I know I am young, but the team and coaching staff have been amazing, and I look forward to learning from them every day as I continue to develop.” It’s been a dream of mine to not just play in the NWSL but to have the opportunity to represent this city since the announcement of the Wave last year.
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“I’m very excited to sign my first professional contract with my hometown team, San Diego Wave. U-17 Women’s Youth National Team for matches against England and was the youngest player on the roster as the lone player born in 2007. Most recently, Barcenas was called up to the U.S.
Women’s National Teams for training camps. 1, 2022.Īt the international level, Barcenas has been called into the U-14, U-15 and U-16 U.S. In addition, Barcenas became the first high school player to sign a name, image and likeness (NIL) deal with Nike when she signed on Jan. We’re excited to maximize her potential through the coming years, while being patient and deliberate in advancing her development while ensuring she retains some routine and normalcy of being a teenager.”Ĭasey Stoney, San Diego Wave FC Head CoachĪ native of Clairemont, San Diego, Barcenas has spent her youth career playing for San Diego Surf. The coaches at San Diego Surf have been instrumental in helping her develop as a person and as a player for her entire youth career. “We are very happy that Melanie and her family have decided to entrust her hometown club as the place for her to begin her professional career. In addition, Barcenas is now officially the youngest-ever contracted NWSL player at 15 years and 138 days. The San Diegan becomes the first youth local player to be signed in NWSL history, as well as the first to join the Wave through the league’s new Under-18 Entry Mechanism.
San Diego Wave FC announced today that the club has signed 15-year-old local talent Melanie Barcenas to a three-year contract through the 2025 season. The San Diego native becomes first youth local player in the NWSL, youngest to sign in NWSL history at 15 years and 138 days
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