Tess Boade
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File:Tess Boade Gotham FC Bay FC 6.21.2025-164 (cropped).jpg Boade with Bay FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Theresa Stephanie Boade[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 3, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bay FC | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Colorado Rush | ||
| 2015–2016 | Real Colorado | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Duke Blue Devils | 93 | (22) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | North Carolina Courage | 17 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bay FC | 44 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | United States U17 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:12, November 9, 2025 (UTC) | |||
Theresa Stephanie Boade (born February 3, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), She played college soccer for the Duke Blue Devils, and also trained with the US U-19 and U-18 Women's national team.[1]
Her sister Meg Boade plays professionally for the Washington Spirit.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Boade was born in Dallas, Texas before moving to Golden, Colorado where she grew up. For high school she attended Valor Christian where she competed in basketball, soccer and track. [citation needed]
She played collegiately for the Duke Blue Devils where she led the team to NCAA appearances in each of her 5 years including her Covid year.[citation needed]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Boade signed a two-year contract with the Courage on March 18, 2022.[2] She then made her professional debut with the team the next day during a NWSL Challenge Cup match against the NJ/NY Gotham FC.
In November 2022, Boade joined Australian A-League Women club Western Sydney Wanderers on loan.[3] Her loan was originally scheduled until February 2023,[4] however a month later it ended early due to a shoulder injury she suffered during the Sydney Derby.[5]
After surgery and rehab, Boade returned from injury on June 10, 2023 against the Chicago Red Stars where she started and recorded an assist in the 5–0 victory. She then started the remaining 13 regular season and playoff games for the North Carolina Courage as well as starting in the Semi-Finals and Finals of the NWSL Challenge Cup which was won by the Courage for the 2nd consecutive year.[citation needed]
In December 2023 she was drafted 3rd overall in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft by Bay FC.[6] Bay FC drafted Alyssa Malonson, Rachel Hill, Katelyn Rowland Sierra Enge. The 1st and second draft picks in the draft were Ally Sentnor and Alyssa Malonson who both were called into national camps during their 2024 seasons. Boade finished the field as
Boade wore the captain armband in Bay FC’s first ever home win on April 14, 2024.[7][8] She scored the game winning goal in the 1–0 home victory against Angel City.[9]
Boade was named Captain of the 2025 Bay FC team with Abby Dahlkemper.[10]
Early in the 2025 season, Boade competed against her sister, Meg Boade, when they played against the Washington Spirit. Prior to the match, Tess Boade conducted an interview with her sister. In the following game, Boade suffered a dirty tackle which sidelined her for several months.
International career
[edit | edit source]In August 2014, Boade was named to the United States national under-17 team roster for friendly matches against South Korea.[11]
Honors
[edit | edit source]Duke Blue Devils
- NCAA Tournament Final 4: 2017
- NCAA Tournament Elite 8: 2020, 2021
- NCAA Tournament Sweet 16: 2018
North Carolina Courage
- NWSL Challenge Cup Champion: 2022, 2023
Individual
- First Team All ACC: 2021
- All ACC Academic Team: 2021
- ACC Honor Roll: 2021, 2018
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Tess Boade at the National Women's Soccer LeagueLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Tess Boade at Bay FC
- Tess Boade at Duke Blue Devils
- Tess Boade at Elite Clubs National League (archived)
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- American women's soccer players
- North Carolina Courage players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC (women) players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Duke Blue Devils women's soccer players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Women's association football midfielders
- Sportspeople from Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- Soccer players from Douglas County, Colorado
- Gotham FC draft picks
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- Bay FC players
- Valor Christian High School alumni