The Chicago Red Stars are the oldest and winningest pro women’s soccer team in the country, demonstrating a standard of grit and continued success for over a decade. Established in 2007, the Red Stars were a founding member of the former Women’s Professional Soccer and would later become one of the original eight teams to form the National Women’s Soccer League in 2013. The Red Stars have made the playoffs in six consecutive years from 2015-2020, clinching the team’s first appearance in the NWSL Championship in the 2019 season as well as appearing in the NWSL’s Challenge Cup Final in 2020.

The Red Stars play at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, one of few soccer-specific stadiums with an all-grass practice and playing surface in the league. Throughout the team’s storied history, the Red Stars’ have had a star-studded roster featuring some of the greatest players to have played for the United States such as Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, Kate Markgraf (Sobrero), Lindsay Tarpley, Lauren Chalupny, Christen Press, and Shannon Boxx, while currently boasting a roster with USWNT stars such Julie Ertz, Casey Short, Alyssa Naeher, Tierna Davidson, Mallory Pugh and Morgan Gautrat. The Red Stars have also been home to national team players from Australia (Sam Kerr), Canada (Karina LeBlanc), Germany (Inka Grings), Japan (Yuki Nagasato), and Brazil (Christiane Rozeira and Formiga) at different points in the team’s history.

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David M. Zapata

Bret Caldwell

Tristin Möller

Shaye Jones

Penelope Hocking

Vanessa Dibernardo

Sarah Luebbert

Sarah Gorden

Julia Bianchi

Ella Masar

Sarah Inorio

Dakota Sillyman

Morgan Cassidy

Emmanuel Salazar

Emily Kowalzyk

Michael Raimondi

Joshua Blomgren Do

Emmanuel Gomez

Noelle Schmitt

Angela Exson M.ed., Mph

The Athletic Performance Team at the Chicago Red Stars is dedicated to optimizing the physical fitness and overall well-being of the players. This team develops personalized training programs, monitors player health, and implements recovery strategies to ensure peak performance during both training and competitive matches. Their efforts play a crucial role in maintaining the team's competitive edge in the National Women's Soccer League.

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