Lexi Missimo

Missimo played youth soccer for Solar SC of Dallas, Texas, beginning at age five. She helped win the USYS national under-13 championship in 2016{{Cite web |date=2016-08-02 |title=2016 US YOUTH SOCCER CHAMPIONS • SoccerToday |url=https://www.soccertoday.com/2016-us-youth-soccer-national-champions/ |access-date=2021-06-02 |website=SoccerToday |language=en-US}} and reached the ECNL under-15 national championship game the next year.{{Cite web |date=2017-02-15 |title=ECNL Girls |url=http://www.ecnlgirls.com/ecnl-national-finals-2016-17/ |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=ECNL Girls |language=en-US}} Between 2017 and 2019, Missimo scored 100 goals in 62 games in the Girls' Development Academy.{{Cite web |title=Solar Soccer Club |url=http://solr.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=3936600&player=327718554 |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=solr.ussoccerda.com |archive-date=2021-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603191218/http://solr.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=3936600&player=327718554 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.girlssoccernetwork.com/staging/news/club/ussda-player-of-the-year-awards/ |access-date=2021-06-02 |website=www.girlssoccernetwork.com}} Playing up four age groups in 2017–18, she led the Solar under-18/19 team in goals and helped them reach the national championship game, receiving conference Best XI recognition.{{Cite web |title=SOLAR SOCCER CLUB TO FACE LAFC SLAMMERS FOR FIRST-EVER U.S. SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY U-18/19 GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP – Solar Soccer Club |url=https://www.solarsoccerclub.com/solar-soccer-club-to-face-lafc-slammers-for-first-ever-u-s-soccer-development-academy-u-1819-girls-championship/ |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=www.solarsoccerclub.com |archive-date=2022-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005081652/https://www.solarsoccerclub.com/solar-soccer-club-to-face-lafc-slammers-for-first-ever-u-s-soccer-development-academy-u-1819-girls-championship/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Girls Development Academy end-of-season awards, Best XIs announced |url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/girls-development-academy-end-of-season-awards-best-xis-announced/ |access-date=2021-06-02 |website=SoccerWire |language=en}} She led Solar to win the national under-16/17 championship in 2019, receiving the Golden Boot as the playoffs' top scorer with 11 goals and being named the region's player of the year.{{Cite web |title=Solar SC captures Girls Development Academy U-16/17 championship |url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/solar-sc-captures-girls-development-academy-u-16-17-championship/ |access-date=2021-06-02 |website=SoccerWire |language=en}} She was a two-time United Soccer Coaches All-American (2018–2019) at the youth level.{{Cite web |last=Coaches |first=United Soccer |title=United Soccer Coaches Announces 2019 Youth All-Region and All-America Teams {{!}} United Soccer Coaches |url=https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/united-soccer-coaches-announces-2019-youth-all-region-and-all-america-teams/ |access-date=2021-06-03 |language=en-US}}

Missimo verbally committed to Texas when she was in seventh grade.{{Cite web |title=A Seventh Grader Just Verbally Committed to Women's Soccer at University of Texas |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/nzxmpx/a-seventh-grader-just-verbally-committed-to-womens-soccer-at-university-of-texas |access-date=2021-06-10 |website=www.vice.com |date=29 July 2016 |language=en}} She was the number one recruit for the class of 2021,{{Cite web |title=Alexis Missimo – No. 1 Player – class of 2021 |url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/alexis-missimo-no-1-player-class-of-2021_vid4258 |access-date=2021-06-02 |website=TopDrawerSoccer.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Club Soccer Player Rankings |url=http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/players-to-watch/players-to-watch-top-100/men/0 |access-date=2021-06-02 |website=TopDrawerSoccer.com |language=en}} but elected to graduate from Southlake Carroll High School in three years in 2020 and enrolled at the University of Texas in the fall of that year.{{Cite web |title=Soccer announces eight signees in 2021 recruiting class |url=https://texassports.com/news/2020/11/11/soccer-announces-eight-signees-in-2021-recruiting-class.aspx |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=University of Texas Athletics |date=11 November 2020 |language=en}} She had offers to go pro out of high school from Arsenal and Manchester City, the latter of which she had trained with.{{Cite web |author= |title=Faces in the Crowd |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2021/03/01/faces-in-the-crowd |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=Sports Illustrated Vault {{!}} SI.com |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |date=2020-05-19 |title=The same path as Hamm, Wambach or going pro straight out of HS: an emerging trend, and choice, two Dallas-area soccer prodigies face |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/soccer/2020/05/19/the-same-path-as-hamm-wambach-or-going-pro-straight-out-of-hs-an-emerging-trend-and-choice-two-dallas-area-soccer-prodigies-face/ |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=Dallas News |language=en}} She scored in her college debut on March 5, 2021, a 4–0 win over Texas State. She scored two goals in a 4–0 win over Baylor on March 31. She finished the abbreviated spring season with three goals and two assists in three games.{{Cite web |title=Texas Soccer Stats (PDF) |url=https://texassports.com/documents/2020/12/3/Texas_Soccer_4_5.pdf?id=15248 |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=University of Texas Athletics |language=en}}

