2024 Women's Soccer Roster
Dahlien, Maddie
Jersey Number 5
Maddie Dahlien
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Edina, Minn.
- High School:
- Edina
Bio
Career Honors
- 2024 National Champion
- 2024 All-ACC Third Team
- 2024 ACC All-Tournament Team
- 2022 ACC All-Freshman Team
- 2022, 2023 ACC All-Academic Team
- 2023, 2024 U.S. U-20 Women's Youth National Team
Junior Season (2024)
2024 National Champion • All-ACC Third Team • ACC All-Tournament Team • Played in 18 games and earned 17 starts • Missed nine games due to playing with the USYNT at the FIFA U20 World Cup where she earned bronze • Recorded 11 points behind two goals and a team-leading seven assists • Scored vs. Clemson in the regular season and vs. #1 Duke in the NCAA Tournament Semifinals • First multi-assist game of her career with two against Minnesota in the NCAA Third Round • Also dished out assists vs. Denver, #19 Virginia, Louisville, #1 Duke and USC Upstate • Logged 1,500 minutes • Had six games of 90+ minutes, highlighted by a career-high 98 vs. Penn State in the NCAA Quarterfinals • Averaged 83.7 minutes during the NCAA Tournament • Drew the foul on six of UNC’s 10 penalty kicks • Fired off 49 shots with 21 on target.
United States U-20 WYNT (2024)
Earned bronze with the U.S. U-20 Women's Youth National Team at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia • Team USA saw its best finish at the U-20 World Cup since 2012 • Made an immediate impact off the bench in all seven games • Forced the game-winning own goal against the Netherlands in the bronze-medal match • Scored two goals in group stage play against Morocco and Paraguay • Had the game-winning assist vs. Germany in an epic come-from-behind quarterfinal win • Dahlien was one of 12 college players on the roster • Participated in three U-20 national team training camps in the leadup to the World Cup roster being named.
Sophomore Season (2023)
Saw action in 21 matches, earning five starts • Joined the Starting XI against Gardner-Webb, South Carolina, Alabama, Virginia Tech and Boston College • Logged 662 minutes, including a career-high 68 at Boston College • Averaged 31 minutes across four games during the NCAA Tournament • Finished the year with one goal, three assist and five points • Had a goal and an assist against Florida State for three points • Also dished out assists at South Carolina and vs. Syracuse • Attempted 34 shots, including 15 on target • Had a game-high nine shots against Syracuse, which ranked second among all ACC players for single-game shots.
United States U-20 WYNT (2023)
Selected to the U.S. U-20 Women's Youth National Team and helped the Americans qualify for the 2024 U-20 World Cup with a runner-up at the U-20 Concacaf Championships • Played in four games, registering a hat trick in her first match against Jamaica, which was her first-ever international cap • Was the leading scorer for Team USA with four goals along with UNC teammate Ally Sentnor.
Freshman Season (2022)
ACC All-Freshman Team • ACC All-Academic Team • Played in all 26 games and made five starts • Started the final five games of the regular season • Scored four goals and dished out three assists • Recorded her first point with an assist against Baylor • Netted her first career goal against Pitt • Assisted on Ally Sentnor's game-winning goal at Florida State • Tallied three points against Old Dominion in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a goal and assist • Registered her first brace with two goals, including the game-winner, versus BYU in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
High School/Club
Attended Edina High School • Named the 2021-22 Minneapolis Star Tribune Female Athlete of the Year • Selected as the Named 2021 Minneapolis Star Tribune Girls’ Soccer Metro Player of the Year • Voted Minnesota Ms. Soccer • Scored 37 goals and passed for 14 assists as senior season, Edina to a 20-2 record and the Class 3A semifinals; recorded 11 goals and four assists in six postseason games • Concluded her prep soccer career with 92 goals and 43 assists • Named United Soccer Coaches All-America as a senior • Three-time first team all-state selection • Swept the 2021 Minnesota High School Class 2A 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes as a junior • Named 2022 Ms. Minnesota Track and Field by the Minnesota State Track and Field Coaches Association • Repeated as 200-meter champion (23.80) as a senior in 2022, while also winning the long jump with a leap of 18 feet, 8.5 inches; finished second in the 200 and 400-meter dash.
Personal
Full name is Madeline Grace Dahlien • Goes by Maddie • Birthday is July 25 • Majoring in media and journalism as well as advertisement and public relations.
Why Carolina?
I chose the University of North Carolina because of its rich history in women's soccer and its strong academic programs. UNC has a legacy of excellence in women's soccer, with a record of numerous national championships and producing top-tier players who have excelled both at the collegiate level and professionally. This tradition of success and the opportunity to be part of a prestigious program were major factors in my decision.
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