Lia Godfrey

Club career

San Diego Wave FC announced on December 30, 2025, that they had signed Godfrey to her first professional contract on a two-year deal with options to extend another two years. She made her professional debut on March 14, 2026, as a 64th-minute substitute for Gabi Portilho in a season-opening 1–0 loss to the Houston Dash. The following week, she scored her first professional goal in the 87th minute to secure a 2–1 win over the Utah Royals. Later that month, she became the second Wave rookie after Jaedyn Shaw to score in three consecutive games, being named NWSL Player of the Week on March 31 after the club's 3–1 win over the Portland Thorns and 2–0 win over the Chicago Stars. Her performances across San Diego's opening four games earned her the honor of March 2026 NWSL Rookie of the Month and a spot on the NWSL Team of the Month.

International career

Godfrey received her first youth national team call-up at the under-15 level in 2015. The following year, at age 14, she played for the under-17 team and was the United States's youngest player at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She missed the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup due to an ACL tear. She later appeared in friendlies at the under-19, under-20, and under-23 levels.

Honors and awards

Virginia Cavaliers Atlantic Coast Conference: 2021

Individual NWSL Team of the Month: March 2026 NWSL Rookie of the Month: March 2026 First-team All-American: 2022, 2025 Second-team All-American: 2020, 2021 First-team All-ACC: 2021, 2022, 2025 Second-team All-ACC: 2020 ACC Midfielder of the Year: 2025 TopDrawerSoccer National Freshman of the Year: 2020 ACC Freshman of the Year: 2020