Missimo started all 22 games during her freshman fall season in 2021, recording nine goals and 14 assists. Her assist total led the Big 12 Conference and tied the Texas program record for assists in a season. She was named the Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year and recognized with All-Big 12 first-team, Big 12 all-tournament, and Big 12 All-Freshman honors.{{Cite web |title=Lexi Missimo – Soccer |url=https://texassports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/lexi-missimo/11410 |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=University of Texas Athletics |language=en}}

During her sophomore season in 2022, Missimo played in 17 games after suffering an injury early in the season that forced her to miss six games. Despite the absence, she led the Big 12 and set the Texas program record for assists in a season with 15, which ranked third in NCAA Division I that season. Texas won the Big 12 regular season championship and reached the conference tournament semifinals. Missimo contributed an assist in the Longhorns' first-round NCAA tournament win over Texas A&M, and the team's season ended a 1–0 loss to Duke in the next round.

In her third full season with Texas in 2023, Missimo earned All-American honors and was named the TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Year. She scored 26 goals and recorded 20 assists. She became the first player in the history of the Texas program to record a 20–20 season. She led the Big 12 in goals, assists, and points for the season.{{cite web |title=Big 12 2023 Women's Soccer Stats |url=https://big12sports.com/stats.aspx?path=soc&year=2023}}

Missimo finished her senior season with 12 goals and an SEC-joint-best 13 assists. She was named second-team United Soccer Coaches All-American, third-team TopDrawerSoccer Best XI, and first-team All-SEC. She broke Byars's program goals record with her 53rd career goal.{{cite news|url=https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/longhorns/2024/10/15/texas-soccer-lexi-missimo-longhorns/75670187007/|title=Lexi Missimo sets Texas soccer record for career goals; Longhorns ready for Arkansas|last=Jones|first=Thomas|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|access-date=2025-01-29}}

USL Super League club Dallas Trinity FC announced on January 29, 2025, that they had signed Missimo on a two-and-a-half year contract.{{cite news|url=https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nwsl/2025/01/29/uswnt-prospect-missimo-signs-dallas-trinity/78002164007/|title=USWNT prospect Missimo spurns NWSL to sign with Dallas Trinity|last=Vertelney|first=Seth|newspaper=Pro Soccer Wire|access-date=2025-01-29}} She made her Dallas Trinity debut on February 15, 2025, and scored her first professional goal just four minutes into the match against the Tampa Bay Sun.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7OXasLupVo |title=LEXI MISSIMO SCORES IN 4 MINUTES {{!}} DTFC vs. Tampa Bay Sun FC THRILLER! |date=2025-02-16 |last=D210SPORTS |access-date=2025-02-16 |via=YouTube}} On March 9, she assisted Chioma Ubogagu's early opener and later scored Dallas's fifth goal in a 6–0 victory over league leaders Brooklyn FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.uslsuperleague.com/dallastrinityfc-brooklynfc-2487710/|title=Dallas Trinity FC 6–0 Brooklyn FC|publisher=USL Super League|date=2025-03-09|access-date=2025-03-09}}

Missimo began training with the United States youth national team at the under-14 level in March 2016.{{Cite web |title=Alexis Missimo |url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-player-profile/alexis-missimo/pid-98738 |access-date=2021-06-02 |website=TopDrawerSoccer.com |language=en}} She made her international debut at the youth level on May 12, 2017, with the national under-16 team in a 4–0 win over Croatia.{{Cite web |title=U.S. U-16 Girls National Team defeats Croatia 4–0 |url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/u-s-u-16-girls-national-team-defeats-croatia-4-0/ |access-date=2021-06-02 |website=SoccerWire |language=en}} She scored her first youth international goal for the under-15 team against Germany on November 1, 2017.{{Cite web |date=2017-11-04 |title=USA U15 GIRLS DEFEAT GERMANY TWICE |url=https://www.soccertoday.com/u-s-u15-girls-national-team-win-twice-in-germany/ |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=SoccerToday |language=en-US}} She and club teammate Trinity Byars led the under-16 team with five goals each at the Torneo delle Nazioni in 2018, which they won.{{Cite web |title=Youth: U.S. U-16 girls rout all foes at Torneo delle Nazioni |url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/77712/youth-us-u-16-girls-rout-all-foes-at-torneo-del.html |access-date=2021-06-13 |website=www.socceramerica.com |date=29 April 2018 |language=en}}

