Sasha Pickard
.jpg) Pickard playing for Brooklyn FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sasha Mae Pickard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 28, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Laguna Hills, California | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos Laguna | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 100 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Brooklyn FC | 23 | (0) |
| 2025– | Santos Laguna | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 5, 2026 | |||
Sasha Mae Pickard (born October 28, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil club Santos Laguna.
Early life
[edit]Pickard played youth soccer with the Mountain View Los Altos Soccer Club and attended Saratoga High School, where she also participated in cross country and track.[2] Pickard committed to play for the University of Alabama in 2018 during her senior year.[3]
College career
[edit]Pickard played for the Alabama for five seasons and is recognized as one of the most accomplished players in program history. She became just the third player in school history to reach 100 game appearances and finished with a program-record 8,170 minutes played.[4]
In 2022, Pickard was an integral part of a dominant Alabama team that included future professional players such as: Reyna Reyes, Riley Tanner, Ashlynn Serepca, Felicia Knox and Riley Parker. Together, they helped Alabama reach its first-ever NCAA semifinal appearance during the 2022 NCAA women's soccer tournament. Alabama ultimately lost to UCLA in the semifinals.[5] Alabama finished with a final season record of 23–1–1.[6]
Pickard's contributions at Alabama earned her multiple honors, including Second Team All-SEC, SEC All-Tournament Team, and a spot on the College Soccer News Team of the Week.
Club career
[edit]Brooklyn FC
[edit]Pickard went undrafted in the 2024 NWSL Draft, but on July 23, 2024, Brooklyn FC announced that Pickard had signed with the club ahead of the inaugural USL Super League season.[7][8] She played in Brooklyn's inaugural match against Spokane Zephyr on September 8, 2024, coming into the match in the 84th minute.[9]
Santos Laguna
[edit]On 18 July 2025, Liga MX Femenil club Santos Laguna announced that Pickard was joining the club after her exit from Brooklyn FC.
Career statistics
[edit]College
[edit]| College | Regular Season | SEC Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Alabama Crimson Tide | SEC | 2019 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 84 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 0 | ||
Club
[edit]- As of January 25, 2025
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brooklyn FC | 2024–25 | USL Super League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "The University of Alabama Fall Convocation of the One Hundred Ninety Third Commencement" (PDF). University of Alabama. p. 29. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ "Track & Field and Cross Country Statistics". Athletic.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ↑ Chakravarthy, Apurva. "Class of 2019 alumni work on time management to balance their school work and athletic careers". The Saratoga Falcon. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Sasha Pickard - Soccer". Alabama Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ↑ "UCLA women blank Alabama, will play North Carolina for title". AP News. December 3, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Historic Alabama Soccer run reaches College Cup Final Four". Bama Hammer. November 28, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Final list of registered players announced for 2024 NWSL Draft". SoccerWire. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Match Center - Spokane Zephyr FC vs Brooklyn FC". USL Super League. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
External links
[edit]- 2000 births
- Living people
- American women's soccer players
- Brooklyn FC players
- Alabama Crimson Tide women's soccer players
- Women's association football defenders
- People from Laguna Hills, California
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- USL Super League players
- Soccer players from Orange County, California
- American people of Cuban descent
- Sportspeople of Cuban descent
- Liga Femenil players
- Santos Laguna (women) players