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Gia Corley
Corley with the San Diego Wave in 2025
Personal information
Full name Gia Cymone Corley
Date of birth (2002-05-20) 20 May 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Tacoma, Washington, United States
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Bayern Munich II 38 (15)
2021 Bayern Munich 9 (0)
2021–2024 TSG Hoffenheim 64 (12)
2025– San Diego Wave 24 (2)
International career
2018–2019 Germany U17 16 (3)
2020 Germany U19 6 (4)
2022– Germany U20 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:45, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Gia Cymone Corley (born 20 May 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for German clubs TSG Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich, winning Frauen-Bundesliga and 2. Frauen-Bundesliga titles with Bayern. She has represented Germany at multiple youth levels and captained the U-17 squad to a UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship victory in 2017.

Early life

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Corley was born in Tacoma, Washington,[1] in the United States. She was introduced to football at an early age and often played with her younger brother.[2] Her mother, Cornelia, is German, and her father is African-American. The family moved to Germany when Corley was a child.[3]

Club career

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Bayern Munich

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Corley spent part of her career playing for Bayern Munich's youth teams. She started with the U17 team in 2016 and 2017 before moving to the U20 squad in 2018.[3] With the U20s, she won a 2. Frauen-Bundesliga title.

Corley was later promoted to the senior team in 2019,[4] playing 9 league matches and also getting two appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[5][6] In Corley's first season with Bayern Munich's first team, the club won the Frauen-Bundesliga title.[1]

TSG Hoffenheim

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In 2022, Corley joined TSG Hoffenheim on a contract through 2023,[5][7] expressing interest in taking on a new challenge.[8] She scored her first goals with the club on 14 November 2021, registering a brace in a 7–1 victory over Bayern Leverkusen.[6][9] Across four seasons at Hoffenheim, Corley made 64 appearances.[6] She also scored 14 goals and recorded 12 assists across all competitions.[10]

San Diego Wave

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The NWSL's San Diego Wave FC announced on 15 January 2025, that they had signed Corley on a two-year contract, transferring from Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee.[10] She made her NWSL debut on 16 March 2025, scoring five minutes into a season-opening 1–1 draw against Angel City FC.[6] In the following match, Corley scored another goal and recorded her first Wave assist in a 3–2 win over the Utah Royals.[11] She became only the sixth player in NWSL history to score in her first two club appearances and was subsequently named the NWSL Player of the Week.[12] At the conclusion of March, Corley was named to the NWSL Team of the Month for her efforts.[13]

On 25 May, Corley assisted Adriana Leon in a 5–2 win over the North Carolina Courage. Corley's assist, her first ever with San Diego, also helped the Wave set a club record for the most goals scored in a single match and extend their unbeaten streak to six games.[14] She ended up making 24 regular season appearances in her first season with the Wave as San Diego finished in sixth place.[6] She started and played all 90 minutes of regulation time of the Wave's quarterfinal defeat to the Portland Thorns on 9 November.[15]

International career

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A youth international for Germany, Corley has represented the country at various levels. She started at U15 level and scored 2 goals in her first 6 international matches.[3] In 2017, Corley captained the U17 team at the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, winning the tournament and receiving her first piece of international silverware.[16] She is a two-time Fritz Walter Medal recipient, having won bronze in 2019 and silver in 2020.[5][4]

Corley was called up to the United States under-23 team in October 2025 for a training camp held concurrently with the senior national team.[17]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 15 November 2025[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs Continental[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2018–19 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 18 6 — — — 18 6
2019–20 14 3 — — — 14 3
2020–21 6 6 — — — 6 6
Total 38 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 15
Bayern Munich 2019–20 Frauen-Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 1 0 1 0
2020–21 9 0 1 2 — 4 0 14 2
Total 9 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 15 2
TSG Hoffenheim 2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga 14 3 2 0 — 10 1 26 4
2022–23 21 5 3 1 — — 24 6
2023–24 20 2 3 1 — — 23 3
2024–25 9 2 1 0 — — 10 2
Total 64 12 9 2 0 0 10 1 83 15
San Diego Wave FC 2025 NWSL 24 2 — 1 0 — 25 2
Career total 135 29 10 4 1 0 15 1 161 34
  1. ^ Includes the DFB-Pokal Frauen
  2. ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gia Corley". www.tsg-hoffenheim.de (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ Krasovic, Tom (3 May 2025). "German import Gia Corley already leaving mark with San Diego Wave". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Laaß, Wolfgang (13 June 2016). "Nationalspielerin mit Unterstützung der BOL-Jungs".
  4. ^ a b "Gia Corley erhält Fritz-Walter-Medaille in Silber | BFV". Bayerischer Fussball-Verband. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Corley verlässt die Bayern Richtung Hoffenheim". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e Gia Corley at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ "Nationalspielerin und Jungenschreck". Donaukurier.de.
  8. ^ "Gia Corley wechselt nach Hoffenheim". 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Hoffenheim fertigt Leverkusen ab und springt auf Rang zwei". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  10. ^ a b c "San Diego Wave FC Acquire Forward Gia Corley from TSG Hoffenheim Frauen". San Diego Wave FC. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  11. ^ Grueskin, Birgen (23 March 2025). "San Diego Wave FC Secure 3-2 Win in Home Opener Against Utah Royals". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  12. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (25 March 2025). "Drumroll please... 🥁 Gia Corley is your Week 2 Player of the Week!" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 March 2025 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ NWSL (4 April 2025). "NWSL Announces March Best XI of the Month, Presented By Amazon Prime | National Women's Soccer League Official Site". NWSL. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  14. ^ Grueskin, Birgen (26 May 2025). "San Diego Wave FC Sets Club Record in 5-2 Victory Over North Carolina Courage". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  15. ^ Grueskin, Birgen (9 November 2025). "San Diego Wave FC Eliminated in Extra Time by Portland Thorns in NWSL Quarterfinals". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Drei FCB-Spielerinnen mit DFB-U17 nach Elfmeterkrimi Europameister!" [Three FCB players with DFB U17 European champions after penalty shootout!]. FC Bayern (in German). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  17. ^ "24 Players Named for U.S. U-23 WNT Training Camp to Run Concurrently with USWNT Upcoming FIFA Window". United States Soccer Federation. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
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