Pietra Tordin

Club career

Portland Thorns FC announced on January 8, 2025, that the club had signed Tordin to her first professional contract on a two-year deal with the player option for an additional year. She made her professional debut on March 15, the first day of the season, as a late substitute for Deyna Castellanos in a 3–1 loss to the Kansas City Current. On May 16, she was handed her first start by head coach Rob Gale and scored her first professional goal, opening a 4–1 win on the road against the Houston Dash. A week later, she made it two goals in two starts when she scored in a 3–0 win over Club América for third place at the CONCACAF W Champions Cup, the Thorns having lost to Tigres in the semifinals.

On June 15, 2025, Tordin scored her first goal at Providence Park to secure a 2–0 win over the Washington Spirit. She scored the only goal against the Chicago Stars the following week and was crowned NWSL Rookie of the Month at the end of June. On August 10, she scored her first Cascadia rivalry goal to conclude a 4–2 home win over the Seattle Reign, picking up a second Rookie of the Month selection at the end of August. Tordin finished her rookie season with 5 goals in 28 appearances in all competitions. She ranked second in the NWSL for goals per 90 minutes played.

On March 13, 2026, Tordin started the season with an assist to Olivia Moultrie in a 1–0 win over the Washington Spirit. The following week, she registered a goal and an assist in the Cascadia derby as the Thorns won 2–0 despite going down to nine players. On July 17, it was announced that she had signed a three-year contract extension with the Thorns through 2029. On August 9, she scored her first professional hat trick in a 4–3 victory over expansion team Boston Legacy, becoming the youngest Thorn to score a hat trick and taking the league lead in goal contributions.

International career

Tordin has United States and Brazilian citizenship. She played for her birth country throughout the year and was selected to the roster for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She emerged as the team's top scorer at the tournament with four goals, the most by an American since Maya Hayes in 2012. She started five of the last six games as the United States finished in third place, its best result since 2012. She was called up by Emma Hayes into the national team's "Futures Camp," practicing alongside the senior national team, in January 2025.

Personal life Tordin is the daughter of Fábio and Cristina Tordin, who immigrated to the United States from Brazil in 2003. Tordin's grandfather Dionisio (known as Nin), her great-grandfather Atílio, and her great-great-uncle Osvaldo were amateur footballers. The trio played for local side Ribeiro Futebol Clube in Valinhos.

Honors and awards

Princeton Tigers Ivy League: 2024 Ivy League tournament: 2024

United States U20 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup bronze medal: 2024

Individual NWSL Rookie of the Month: June 2025, First-team All-Ivy: 2023, 2024 Second-team All-Ivy: 2022 Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year: 2024 Ivy League Rookie of the Year: 2022 Ivy League tournament all-tournament team: 2024