EMILY MENGES
#4 defender
[EM-UH-LEE MEHN-GEHZ]
HEIGHT 5’7″
BIRTHDAY JULY 28, 1992
HOMETOWN GARDEN CITY, N.Y.
LAST CLUB PORTLAND THORNS FC
ACQUIRED TRANSFER 2023
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2025: Appeared in five matches (three starts)… missed second half of the campaign on maternity leave… surpassed 20,000 career minutes across all competitions… recorded 200th career NWSL appearance May 24 at Houston.
2024: Acquired via trade from Portland Thorns FC on Dec. 13, 2023… Logged a career-high 26 matches and 2,285 minutes, recording two assists. Appeared in her 175th career NWSL game against Louisville (6/29)
2023: Appeared in 17 games (16 starts) during the regular season…Played all 120 minutes in semifinal playoff match against Gotham FC (11/5)…Started 11 straight matches, logging 90 minutes (6/18-10/15) to conclude the regular season…Earned 150th career start against North Carolina (8/20)…Made 150th NWSL appearance at Chicago (6/18)…Earned first regular season start, logging 56 minutes against Angel City (4/29)…Made her regular season debut as a sub against Louisville (4/22)…Played in five Challenge Cup matches, earning four starts.
2022: Played five regular season games, making four starts…Returned to the field, logging 26 minutes as a sub on Aug. 24 at North Carolina…Made her fourth straight start on May 21 against Houston…Started and played 90 minutes in the team’s first three regular-season matches (April 30-May 18). HONORS: 2021, 2018, 2017 NWSL Second XI…2016 NWSL Best XI…2016, 2021 NWSL Shield Winner…2022, 2017 NWSL Champion….2021 NWSL Challenge Cup Champion…2021 WICC Champion
GEORGETOWN (2010-2012)
2012: Appeared in 18 games, starting 17 … An All-BIG EAST First Team selection … Scored one goal and had one assist for three points … Her lone goal came in a win over Columbia … One of the key members of a defensive backline that set a school record with 13 shutouts … Named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 24 after wins over Connecticut and Providence.
2011: A starter in all 21 games … Second on the team in minutes played (1,826) … Continued growth as one of the best defenders in the league on a unit that posted eight shutouts … A BIG EAST Academic All-Star selection.
2010: Started in all 24 games … An All-BIG EAST Rookie selection … Led the team in minutes played as a freshman (2,227) … A leader on a defensive unit that posted nine shutouts and was tied for third in the league in goals allowed (0.83).
Bay FC Acquires veteran NWSL defender Emily Menges from Portland Thorns FC
Bay FC, the Bay Area’s new women’s professional soccer franchise in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), have acquired defender Emily Menges from Portland Thorns FC in exchange for $75,00 in Allocation Money and protection in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft, it was announced today.
