Gia Corley

Gia Corley
Corley with the San Diego Wave in 2025
Personal information
Full name Gia Cymone Corley
Date of birth (2002-05-20) 20 May 2002
Place of birth Tacoma, Washington, United States
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Bayern Munich II 38 (15)
2021 Bayern Munich 9 (0)
2021–2024 TSG Hoffenheim 64 (12)
2025– San Diego Wave 24 (2)
International career
2018–2019 Germany U17 16 (3)
2020 Germany U19 6 (4)
2022– Germany U20 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:45, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Gia Cymone Corley (born 20 May 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for German clubs TSG Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich, winning Frauen-Bundesliga and 2. Frauen-Bundesliga titles with Bayern. She has represented Germany at multiple youth levels and captained the U-17 squad to a UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship victory in 2017.

Early life

Corley was born in Tacoma, Washington,[1] in the United States. She was introduced to football at an early age and often played with her younger brother.[2] Her mother, Cornelia, is German, and her father is African-American. The family moved to Germany when Corley was a child.[3]

Club career

Bayern Munich

Corley spent part of her career playing for Bayern Munich's youth teams. She started with the U17 team in 2016 and 2017 before moving to the U20 squad in 2018.[3] With the U20s, she won a 2. Frauen-Bundesliga title.

Corley was later promoted to the senior team in 2019,[4] playing 9 league matches and also getting two appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[5][6] In Corley's first season with Bayern Munich's first team, the club won the Frauen-Bundesliga title.[1]

TSG Hoffenheim

In 2022, Corley joined TSG Hoffenheim on a contract through 2023,[5][7] expressing interest in taking on a new challenge.[8] She scored her first goals with the club on 14 November 2021, registering a brace in a 7–1 victory over Bayern Leverkusen.[6][9] Across four seasons at Hoffenheim, Corley made 64 appearances.[6] She also scored 14 goals and recorded 12 assists across all competitions.[10]

San Diego Wave

The NWSL's San Diego Wave FC announced on 15 January 2025, that they had signed Corley on a two-year contract, transferring from Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee.[10] She made her NWSL debut on 16 March 2025, scoring five minutes into a season-opening 1–1 draw against Angel City FC.[6] In the following match, Corley scored another goal and recorded her first Wave assist in a 3–2 win over the Utah Royals.[11] She became only the sixth player in NWSL history to score in her first two club appearances and was subsequently named the NWSL Player of the Week.[12] At the conclusion of March, Corley was named to the NWSL Team of the Month for her efforts.[13] On 25 May, Corley assisted Adriana Leon in a 5–2 win over the North Carolina Courage. Corley's assist, her first ever with San Diego, also helped the Wave set a club record for the most goals scored in a single match and extend their unbeaten streak to six games.[14] She ended up making 24 regular season appearances in her first season with the Wave as San Diego finished in sixth place.[6] She started and played all 90 minutes of regulation time of the Wave's quarterfinal defeat to the Portland Thorns on 9 November.[15]

In January 2026, Corley agreed to re-sign with the Wave through 2027;[16] her original contract had been set to expire at the end of 2026.[10]

International career

A youth international for Germany, Corley has represented the country at various levels. She started at U15 level and scored 2 goals in her first 6 international matches.[3] In 2017, Corley captained the U17 team at the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, winning the tournament and receiving her first piece of international silverware.[17] She is a two-time Fritz Walter Medal recipient, having won bronze in 2019 and silver in 2020.[5][4]

Corley was called up to the United States under-23 team in October 2025 for a training camp held concurrently with the senior national team.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 November 2025[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs Continental[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2018–19 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 18 6 — — — 18 6
2019–20 14 3 — — — 14 3
2020–21 6 6 — — — 6 6
Total 38 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 15
Bayern Munich 2019–20 Frauen-Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 1 0 1 0
2020–21 9 0 1 2 — 4 0 14 2
Total 9 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 15 2
TSG Hoffenheim 2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga 14 3 2 0 — 10 1 26 4
2022–23 21 5 3 1 — — 24 6
2023–24 20 2 3 1 — — 23 3
2024–25 9 2 1 0 — — 10 2
Total 64 12 9 2 0 0 10 1 83 15
San Diego Wave FC 2025 NWSL 24 2 — 1 0 — 25 2
Career total 135 29 10 4 1 0 15 1 161 34

References

  1. ^ a b "Gia Corley". www.tsg-hoffenheim.de (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ Krasovic, Tom (3 May 2025). "German import Gia Corley already leaving mark with San Diego Wave". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Laaß, Wolfgang (13 June 2016). "Nationalspielerin mit Unterstützung der BOL-Jungs".
  4. ^ a b "Gia Corley erhält Fritz-Walter-Medaille in Silber | BFV". Bayerischer Fussball-Verband. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Corley verlässt die Bayern Richtung Hoffenheim". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e Gia Corley at Soccerway
  7. ^ "Nationalspielerin und Jungenschreck". Donaukurier.de.
  8. ^ "Gia Corley wechselt nach Hoffenheim". 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Hoffenheim fertigt Leverkusen ab und springt auf Rang zwei". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Forward Gia Corley from TSG Hoffenheim Frauen". San Diego Wave FC. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  11. ^ Grueskin, Birgen (23 March 2025). "San Diego Wave FC Secure 3-2 Win in Home Opener Against Utah Royals". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  12. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (25 March 2025). "Drumroll please... 🥁 Gia Corley is your Week 2 Player of the Week!" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 March 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  13. ^ NWSL (4 April 2025). "NWSL Announces March Best XI of the Month, Presented By Amazon Prime | National Women's Soccer League Official Site". NWSL. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  14. ^ Grueskin, Birgen (26 May 2025). "San Diego Wave FC Sets Club Record in 5-2 Victory Over North Carolina Courage". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  15. ^ Grueskin, Birgen (9 November 2025). "San Diego Wave FC Eliminated in Extra Time by Portland Thorns in NWSL Quarterfinals". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  16. ^ Grueskin, Birgen (26 January 2026). "San Diego Wave FC Signs Midfielder Gia Corley to New Contract". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Drei FCB-Spielerinnen mit DFB-U17 nach Elfmeterkrimi Europameister!" [Three FCB players with DFB U17 European champions after penalty shootout!]. FC Bayern (in German). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  18. ^ "24 Players Named for U.S. U-23 WNT Training Camp to Run Concurrently with USWNT Upcoming FIFA Window". United States Soccer Federation. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
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