Y-Lan Xuan Nguyen (born June 2, 2007) is an American college soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Stanford Cardinal. She was named the TopDrawerSoccer National Freshman of the Year in 2025. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Nguyen was born in Fairfax, Virginia, to Nga and Thieu Nguyen, and has two siblings. Her sister, Y-Van, plays college soccer for James Madison. She played high school soccer at Fairfax High School, earning all-state honors both seasons she played. She played club soccer for the Virginia Development Academy and was named ECNL All-American twice. She committed to play college soccer for Stanford before her junior year. United Soccer Coaches named Nguyen the National Youth Player of the Year for 2024.
Nguyen played in all 25 games, starting 15, and scored 2 goals for the Stanford Cardinal as a freshman in 2025. She helped Stanford win the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) regular-season and tournament titles. She started every round in the NCAA tournament as the Cardinal reached the final, losing 1âÂÂ0 to Florida State. She was named in the ACC all-freshman team and the NCAA all-tournament team and was named the TopDrawerSoccer National Freshman of the Year.
Eligible to represent the United States or Vietnam, Nguyen began her international career training with the United States under-15 team in 2022. In 2023, she won the Montaigu Tournament with the under-16 team. She then helped the under-17s win the 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, scoring one goal in four games. She was named in Katie Schoepfer's roster for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic, playing in four games with one start, as the United States placed third, its best result since 2008. She was called into a development camp, training concurrently with the senior national team, in January 2026.
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