Aleigh Gambone

Aleigh Gambone
Personal information
Full name Aleigh Kathryn Gambone[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-09) October 9, 2000
Place of birth Clifton, Virginia, United States
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Team information
Current team
 Nürnberg
(on loan from Boston Legacy)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 North Carolina Tar Heels 85 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Fortuna Hjørring 5 (0)
2023–2025 Glasgow City 36 (9)
2026– Boston Legacy 0 (0)
2025– → Nürnberg (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2017–2018 United States U-18
2017–2018 United States U-19
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleigh Kathryn Gambone (born October 9, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Nürnberg, on loan from Boston Legacy FC. She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Early life

Gambone was born and raised in Clifton, Virginia, as one of four children to Michael and Robbi Gambone.[1] She began playing organized soccer with the Southwestern Youth Association at age five before moving to McLean Soccer at 14.[1] There she captained her team to the ECNL under-18/19 national title in 2018, earning ECNL All-American honors twice and the conference player of the year award in 2019.[1][2] She played both soccer and basketball at Centreville High School, receiving TopDrawerSoccer All-American recognition in soccer and The Washington Post All-Met honors in basketball.[1][3] She committed to play college soccer at the University of North Carolina when she was a sophomore.[4] She was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the No. 56 recruit of the 2019 class, part of North Carolina's fourth-ranked cohort.[5]

College career

Gambone made a career-high 7 starts (out of 21 appearances), all of them early in the season, in her freshman year with the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2019.[1] She played 24 minutes in the 2019 NCAA tournament title game against Stanford, losing on penalties after a scoreless draw.[1] In her sophomore season in 2020 (partly played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she played in all 20 games and made two starts, both in the NCAA tournament including the semifinal loss to Santa Clara.[1] She played in all 18 games, with four starts, in her junior season in 2021.[1] She scored her first career goal in the 2022 season opener against Tennessee.[6] In the 2022 NCAA tournament semifinals, she scored the opener against Florida State, helping the Tar Heels to the final, where she played 44 minutes in the overtime loss to UCLA.[1][7] She had the two goals in 26 games (1 start) in her senior season.[1]

Club career

After going unselected in the 2023 NWSL Draft, Gambone began her professional career with Danish Women's League club Fortuna Hjørring, signing alongside North Carolina teammate Libby Moore in February 2023.[8][9] She made only six appearances in all competitions before joining Glasgow City in the summer of 2023, signing a two-year contract with the Scottish Women's Premier League champions.[10][11] She made her club – and UEFA Women's Champions League – debut on September 6, 2023, in a 2–0 qualifying round win over Irish champions Shelbourne and former college teammate Maggie Pierce.[11][12] She scored 6 goals and added 3 assists in 30 appearances in all competitions in her debut season.[13] In her second season, she was voted the club's Player of the Year by both her coaches and her teammates after scoring 4 goals and providing 7 assists in 31 league games.[11][14] She was also named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year after helping her side to runner-up finishes in the league and the Women's Scottish Cup.[13]

National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) expansion team Boston Legacy announced on August 11, 2025, that the club had signed Gambone through 2027.[15] She would join Frauen-Bundesliga club Nürnberg on loan before Legacy began play in 2026.[15]

International career

Gambone was called up to train and play friendlies with the United States youth national team at the under-18 and under-19 levels in 2017 and 2018.[16][17]

Honors and awards

North Carolina Tar Heels

Glasgow City

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Aleigh Gambone". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "ECNL announces 2017-18 All America team". Elite Clubs National League. July 22, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
    "ECNL Players of the Year for 2018/2019". Elite Clubs National League. July 10, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
    "ECNL All-America Team & PotY announced". Elite Clubs National League. July 18, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  3. ^ Shealer, Sheldon (July 28, 2018). "HS Girls: TDS Spring All-America". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  4. ^ Clark, Travis (March 27, 2017). "Recruiting Roundup: March 27-April 2". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  5. ^ Clark, Travis (August 16, 2019). "Final Women's DI Recruiting Class Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  6. ^ Koh, Michael (August 19, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Opens Season With Win Over No. 11 Tennessee". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  7. ^ Koh, Michael (December 2, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Advances to National Championship With 3-2 Win Over FSU". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  8. ^ "To amerikanere på 22 er på plads hos Fortuna" (in Danish). Fortuna Hjørring. February 19, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  9. ^ Williams, Dylan (May 9, 2023). "Aleigh Gambone & Libby Moore: Making the Transition to the Professional Game". Yanks Abroad. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  10. ^ Anderson, Lewis (July 20, 2023). "'I'm excited to embrace the great Glasgow culture' – Aleigh Gambone joins Glasgow City from Danish side Fortuna Hjorring". GlasgowWorld. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c "Aleigh Gambone". flashscore.com. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  12. ^ "Champions League heartbreak for Shelbourne as Glasgow City win in Lithuania". The42.ie. September 6, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Glasgow City Confirm Player Departures". Glasgow City F.C. May 29, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Glasgow City Player of the Year Awards: Celebrating Talent and Excellenc". Glasgow City F.C. May 8, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Boston Legacy FC Signs Midfielder Aleigh Gambone". Boston Legacy FC. August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  16. ^ Clark, Travis (June 21, 2017). "U18 WNT roster named for Australia trip". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
    "U18 WNT roster named for Switzerland trip". United States Soccer Federation. March 27, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  17. ^ "USA U19 wins CFA International Tournament". United States Soccer Federation. September 15, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
    "U19 WNT roster named for trip to Europe". United States Soccer Federation. October 30, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  18. ^ "Glasgow City & Hibs dominate PFA's SWPL Team of the Year". BBC Sport. April 20, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
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