Aleigh Gambone

Aleigh Gambone University of North Carolina Women's Soccer v Florida State University NCAA Semi Final Wake Med Soccer Park Cary, NC Friday, December 2, 2022

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Aleigh Gambone University of North Carolina Women's Soccer v Tennessee Dorrance Field Chapel Hill, NC Saturday, August 18, 2022

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Midfielder/Forward
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Clifton, Va.
High School:
Centreville

Aleigh Gambone (pronounced AL-lee)

As A Junior (2021)
Played in all 18 games and made four starts • Logged 735 total minutes • Scored her lone point of the year with an assist at Florida • Assisted on Emily Colton's goal in the 46th minute, giving UNC a 4-0 lead over the Gators • Recorded 15 shots, including four on goal • Took a season-high three shots against Virginia and two at Florida and Illinois • Played a season-high 76 minutes against Stanford with over 40 minutes of action in eight additional games.

As A Sophomore (2020-21)
Appeared in all 20 games of the season, coming off the bench in all but two matches • Earned a start against Texas A&M in the NCAA Tournament and again against Santa Clara in the NCAA College Cup • Provided spark off of the bench • Recorded an assist in the season-opener against Wake Forest and again versus Duke on Sept. 27 • Turned in three assists against Tennessee in a 7-0 victory on March 27 • Attempted eight shots, including two against Boston College, her season-high • Competed in 728 minutes during the season • Took two shots in the NCAA tournament, one against Denver and one versus Texas A&M

As A Freshman (2019)
Started seven of the 21 games she has played in this season and totaled 674 minutes played • Started opening game of her career at attacking center midfield, playing 62 minutes in 3-0 victory over Indiana • Assisted on Brianna Pinto’s goal in the 18th minute which gave the Tar Heels a 2-0 lead in that game • Came off the bench against Duke, playing 57 minutes, most of any reserve, and recording two shots on goal • Started both games on West Coast, playing 56 minutes versus Washington and 54 minutes against Portland • Started both games in Duke Nike Classic • Moved into a backup role, coming off the bench in the midfield, near the end of the non-conference season.

High School
Attended Centreville High School in Clifton, Va. • Played varsity soccer and basketball her freshman through her junior years • Was a forward and midfielder on the pitch and a point guard on her basketball squad • In soccer, was first-team All-District (2016-18) and first-team All-Region each of those three years as well • Captained Centreville team as a senior • Washington Post All-Met selection (2017-18) • Honored in basketball with Washington All-Met honors in 2018 • Virginia Science State finalist in 2017 • Won Centreville H.S. Harvard Book Award in 2018 • Participated in Spanish National Honors Society, Math Honors Society and Key Club • Volunteered at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in weekly soup dinner, advertisement for fundraisers and collections for Mothers In Need • Served as an SAT tutor for high school students.

Club
Started playing club soccer at age 5 with SYA • Established herself as an outstanding youth player when she joined McLean NCNL at age 14, excelling at forward, attacking midfielder and outside winger • One of the nation’s top club soccer players • Captain of McLean ECNL team since her freshman year • 2017 Fairfax County Athletic Council Sportsmanship Award recipient • Her McLean Soccer Club team captured 2018 ECNL national championship • Played with U18 USWNT, attending camps in California, Florida, Fairfax Camps (2017-18) • Played in international matches in China, Australia, Switzerland and Netherlands from 2017-18 • For SYA club team, she volunteered in placement of marketing materials for seasonal registrations, general maintenance of facilities and field, staffing and stocking of snack bar • Was also a campaign volunteer for U.S. House of Representatives candidate in her district.

Personal
Full name is Aleigh Kathryn Gambone • Daughter of Michael and Robbi Gambone • Stands 5-3 tall • Has three siblings -Tyler (21), Branden (16) and Michael (12) • Was born in October 2000 in Clifton, Va. • Business administration major • Has two aunts on her mother’s side who played soccer at Army West Point.