. I'm excited to be playing in DC again as it is a strong soccer community and am really looking forward to the start of the season!" Wells made eight appearances and starts for the club playing a total of 549 minutes. On June 20, 2013, it was announced that she had been waived by the Spirit, after informing the team of her intention to sign with a Frauen-Bundesliga club for the following season, in accordance with league rules. She later signed with the Western New York Flash who won the regular league title and were runners-up for the inaugural NWSL championship title. Wells made ten appearances for the Flash.

International career Wells was a member of the United States U-20 women's national soccer team, which won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile. She played in five matches, starting in four which included the final match where the United States defeated North Korea, 2–1.

Wells was also a regular with the United States U-23 women's national soccer team and USWNT. She retired from soccer to pursue a career in nutrition at the end of the 2015 season, enrolling in NYU's College of Global Public Health's Master Public Health nutrition program, and gained her master's degree two years later.

Honors Western New York Flash NWSL Shield: 2013

Individual 2011 NSCAA/Adidas National All-American - 1st Team 2010 NSCAA/Adidas National All-American - 1st Team 2007 NSCAA/Adidas National All-American - 2nd Team 2011 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year 2010 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 First Team All-BIG EAST 2007 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year 2007 SoccerBuzz Magazine National All-American 2007 National Freshman All-American 2007 Regional All-American and Regional Rookie of the Year 2009 ECAC Division I Women's Soccer All-Star 2009 BIG EAST Academic Honor Roll 2011, 2010 Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy finalist 2006-07 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year