Korbin Rose Albert (born October 13, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the United States national team.

Early life

Albert was born in

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, a suburb of Chicago, and rose to prominence amongst the USYNT player pool while playing for Eclipse Select Soccer Club. During this time period, Albert represented the US's youth national set-up at various age groupings and was also named the player of the season for Eclipse's league in her area twice (2018–19 and 2020–21).

College career

Albert reclassified and joined the University of Notre Dame a year early in 2021. During two seasons with the university, Albert received a number of individual honors for her performance. For the 2021 season, she was named as part of the nationwide

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Best XI while also being named third-team All-ACC. In her second and final season in

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, Albert was a first-team All-American and All-ACC selection. Albert was also named the ACC's Midfielder of the Year and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy given to the best collegiate player in the country. Albert scored three times in four knockout stage matches of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, but her team were eliminated by conference rivals

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at the quarterfinal stage.

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain, 2023–Present

On January 31, 2023, Albert officially gave up her final two years of eligibility with Notre Dame to sign for

on an initial two-and-a-half year contract. Albert scored her first goal with her new club on December 20, 2023 in a UEFA Champions League game against

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International career

Albert has been an American youth international at various different levels. In June 2022, Albert was part of the squad that represented the United States at the

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where the team were crowned champions. On July 25, 2022, Albert was named in the US' squad for the U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica. She started two matches at the tournament though the United States was eliminated in the group phase. In total, she made six appearances for the U-20 team. In November 2023, Albert received her first call-up to the senior national team, and made her international debut against China in a friendly on December 5, 2023. She earned her first start and second cap on February 20, 2024 against the

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in a group stage match of the

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Career statistics

International

Honors

United States *

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Individual * Hermann Trophy Finalist:

*ACC Midfielder of the Year:

*NCAA Division I Women's All-American:

*All-ACC:

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(3rd Team),

(1st Team), *ECNL Player of the Year: 2018–19, 2020–21

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Albert, Korbin 2003 births Living people American women's soccer players United States women's international soccer players United States women's under-20 international soccer players Soccer players from Illinois People from Grayslake, Illinois Sportspeople from Lake County, Illinois Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer players Women's association football midfielders Paris Saint-Germain Féminine players Women's Premier Soccer League players Division 1 Féminine players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate women's footballers in France United States women's youth international soccer players