Natalie Chudowsky
_10.jpg) Chudowsky with Duke in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Natalie Grace Chudowsky[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 14, 2008[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Duke Blue Devils | ||
| Youth career | |||
| New York Soccer Club | |||
| 2022–2024 | Staples Wreckers | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | Duke Blue Devils | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Dominican Republic U-15 | ||
| 2023 | United States U-15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | United States U-17 | 6 | (1) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 18, 2025 | |||
Natalie Grace Chudowsky (born February 14, 2008) is an American college soccer player who plays as a midfielder or defender for the Duke Blue Devils. She was briefly a Dominican Republic youth international before switching to the United States, which she represented at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Early life
[edit]Chudowsky grew up in Westport, Connecticut, where she played high school soccer at Staples High School.[2] She primarily played attacking midfielder in high school.[3] She scored 16 goals as a freshman in 2022 while helping lead Staples to the Class LL state title, earning second-team all-state honors.[2] She scored twice in the state semifinals and had the opening goal in the 4–1 final win over Cheshire.[4][5] She was named first-team all-state in both of the following seasons, racking up 62 goals and 59 assists in her high school career, and returning twice to the state semifinals.[6][7] She committed to play college soccer for Duke before her junior year.[8] She opted out of her senior season to prepare for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup by training with National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Gotham FC and the New York Soccer Club boys' team.[9]
International career
[edit]Chudowsky represented her mother's country, the Dominican Republic, at the 2022 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship.[2] Her performances attracted attention from the United States Soccer Federation, leading to call-ups with the United States under-15 team.[2] She started all three of the under-17 team's games during 2025 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification.[9] She was then named to the roster for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, playing in two games.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Chudowsky is the daughter of Walter Chudowsky and Elena Perez-Chudowsky and has an older sister.[2] She is of Dominican descent through her mother.[2] Her father played college soccer for Columbia, and her sister, Evelyn, plays for Cornell and was also a Dominican Republic youth international.[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2025™ - Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. p. 23. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Morelli, Joe (September 20, 2023). "Chudowsky sisters leading Staples' quest for third straight CIAC Class LL girls soccer title". CT Insider. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ Langone, Matt (February 25, 2025). "Why Natalie Chudowsky is one of the nation's top Class of 2026 prospects". New England Soccer Journal. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ Morelli, Joe (November 17, 2022). "Chudowsky sisters lead Staples back to Class LL girls soccer state championship final". CT Insider. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ Morelli, Joe (November 20, 2022). "Staples girls soccer wins CIAC Class LL title over Cheshire behind Annabel Edwards' hat trick". CT Insider. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ Morelli, Joe (August 30, 2023). "Connecticut girls soccer standout Natalie Chudowsky commits to play at Duke University". CT Insider. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ Morelli, Joe (December 4, 2024). "The 2024 GametimeCT All-State Girls Soccer Team". CT Insider. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ Morelli, Joe (September 6, 2023). "CT girls soccer star Natalie Chudowsky finds future home at Duke: 'I knew it was the right place'". CT Insider. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- 1 2 Morelli, Joe (August 26, 2025). "CT soccer star Natalie Chudowsky's focus on making U.S. U-17 team, to miss final season at Staples". CT Insider. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Katie Schoepfer Names U.S Roster for 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup". United States Soccer Federation. September 30, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Evelyn Chudowsky". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
External links
[edit]
- Natalie Chudowsky at Soccerway.com
- Living people
- 2008 births
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Soccer players from New York (state)
- American women's soccer players
- Dominican Republic women's footballers
- American people of Dominican Republic descent
- Women's association football defenders
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- Duke Blue Devils women's soccer players
- 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup players