Bárbara Olivieri

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olivieri and the second or maternal family name is Dávila.
Bárbara Olivieri
Olivieri with the Houston Dash in 2025
Personal information
Full name Bárbara Klarissa Olivieri Dávila[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002[2]
Place of birth Katy, Texas, U.S.
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Boston Legacy
Number 21
Youth career
2013-2020 Albion Hurricanes
2017-2019 Tompkins High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Texas A&M Aggies 26 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Monterrey 27 (3)
2023–2025 Houston Dash 44 (6)
2026– Boston Legacy 0 (0)
2025 → Tigres UANL (loan) 14 (1)
International career‡
2018 Venezuela U17 6 (4)
2020–2022 Venezuela U20 8 (5)
2021– Venezuela 21 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:32, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[5]

Bárbara Klarissa Olivieri Dávila (born 24 February 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Boston Legacy FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born and raised in the United States to Venezuelan parents, she plays for the Venezuela national team.

Olivieri played college soccer for the Texas A&M Aggies and was named the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2020. After two years at Texas A&M, she began her professional career with Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey. In 2023, she joined the Houston Dash in the NWSL, before moving to Boston Legacy FC following a Liga MX Femenil–winning loan with Tigres UANL.

Early life

Olivieri was born and raised in Katy, Texas, United States to Venezuelan parents.[6][3] She played multiple sports as a child and especially soccer, starting at age 3.[7] In 2014, Olivieri's parents took her to a Houston Dash game that exposed her to women's professional soccer.[7] She attended Tompkins High School where her teams reached the Texas state championship final in 2017 and 2019.[8]

College career

Olivieri attended Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.[3] In 2020 she was named SEC Freshman of the Year, and she was named to all-SEC teams for both the 2020 and 2021 seasons.[9] Following her sophomore season and a stunning international debut, Olivieri left the college game to pursue a professional career.

Club career

Olivieri signed with Monterrey in Mexico in early February 2022.[9] While with the club, the Rayadas finished the Clausura 2022 regular season at the top of the table, but lost in the playoff semi-final. Monterrey was second in the Apertura 2022 regular season and again lost in the playoff semi-final.

In February 2023, the Houston Dash signed Olivieri on a one-year contract with an option for 2024.[8]

On 22 August 2025, Boston Legacy FC acquired Olivieri from the Dash in exchange for $100,000 in transfer funds and signed her to a long-term deal through 2029.[10] Olivieri would then join Mexican club Tigres UANL before returning to Boston ahead of its inaugural NWSL season in 2026.[11] She became the first Venezuelan player to win a Liga MX championship after helping Tigres win the 2025 Apertura title.

International career

Olivieri represented Venezuela at the 2018 South American U-17 Championship, the 2020 South American U-20 Championship, and the 2022 South American U-20 Championship.[2]

At the senior level, Olivieri made her debut on 1 December 2021, in a 2–1 friendly win over India.[5] She scored the game-winning goal and assisted the other goal.[8]

Honors

Tigres UANL

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Ficha del participante: Barbara Klarissa Olivieri Davila" [Participant profile: Bárbara Klarissa Olivieri Dávila] (in Spanish). 2022 South American Games. 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b Bárbara Olivieri at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Barbara Olivieri - Soccer". Texas A&M Aggies. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Barbara Klarissa Olivieri". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Bárbara Olivieri". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Bárbara Olivieri va rumbo a la gloria en el fútbol venezolano". El Venezolano de Houston (in Spanish). 17 January 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Olivieri's Journey — from Houston Youth to Houston Dash". Keeper Notes. 5 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Houston Dash sign Katy native Bárbara Olivieri". Houston Dash. 7 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Olivieri Signs Pro Contract with Top Mexican Club". Texas A&M Aggies. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Houston Dash Acquire $100,000 from Boston Legacy FC in trade for Midfielder Barbara Olivieri". Houston Dynamo FC. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  11. ^ Doyle, Peyton (22 August 2025). "Boston Legacy FC make first intra-league transfer, acquiring Bárbara Olivieri from Houston". MassLive. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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