Naomi Girma’s journey to the USWNT | SC Featured

For U.S Women’s National Team defender Naomi Girma, the daughter of Ethiopian immigrants, her path to a soccer career, let alone the national team, has been anything but standard.
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[@Azergzm]

As an Ethiopian I am happy to see u at this level .

[@gedionmelese1081]

ኩራት ተሰምቶናል። 🇪🇹 We Proud Of You ❤️

[@marcdavis4509]

What a beautiful and touching story about her family. What a wonderful friendship she and Katie had. I can’t help but feel for Naomi and her family their friendship clearly was impactful for the both of them.

[@kris7592]

Lol

[@azebterefe5648]

All the way to Olympic Gold! Your acvievement is inspirational to all 🇺🇸💚💛❤ Ethiopians!

[@MrEre4ever]

And Eritreans 😊😊😊

[@westheking12]

Going to be one of the best defenders in women’s football. Already one of the best in NWSL.

[@cliterally1791]

there's absolutely no question

[@solomongebreyohannes615]

You so calm and control the defence beautifully. You IQ of the game is amazingly high. Wish you all the success 🇪🇷🇪🇷🇪🇷

[@Black-lioness]

Lol why is Eritrean involved in this lol

[@nati-dg6os]

She meant from eritrea ! Whats the problem with that lol Congra naomi

[@marisaa.tamayo]

oh man this has me in tears 😭😭 i love naomi

[@yanetgebrehiwot2705]

ይሄን ሳይ በጣም ኩራት:ደስታ እየተሰማኝ እና እምባም እየተናነቀኝ ነው። ግርማ የሚል ኢትዩጵያዊ ስም በኢንተርነሽናል ደረጃ መስማት እና ማየት እጅግ ደስ ያሰኛል እዚህም ኢትዩጵያ ውስጥ ላሉት ሴት እህቶቻችን የእግር ኳስ ተጫዋቾች ትልቅ አርአያ እና ኩራት እንደሞትሆኚ ነው። መልካም እድል

[@abck23]

LOL

[@brookendale3611]

@@abck23 what is there to lol about? is it jealousy

[@addisalemayehu7546]

@@brookendale3611 eko

[@yemessratchschwartz9893]

Congratulations, Naomi! I remember my days at the park watching my daughter, Leah, playing AYSO Soccer. She was a little Ethiopian Girl then just like you. Go my Ethiopian Daughter!❤🎉 Wishing you all the best😊

[@jackiecrespo4930]

A wonderful feature! Thanks to ESPN and Firma family for creating this. Naomi, the Stanford community is so proud of you and is rooting for you always! I appreciate your work on and off the field. Especially all of the efforts on expanding mental health access. I'm sure KM is smiling from above.

[@peace4all584]

This is one of the example why USA is a dynamic country. I am now a U.S. Woman Soccer fan. May God give Katies family the strength to deal with her passing. Go Naomi Girma. 🇺🇸 ❤ 🇪🇹

[@rutha.3169]

What a beautiful story but the same time loosing her best friend to suicid is heartbreaking. I don’t know how she’s able to move on it’s tough it impacts your life. But I’m so happy she carry her name and won’t let Katie be forgotten. May god bless her soul I wish you strength and great future stay humble you’ll do great things touching millions

[@jcdova29]

One of my favorite players and the fact she’s from San Jose is real cool. I lived in San Jose for 5 years. I wish her nothing but success!

[@DagimBelayneh]

Love from the home town 🟢🟡🔴

[@aglaiaolsen12]

Wow, I am in tears. Go USA!

[@ChristopherShipe]

This was great, I and many others are cheering Girma on throughout her journey as a professional player and individual 🙌

[@ahlakew]

🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹 The Ethiopian American Community is so proud!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@fikremesfin6433]

love you Naomi Your upbringing and tenacity is Inspirational to every girl in the world.. what a cute smile she has too.

[@kelvinquartey6888]

Wow Katie looked so happy. Tough to tell when someone going through depression.

[@kirubelmengistu1191]

You are so amazingly. we all are proud of you from Ethiopians.❤❤❤❤ good luck for the rest of your career🙏❤

[@aklimokovic1651]

We proud of you. 🇪🇹

[@tobechukwuolumba7337]

This is a wonderful story, ESPN. To ESPN and Disney, have yourselves a blessed and beautiful Sunday. Sunday quote: "Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact." -George Eliot

[@eumeliacorona9824]

Such a beautiful story ❤

[@randycarter6213]

A delightful young woman

[@belleabate5218]

So sorry about your friend and your loss😢 good luck ❤

[@abiyeagegnehu9258]

I am here only after hearing Chelsea signed her for women's record amount of fee! Go Noami you are inspiration for many Ethiopian girls! Congratulations on your new signing 👏🎉

[@DANIELA0909d]

we Ethiopian proud of you yours careers...!!

[@samanthamiller7267]

GO #4.

[@shimelis3547]

way to go Naomi

[@wessean6288]

let's go USA 🥰🌸!

[@wisdom52582]

Sorry for Katie. May her soul rest in heaven! And so proud of you Naomi. Love you

[@sahilbrahmankar3231]

san jose reppin lets go

[@yosefbelhu5291]

Nahome, you are a hero, we expect a lot more. We are sure that you will play in Barcelona. You will reach a great level. With God, I am waiting for Balodor. I am proud of you, the hero of Ethiopia.

