Women’s Soccer – Elite athletes

Women's Soccer

Soccer in the
United States.

Women’s soccer in the United States offers exceptional opportunities for players wishing to develop their soccer skills. With athletic scholarships, state-of-the-art facilities and top-level competition, the NCAA, NAIA and Junior College allow players to develop their talents while pursuing their university studies. By joining a women’s soccer team in the United States, one can pave the way to a professional career while earning a recognized degree.

Jeanne Houchami

A soccer player with the ACBB and EF Villa in Madrid for many years and an expert on the American university world, Jeanne joined Elite Athletes in 2022 to develop the women’s section of university soccer. Her experience and passion for the sport are major assets in guiding and supporting young female players towards academic and sporting opportunities.

Women's soccer in the
United States

In a few highlights:

iris RABOT

One sentence that would define your experience at university and in the US?

“An incredible experience from start to finish that marks you for life. This experience made me grow so much as a person and as a player. The United States opened so many doors for me, because it’s a land of opportunity. We’re treated like kings and recognized as athletes, and we’re put in perfect conditions for success and for aiming even higher later on. The US is a real springboard.”

Tell us about your studies in the USA?

“Bachelor in Sport and Recreation Management with a minor in Business.”

What did you do after your university studies?

“I signed up as a pro in Italy’s Serie A.”

JULIETTE Vidal

One sentence that would define your experience at university and in the US?

“My experience at university in the US was enriching and exciting, where I was able to reconcile my commitment to soccer with opportunities for learning and personal development.”

Tell us about your career?

“I signed my first professional contract with AS Saint-Etienne, where I played my first minutes in the Arkema D1. I continued my career with a year at FC Basel in Switzerland. Finally, I’ve just joined RSC Anderlecht, Belgium’s top club, for the next two seasons.”

Read the testimonials
from former student athletes who left for the US!

"The atmosphere is top, the facilities for all student-athletes is excellent and all the staff whoever they are are very nice and help all the time if needed and the teachers are very close to me and available. I know that being international adds follow-up but it's a very reassuring system."

"I have no regrets, the university is great and the courses are well adapted to my sports program. I get on very well with the people on the team and lots of other athletes. We've been on some amazing trips, we've flown... it's been incredible. The only problem is that I was eligible very late and only played one match, and that annoys me a lot... because it wasn't what was originally planned. But apart from that, I really like it here.

"For the past year and a half in the United States, I've had an incredible experience, both in terms of sport and relationships. The organization here is ideal: classes in the morning, sports in the afternoon, which makes it possible to reconcile the two without overloading.
The soccer season, intense from the end of August to December with two matches a week, is followed by a quieter semester to focus on studies. Although adapting to English was difficult at first, the warm welcome from my teammates helped me a lot, and I'm now perfectly at ease. "