Maddie Pogarch

Madison Pogarch ( ; born November 5, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left back for Northern Super League club Calgary Wild FC. She played college soccer for the Central Michigan Chippewas and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. She has previously been a member of the Portland Thorns, San Diego Wave, and Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), as well as Swedish Damallsvenskan club Hammarby.

College career Pogarch played three years of collegiate soccer at Central Michigan University of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), where she was a two-time all-MAC performer and First Team All-MAC in 2017. She completed her education at Rutgers University in 2018 where she started all 19 matches. She was voted Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on October 9, 2018, after playing every minute in two Big Ten overtime wins, both shutouts.

Club career While in college, Pogarch played as an amateur with senior semi-pro teams over the summer. She helped Grand Rapids FC to a United Women's Soccer championship in 2017, scoring the only goal of the game in an early win at Fort Wayne. She then played for Detroit Sun in 2018.

Pogarch was signed by the Portland Thorns in early May 2019. She made her first appearance for the team on May 25 in a game against Sky Blue FC and had her first start a few weeks later, on June 15 against the North Carolina Courage.

On July 25, 2022, the Thorns announced that the club had traded Pogarch to San Diego Wave FC in exchange for defender Tegan McGrady.

On December 7, 2023, the Utah Royals announced that the club had signed Pogarch as a free agent through the 2025 season.

On January 6, 2026, Damallsvenskan club Hammarby announced that they had signed Pogarch to a two-year contract.

On July 28, 2026, Northern Super League club Calgary Wild FC announced that they had signed Pogarch.

International career In August 2019, she was named to the US Women's U-23 team to compete in the 2019 Nordic Tournament.

Personal life Pogarch married fellow NWSL player Christen Westphal on December 10, 2025.

Honors

Portland Thorns FC NWSL Shield: 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup: 2021 NWSL Community Shield : 2020 International Champions Cup: 2021

San Diego Wave

NWSL Shield: 2023