Episode 118: LDG Interviews Chicago Stars and Portugal Forward Nádia Gomes!

In today's episode, Liam interviews Nádia Gomes!

Nádia is a forward for the Chicago Stars and the Portugal National team. As a young player, Nádia represented her country at the U-19 youth level, as an instrumental player for the team, including at the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. Nádia played for BYU in college, scoring 23 goals over her collegiate career, leading her to win WCC player of the year in 2015. Nádia was drafted in the 2018 NWSL Draft, after being named to the Hermann Trophy watchlist her junior year. As a professional, Nádia has represented the Porteguese senior side, including at the Nations League and the Algarve Cup. She returned to the national team after a 5-year hiatus from the game, due to her incredible performances with the San Francisco Glens in the USL W-League, where she totalled 27 goal contributions in 15 matches and won USL National Player of the Year. In 2024, she signed her first pro contract with the Chicago Stars and has since appeared in 15 matches.

In this episode, we chatted about her time with the Red Stars, her 5-year hiatus from professional soccer, what it means to represent Portugal internationally, and her move from Portugal to Utah at just 10 years old.

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