Missimo played up two age groups with the national under-17 team in the lead-up to the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup,{{Cite web |title=U.S. U-17 Women's National Team plays Korea Republic to 4–4 draw |url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/u-s-u-17-womens-national-team-plays-korea-republic-to-4-4-draw/ |access-date=2021-06-10 |website=SoccerWire |language=en}} but did not make the roster for the World Cup. She was a key player in the build-up to the 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, scoring three goals and adding two assists in two tournaments in Europe in 2019.{{Cite web |title=U-17 WNT Opens UEFA Development Tournament in Portugal with 4–0 Victory Against Mexico |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/05/us-u17-wnt-opens-uefa-development-tournament-in-portugal-with-4-0-victory-against-mexico |access-date=2021-06-10 |website=www.ussoccer.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=U-17 USWNT Falls 4–3 To Spain At Friendly Tournament In Sweden |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/mnt-travel-roster/2019/09/copy-of-us-u17-wnt-draws-1-1-with-germany-to-finish-friendly-tournament-in-sweden |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=www.ussoccer.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=U.S. U-17 WNT Downs Sweden 2–1 To Open Friendly Tournament |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/09/us-u17-wnt-downs-sweden-2-1-to-open-friendly-tournament |access-date=2021-06-10 |website=www.ussoccer.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=U-17 WNT at UEFA Development Tournament |url=https://twitter.com/usynt/status/1129933260568449025 |access-date=2021-06-10 |website=Twitter |language=en}} She had both assists in the 2–0 win over England in Florida on February 22, 2020, which was the final game for the team before the qualifying event.{{Cite web |last=U.S. Soccer |title=U.S. U17 WNT sweeps England |url=https://twitter.com/usynt/status/1231345055710896128 |access-date=2021-06-10 |website=Twitter |language=en}} However, the World Cup and the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship were canceled due to the covid pandemic.

Missimo was named to the under-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.{{Cite web |title=Soccer's Missimo & Byars named to U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team |url=https://texassports.com/news/2022/2/15/soccers-missimo-byars-named-to-us-under-20-womens-national-team.aspx |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=University of Texas Athletics |date=15 February 2022 |language=en}} She scored three goals in seven appearances while leading the United States to the championship and was one of four Americans to make the tournament's Best XI.{{Cite web |title=Soccer's Missimo named to CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Best XI |url=https://texassports.com/news/2022/3/15/soccers-missimo-named-to-concacaf-womens-u-20-championship-best-xi.aspx |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=University of Texas Athletics |date=15 March 2022 |language=en}} However, prior to the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, she announced on social media that she had removed herself for consideration for the roster to focus on her sophomore college season.https://twitter.com/MissimoLexi/status/1545938249067159553/photo/1

Missimo was called into camp with the under-23 team in 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/02/us-u-23-wynt-will-travel-to-paris-for-two-matches-against-the-france-u-23-wnt | title=U.S. Under-23 Women's Youth National Team Will Start 2023 Programing with Trip to Paris for Two Matches Against the France U-23 WNT | U.S. Soccer Official Website }}

Missimo was called up by Emma Hayes into the 2025 U.S. Women's National Team Futures Camp, practicing alongside the senior national team, in January 2025.{{cite news|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/01/emma-hayes-names-24-players-for-uswnt-futures-camp-in-los-angeles|title=Emma Hayes Names 24 Players to the 2025 Futures Camp Which Will Run Concurrently With USWNT Training Camp in Los Angeles|date=2025-01-08|publisher=United States Soccer Federation|access-date=2025-01-08}}

Her parents are Derek and Susan Missimo. Her father is the all-time leading scorer (56) and all-time points leader (138) for North Carolina{{Cite web |title=media guide 2020 (PDF) |url=https://goheels.com/documents/2020/10/1/media_guide_2020.pdf |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=University of North Carolina Athletics |language=en}} and coached her youth club teams.{{Cite web |title=Dad coach leads Solar's decade of dominance {{!}} Club Soccer {{!}} Youth Soccer |url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/dad-coach-leads-solars-decade-of-dominance_aid47917 |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=TopDrawerSoccer.com |language=en}} Her mother was a four-year letter winner for Texas Christian from 1991 to 1994. She has an older sister Gabriella, who was part of the Texas Longhorns women's soccer team in 2019.{{Cite web |title=Gabriella Missimo – Soccer |url=https://texassports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/gabriella-missimo/9857 |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=University of Texas Athletics |language=en}}

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• [https://www.dallastrinityfc.com/roster/lexi-missimo/ Lexi Missimo #10] at Dallas Trinity FC
• [https://texaslonghorns.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/lexi-missimo/13751 Texas Longhorns bio]

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