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Brooklyn Courtnall
Brooklyn Jean Courtnall (born December 28, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in the United States, she has represented Canada at the youth international level. She played college soccer for the USC Trojans, where she was named first-team All-American in her senior season. Early life and college careerBorn and raised in Los Angeles, Courtnall began playing soccer with an AYSO team at age five and also grew up running track. She attended Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, which she helped lead to the state track championship in 2019. She played one season of high school soccer and played DA club soccer for Real So Cal.[1][2] She initially committed to the University of California, Los Angeles, in the footsteps of her older sister, Ally, before choosing to switch to the University of Southern California.[3][4] USC TrojansCourtnall was a four-year starter for the USC Trojans from 2021 to 2024, making 78 appearances on the back line. She missed time with USC only once, when she represented Canada at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She earned All-Pac-12 third-team honors each of her first three seasons. In her senior season in 2024, she contributed to 11 clean sheets in 23 games and captained USC to the Big Ten Conference regular-season title and the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. After her senior season, she was named first-team All-Big Ten and first-team All-American.[2][5] Club careerNorth Carolina CourageThe North Carolina Courage announced on December 19, 2024, that they had signed Courtnall to a three-year contract. She was the Courage's first college signing after the abolition of the NWSL Draft.[6] International careerCourtnall received her first call-up to Canada's youth national program at age 19 in 2022. She appeared in all 7 games (3 starts) and scored 2 goals at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship as Canada came away with the bronze medal. She appeared in all 3 games (2 starts) at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1][7] Personal lifeCourtnall's father, Russ, played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Her mother, Paris Vaughan, is an actress who was the adopted daughter of jazz singer Sarah Vaughan.[1][8] Courtnall's sister, Ally, is a model and former UCLA two-sport athlete in soccer and track, and her brother, Lawton, played college ice hockey at Western Michigan. Her uncle, Geoff Courtnall, also played in the NHL.[1][2] Honors and awardsUSC Trojans Individual
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