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Jersey Number 34
Naila Schoefberger
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- George M. Steinbrenner HS / Rutgers
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
Awards / Honors
2023-24 SEC First-Year Honor RollInternational (Austria)
Represented Austria at the UEFA U19 Women’s Euro Cup Qualifiers in 2022 in Israel, playing against Ukraine, Israel and Germany … scored her first international goal in the Euro Cup qualifiers against Israel, which was also the game-winning goal … selected to represent her country at the 2021 Austrian U19 Women's National Team Camp and in friendlies against Italy … also selected to the 2020 Austrian U17 Women's National Team Camp and friendlies against Brazil and Portugal.2025 (Senior)
Has played in all 11 matches, making eight starts, including starting every SEC match … had a hand in all three goals against Jacksonville State (8/21), scoring once and adding two assists for a career-high four points … both career goals have come in season openers … played the full 90 minutes in the win over No. 1 Tennessee (9/12) … scored the game-winner against Ole Miss (10/2), marking the first multi-goal season of her career.2024 (Junior)
Played in 18 matches off the bench … part of a Bulldog back line that help opponents to a school-record 7.5 shots per game and posted a program-record 16 shutouts … opened the season with a goal against Northwestern State (8/18) … played a season-high 46 minutes against Abilene Christian (9/12) … put one shot on target at Oklahoma (9/19) … took two shots against Southern (11/16) in the NCAA Tournament.2023 (Sophomore - at Rutgers)
Appeared in 17 matches, notching eight starts … contributed to 10 team shutouts on the back line … made her first career start in the season opener against Holy Cross (8/17), logging 61 minutes … recorded a shot against UMass (9/10) … played the full 90 minutes at Indiana (9/17).2022 (Freshman- at Rutgers)
Played in four matches off the bench … made her collegiate debut at UNLV (8/21) … took her first shot against Temple (9/1).High School / Club
Attended George M. Steinbrenner High School … chose to train with ECNL and MLS U15-U17 boys in lieu of playing high school soccer … played club soccer with the Wilmington Hammerheads and Tampa Bay United in the ECNL … served as team captain of the Hammerheads U16 squad … named to the 2020 ECNL National Team and a 2019-20 ECNL Mid-Atlantic Player to Watch … selected to the 2015 Fédération Française de Football (FFF) Nord/Pas-de-Calais Team.Personal
Born Naila Schoefberger on July 23 in Vienna, Austria … daughter of Paul Croom II and Martina Croom-Schoefberger … has a brother, Florian Croom, and a sister, Zuni Croom … fluent in three languages – English, German and French … lived on three different continents … majoring in psychology.SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Players Press Conference vs Ole Miss
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