Tyler Lussi

Tyler Tompkins Lussi (born January 26, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Super League club DC Power FC. She played college soccer for the Princeton Tigers and was drafted by the Portland Thorns in the third round of the 2017 NWSL College Draft. She also played in the NWSL for Angel City FC and the North Carolina Courage and the USL Super League for the Carolina Ascent.

College career Lussi played for Princeton Tigers from 2013 to 2016, while majoring in history. In her first season she won the Ivy League Rookie of the Week award three times, becoming the first player to do so in one season, and won Ivy Player of the Week in her first week. She scored 10 goals in 17 games, making her the highest-scoring freshman in 31 years. During her four-year collegiate career, Lussi established new records with her 53 career goals and 122 career points.

Club career Portland Thorns

Lussi was drafted in the third round of the 2017 NWSL College Draft with the 21st overall pick by the Portland Thorns FC. On July 1, 2017, after a two-week trial, was signed by the club. She made her professional debut a week later, being substituted for Mana Shim in a 1–1 draw against the Houston Dash. On August 5, 2017, she scored her first professional goal in a 2–1 victory over the Houston Dash. She finished her rookie season with 5 appearances and 3 starts and was an unused substitute as the Thorns won the NWSL Championship 1–0 against the North Carolina Courage. The following season, she made 15 appearances with 3 starts and was unused as the Thorns lost their championship game rematch with the Courage. She finished her five years in Portland with 5 goals and 4 assists in 42 regular-season appearances. She featuring in the starting lineup of Angel City's first-ever game on March 19, 2022, drawing 1–1 to the San Diego Wave in the Challenge Cup group stage. A week later, she scored her first club goal in a 3–1 loss to OL Reign in the Challenge Cup on March 26.

North Carolina Courage On January 20, 2023, Lussi was traded to the North Carolina Courage in exchange for defender Merritt Mathias. She signed a new contract to the end of the next year with an option to extend further to 2025, which was agreed to. She finished the season with 6 goals (second on the team to MVP Kerolin) of which 5 came as the game winners in 1–0 victories.

Lussi scored and assisted in a 2–0 win over the Portland Thorns on April 13, 2024, the first of her three games in a row with goals, also scoring against Angel City and the Seattle Reign. She played one game at right back on June 15, a 0–0 draw to the Orlando Pride. She debuted for the club in a 2–0 victory over the Dallas Trinity. On March 13, she made her first start and scored her first goal for the club, netting the 1–0 game winner against the Tampa Bay Sun. After her strong debut performances in the league, she was named the Player of the Month for March 2026. In the season finale, she scored in a 3–1 win over Sportig JAX to help deny them the Players' Shield. She spent just half a season with the Ascent, scoring 4 goals from 13 appearances and helping them reach the league final, which they lost to Lexington SC.

DC Power FC

On July 7, 2026, Lussi signed with fellow USL Super League club DC Power FC. She made her club debut on August 15, 2026, subbing on for Abby Boyan in DC Power's season-opening loss to the Carolina Ascent.

International career In February 2017, Lussi was called up to the United States under-23 squad for the 2017 La Manga Tournament in Spain. In the tournament she came on as a substitute in the matches against Japan and against England, and started the match against Norway assisting Morgan Andrews for the only goal of the match.

Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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4 NWSL Shield: 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup: 2021

North Carolina Courage NWSL Challenge Cup: 2023