[@Hayalu-fd8th]

Welcome our hero footballer Naomi...

[@maikofernandez]

Naomi 🇪🇹❤ best cd in the world right now

[@holymountainzion7413]

As an Ethiopian man, I feel sympathy for Katie. Go Naomi & team USA!

[@MrEre4ever]

and Eritreans 😊

[@mine33083]

Proud of you my sister!

[@fikirtefeyisa115]

Naomi..please make sure you visit us/our Ethiopian youth soccer team in cottage grove incase you drop by to Minnesota. Indeed you are an inspirational to our kids who have passion for soccer ⚽️ and more. We love you 😍 and sorry about your BFF loss. 💓

[@habtinoembafirash6899]

❤ኣኮራሽ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ramboii6515]

CONGRATULATION NAOMI 👍

[@550891]

Simply amazing !

[@LeitoLouis-hr3re]

NAOMI GIRMA WHEN SHE IS ON THE PITCH SHE CONQUERS THE WHOLE FIELD WITH HER TACTICS AND DEFENSIVE SKILLS

[@asresshurte8724]

Go Naomi 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹

[@greygoose5964]

Good feature

[@madocokaikoi3464]

Girma. My favorite player.

[@vengeanceismineiwillrepays9016]

Me and my son play at Maleda every Saturday.

[@babeema]

Let’s go, Naomi! Stay strong and keep pushing! As Ethio-American, I aspire my daughter, Mikal, to follow your path and become a soccer player. As a striker tho tho 😆

[@jeffyjeff9250]

I am sorry you lost your best friend. I am heartbroken for you.

[@haleyy.9324]

Wow wow wow! Proud of you!!! Go Ethiopian! 💕

[@abck23]

She is American

[@acetofresh1]

Her ethnicity and heritage are clear. Her entry to soccer was in a club for Ethiopians.@@abck23

[@jessicadoan834]

Naomi is the embodiment of the American dream. You can’t get more American than this. She is also so grateful for all the opportunities she’s received, and is such a hard worker. Calling her out for not singing the national anthem just seems so trivial and meaningless compared to what she is representing and advocating for in her American community. Yet still people love to single her out for not singing because she’s African American and daughter of immigrants. You can respect, be grateful for, and give back to your country in many different ways.

[@acetofresh1]

Bullshite. Americans call out people for not singing it often.

[@ThinkThrough-n6w]

Baller

[@yanicyoda4762]

Bless 🙏🙏🙏

[@tewabechkiflu2677]

Yhank God

[@dj97610]

Naomi, We proud of you

[@XQRobertz]

More grease Naomi👍🏾 May Katie/your friend's gentle soul rest in peace amen 🙏🏾 ❤️ 🫂🙏🏾

[@rudebwoy8]

💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@innocentelvis7285]

Chelsea has finally signed her❤

[@yabetsfantahun8974]

ETHIOPIA my country.

[@david209g]

🙌🔥⚽

[@bilenhindi]

💚💛❤

[@lloycep.8293]

who's here after hearing about the Chelsea move? Let's gather here! 😂❤

[@rhiannawilliams6412]

I met her today

[@mindinew]

It’s saddening to see her friend death

[@harrar8]

She’s so grateful that she couldn’t bring herself to sing the national anthem How inspiring

[@nigistsabab3777]

🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@selamlimena7902]

Ethiopan 🟩🟨🟥💪💪💪💪💪

[@SportStar_Insights]

ለምን እንደሆነ ባለውቅም እንባ እየተናነቀኝ ነው ያየሁት

[@kirubel9545]

🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹

[@stelsDM]

Sophia and Naomi go to Chelsea

[@selamlimena7902]

Go nahomi

[@ashenafiwolde8982]

They are wasting her talent. She should play midfield or defensive midefield. That is her natural position.

[@G0_D_Usopp]

They need her in defense though, no one else is as good as her there

[@jossytm6814]

👍

[@DerrekWorku]

Ethiopia stand up

[@brycebelstad2508]

Uswnt needs start from scratch!

[@DizzyTurtle77]

Hopefully when the Cancer that is Rapinoe leaves the team the younger generation will follow in the footsteps of players like Ertz and Morgan and Mal and start showing respect during the National Anthem.

[@SultanMenzuma]

shut up

[@sagnitelahun1588]

🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@StephenHSmith-mn4iq]

too many apostrophes

[@johnkelly7480]

well hope the sponsers take note and withdraw their money and sponser teams like jamacia and south africa

[@Jcedits6969]

First

[@samanthamiller7267]

[@eyobhagos5799]

We love you Naomi 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹 but we don't support USA Team

[@brycebelstad2508]

A better life! Try looking at something other than the ground when the anthem is playing! Go live in Ethiopia and learn some humility and be grateful!!!!

[@res33441]

Naomi Girma look at her face when their playing USA national anthem. pure hate???

[@mralabatalla]

Another one that doesn't feel pride for her country 😕

[@Black-lioness]

😂go to sleep no one bothered you.

[@mralabatalla]

@@Black-lioness THEY LOOSE ,THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU GO IN YOUR KNEES.

[@Israelxox]

❤Proud ETHIOPIAN - GO girl Outshines ❤

[@stephenchu3397]

Shame on you, because you disrespect your country in national anthem in the world cup.👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