Nyamma Nelson

August 14, 2025, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Women’s Soccer and Loyola at Loyola Soccer Park in Chicago, IL on Thursday, August 14, 2025. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics

July 31, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Soccer team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Thursday, July 31, 2025. (Photo by Charlotte Gottfried/Northwestern Athletics)

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-11
Class:
First-Year
High School:
West Linn
Hometown:
West Linn, Ore.
Club:
Portland Thorns Academy

First-Year single-season shutout record (10)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/9/25)
Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week (8/8/25)

2025: Started all 21 games as a first-year…Made three saves against Loyola Chicago, securing a 2-0 win in her debut (8/14)... Posted a then-career-high seven saves in her second straight clean sheet at Illinois State (8/17)… Made a career-high eight saves against Washington (9/18)... Recorded a clean sheet in a 3-0 win against Rutgers with three saves (10/12)... Made three saves in a 1-0 win against Illinois (10/16)... Matched her career-high of eight saves in a 1-0 win against Southern California in the First Round of the Big Ten Tournament, breaking NU’s first-year shutout record (10/30).

National Team: Called into the US Women's National U18/19 Team in November 2024 and June 2025... Called into US Women's National U18 Team February 2025.

High School: West Linn High School in West Linn, Oregon… Played varsity soccer all four years… Named Team MVP of state runner-up team in her sophomore year… … Captained the team junior year… Named First Team All-State and All-American in 2024… President of the Black Student Union.

Club: Played for the Portland Thorns Academy for seven years… First Team All-Conference, Northwest Region... 2025 WPSL Northwest Region Goalkeeper of the Year... 2025 WPSL West Region Best XI... Past nominee for the ENCL Second Team... Rated a Four-Star athlete by Top Drawer Soccer.

Personal: Daughter of Shannon Nelson… Born Nyamma Marie Nelson in Accra, Ghana on 08/30/2007.

Why Northwestern: "I chose Northwestern because it is a strong athletic and academic school. I love the coaches and the team dynamic, so I feel like I can come in and feel a sense of belonging."