2026 Women's Soccer Roster

21 Liya Nartey

  • Position Forward/Midfielder
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Playa Vista, Calif.
  • High School Da Vinci Connect HS

Biography

High School
  • Competed for Da Vinci Connect HS where she served as varsity captain
  • Named First Team All-League and League MVP after pacing the league in goals scored
  • Golden Boot winner and Team MVP
  • Led the team to playoff qualifiers and a Pirates Cup Championship
  • Also competed in Track & Field where she holds the school records in the 200m and 4x400m relay
  • 4x100m League Finalist in 2024 & 2026 | 200m and 400m CIF Qaulifier in 2024 
  • 200m and 400m Frosh/Soph League Champion in 2023
  • Class of 2026 Valedictorian
  • Da Vinci Schools Student Board Member, Student Ambassador, Hiring Committee member, Connect Crew, Senior Committee, BSU Member, Connect Student Body
  • California Charter Schools Association Conference Student Panelist California Charter Schools Association Conference Business Pitch Finalist Jack and Jill of America, Inc. West Los Angeles Chapter Founding Teen President NAACP Youth Council Member
Club
  • Competed for Beach FC Girls 08/07 ECNL
  • ECNL-RL National Champions (2024)
  • ECNL-RL All-Regional Team (2024)
  • ECNL-RL National Playoffs Top Goal Scorer (2024)
  • SoccerWire Player That Impressed (2024)
  • Youth Sports Awards | Breakthrough Athlete of the Year (2025)
  • ECNL National Playoffs (2026)
  • ECNL-RL National Champions (2024)
International
  • Ghana Under-17 Women's National Team Roster
  • Ghana Under-20 Women's National Team Roster
  • 2026 FIFA Women's Under-20 World Cup
  • Training Invitation Japan Under-17 National Team 2025
Personal 
  • Parents are Kofi and Mimi Nartey
  • Her father, Kofi, played football at Cal and graduated in '98
  • Her mother, Mimi, played soccer at Columbia and was a member of the Ghana National Team. She won silver in the African Cup of Nations and made a FIFA Women's World Cup appearance
  • Her aunt, Candice Concepcion, played soccer at Arizona, her grandfather, Joseph Nartey played soccer at Washington and her uncle, Alhaji Turay, played baseball in the New York Mets organization
  • Intends to join the Haas School of Business and aspires to earn her MBA 
  • Aims to play professional soccer and represent Ghana in the 2026 U-20 FIFA World Cup, the 2027 FIFA World Cup, and the 2028 Olympics

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