Maja Lardner

Maja Lardner (born November 23, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Georgetown Hoyas, earning second-team All-American honors in 2025.

Early life

Lardner grew up in Dallas, Texas. She played high school soccer at Highland Park High School, winning the UIL 5A state championship and being named the state final MVP as a sophomore in 2019. That year, she also committed to play college soccer for the Georgetown Hoyas. She was twice named All-American by United Soccer Coaches. She played ECNL club soccer for Sting SC. She played in 22 games and scored 2 goals with 6 assists as a sophomore in 2022. In her junior year in 2023, she scored 3 goals in 16 games as the Hoyas repeated in both titles, again with an undefeated conference record. She later said that only after her "really good senior year" did she realize she had the ability to play professionally.

Lardner returned for her fifth and final season as a graduate student in 2025, again starting all 23 games, leading the team with 14 goals, and adding 4 assists. She repeated as first-team All-Big East and Big East Offensive Player of the Year and was named second-team All-American. After recovering from a hip injury to start the season, she made her professional debut on April 24, replacing Sarah Weber as a stoppage-time substitute in 3–2 victory over the Orlando Pride, Racing's first win of the season. On July 26, in just her second start, she scored her first professional goals – both scores for her side in a 2–1 win over Angel City FC.

Honors and awards

Georgetown Hoyas Big East Conference: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Big East Conference tournament: 2021, 2022, 2023

Individual Second-team All-American: 2025 First-team All-Big East: 2024, 2025 Big East Offensive Player of the Year: 2024, 2025 Big East tournament all-tournament team: 2022, 2023, 2025