Olivia Van der Jagt

Olivia Van der Jagt
Van der Jagt with the Seattle Reign in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-07) July 7, 1999
Place of birth Kent, Washington
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Eastside FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Washington Huskies 88 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Seattle Sounders Women
2022–2025 Seattle Reign 56 (1)
2025 → Spokane Zephyr (loan) 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 9, 2025

Olivia Van der Jagt (born July 7, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. She played college soccer for the Washington Huskies before being drafted by the OL Reign (later Seattle Reign FC) in the third round of the 2022 NWSL Draft.

Early life

Van der Jagt played youth soccer and volleyball starting at the age of 4, playing for Dos FC; PacNW; Eastside FC of Issaquah, Washington, where she won two Washington state championships; and the Kentridge High School Chargers of Kent, Washington. She was selected to the 2016 NSCAA All-America Team. Parallel to her soccer career, she also played volleyball until her sophomore year of high school.[1][2]

College career

Van der Jagt chose the University of Washington Huskies over other Pac-12 universities. She scored 12 goals and 9 assists in her collegiate career as a midfielder, and was selected to the All-Pac-12 third team in 2021.[1] After starting four matches in her freshman season, she became a regular starter for the Huskies.[3] While attending the University of Washington, she also played for the Seattle Sounders Women from 2016 to 2019, winning one championship with the club[1][3]

Club career

Seattle Reign

The OL Reign (later Seattle Reign FC) selected Van der Jagt with the 33rd-overall pick in the third round of the 2022 NWSL Draft, and signed her to a one-year contract on March 18, 2022.[4] She debuted for OL Reign on April 14, 2022, during the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup against San Diego Wave FC[5] and scored her first professional goal in stoppage time against Angel City FC three days later, a game-winning goal that secured OL Reign's semifinals berth in the tournament.[6]

Spokane Zephyr (loan)

On July 9, 2025, the Reign loaned Van der Jagt to Spokane Zephyr FC of the USL Super League through the end of 2025.[7] Van der Jagt made her Zephyr debut on August 23, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mollie Rouse in Spokane's season-opening loss to Dallas Trinity FC.[8] She made three more appearances (two starts) for Spokane before being recalled to Seattle on October 9, 2025.[9] Exactly two months later, she departed from the Reign on a mutual contract termination.[10]

Honors

OL Reign

Personal life

Van der Jagt's father, Gerard, played for the Suriname national volleyball team.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rantz, Susie (July 7, 2022). "Homegrown player Olivia Van der Jagt feels lucky to play for OL Reign". Sounder at Heart. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Egan, Chris (September 24, 2016). "Kentridge High Soccer Star Olivia Van der Jagt". KING-TV. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Get To Know: Olivia Van Der Jagt". University of Washington Huskies. September 26, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "OL Reign Sign Olivia Van der Jagt to One Year Contract" (Press release). OL Reign. March 18, 2022. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Match Recap: OL Reign Break San Diego Wave with a Swell of Goals". OL Reign. April 14, 2022. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Evans, Jayda (April 17, 2022). "Olivia Van der Jagt's goal in stoppage time gives OL Reign the win vs. Angel City FC". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Seattle Reign FC Loans Midfielder Olivia Van der Jagt to Spokane Zephyr FC". Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  8. ^ "Dallas Trinity FC vs Spokane Zephyr FC". USL Super League. August 23, 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  9. ^ "Seattle Reign FC Recalls Midfielder Olivia Van Der Jagt from Loan with Spokane Zephyr FC". Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  10. ^ "Seattle Reign FC Announces Roster Decisions Following 2025 NWSL Season". Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  11. ^ "OL Reign claim NWSL Shield with comfortable win over Orlando". ESPN. October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  12. ^ "OL Reign Claim 2022 Women's Cup Title with 2-1 Win over Louisville". King 5. August 20, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  13. ^ "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies.
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