Linda Ullmark

Linda Helena Jade Ullmark (born April 21, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels, winning the 2024 national championship and earning All-American honors in 2025.

Early life Ullmark was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of Jamie and William Ullmark. When she was two, her family moved to Okinawa, Japan, where her father was stationed with the United States Marine Corps for ten years. She later moved to Buffalo, New York, and attended the Nichols School, where she played on the soccer, lacrosse, basketball, and squash teams. She was named the New York Girls' Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior after scoring 42 goals in 16 games in 2022. She played club soccer for the Western New York Flash, earning multiple ECNL all-conference honors. She also played for FC Buffalo in the USL W League. She committed to North Carolina after being recruited by Damon Nahas over other offers including Harvard and Florida State.

College career

Ullmark was the only freshman to start all 27 games for the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2024. In the ACC tournament semifinals, she equalized from long range in a 2–1 come-from-behind win over rivals Duke. In the NCAA tournament, she scored three goals in the first three rounds and was named in the all-tournament team after North Carolina won its 23rd national title and first since 2012. She finished her freshman season with 6 goals and 5 assists and was named to the ACC all-freshman team and TopDrawerSoccer first-team Freshman Best XI. After two seasons, she decided to go professional and give up her remaining college eligibility. She made her professional debut in the season opener on March 14, starting in a 1–0 win over the San Diego Wave. The following week, she assisted Kiki Van Zanten in a 3–0 win over expansion team Boston Legacy. On July 12, she scored her first professional goal and added an assist in a 2–2 draw with expansion team Denver Summit. She scored the late 1–0 winner against Bay FC two weeks later and was named NWSL Rookie of the Month after recording two goals and two assists in July.

International career Ullmark was called up to the United States youth national team at the under-17 level in 2023. She made her under-20 debut at the 2025 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, scoring 2 goals with 2 assists in 4 games and being named in the tournament's Best XI.

Honors and awards

North Carolina Tar Heels NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament: 2024

Individual NWSL Rookie of the Month: July 2026 Fourth-team All-American: 2025 Third-team All-ACC: 2025 ACC all-freshman team: 2024 NCAA tournament all-tournament team: 2024 ACC tournament all-tournament team: 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Best XI: 2025