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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 Rollย
International (Austria)
Represented Austria at the UEFA U19 Womenโs Euro Cup Qualifiers in 2022 in Israel, playing against Ukraine, Israel and Germany โฆ scored her first international goal in the Euro Cup qualifiers against Israel, which was also the game-winning goal โฆ selected to represent her country at the 2021 Austrian U19 Women's National Team Camp and in friendlies against Italy โฆ also selected to the 2020 Austrian U17 Women's National Team Camp and friendlies against Brazil and Portugal.ย
2025 (Senior)
Played in all 20 matches, making 17 starts, including starting every SEC and postseason match โฆ played the full 90 minutes five timesย โฆ had a hand in all three goals against Jacksonville State (8/21), scoring once and adding two assists for a career-high four pointsย โฆ both career goals have come in season openers โฆ played the full 90 minutes in the win over No. 1 Tennessee (9/12)ย โฆ scored the game-winner against Ole Miss (10/2), marking the first multi-goal season of her career โฆ started her first career postseason game vs. Oklahoma (11/2) in the SEC Tournament.ย
2024 (Junior)
Played in 18 matches off the bench โฆ 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 โฆ opened the season with a goal against Northwestern State (8/18) โฆ played a season-high 46 minutes against Abilene Christian (9/12) โฆ put one shot on target at Oklahoma (9/19) โฆ took two shots against Southern (11/16) in the NCAA Tournament.ย
2023 (Sophomore - at Rutgers)
Appeared in 17 matches, notching eight startsย โฆย contributed to 10 team shutouts on the back line โฆ made her first career start in the season opener against Holy Cross (8/17), logging 61 minutes โฆ recorded a shot against UMass (9/10) โฆ played the full 90 minutes at Indiana (9/17).ย
2022 (Freshman- at Rutgers)
Played in four matches off the bench โฆ made her collegiate debut at UNLV (8/21) โฆ took her first shot against Temple (9/1).ย
High School / Club
Attended George M. Steinbrenner High School โฆ chose to train with ECNL and MLS U15-U17 boys in lieu of playing high school soccer โฆ played club soccer with the Wilmington Hammerheads and Tampa Bay United in the ECNL โฆ served as team captain of the Hammerheads U16 squad โฆ named to the 2020 ECNL National Team and a 2019-20 ECNL Mid-Atlanticย Player to Watchย โฆ selected to the 2015ย Fédération Française de Football (FFF) Nord/Pas-de-Calais Team.ย
Personal
Born Nailaย Schoefberger on July 23 in Vienna, Vienna, Austriaย โฆ daughter of Paul Croom II and Martina Croom-Schoefbergerย โฆ has a brother, Florian Croom, and a sister, Zuni Croomย โฆ fluent in three languages โ English, German and Frenchย โฆ lived on three different continentsย โฆ majoring in psychology.Friday, September 18
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