Elise Evans

Elise Aminta Evans (born December 16, 2004) is an American college soccer player who plays as a center back for the Stanford Cardinal.

She represented the United States from the under-14 and under-20 level, winning bronze at the [[2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]and serving as team co-captain].

Her family has a history in Stanford college athletics: her father played college football and ran track, her mother played soccer and earned three-time All-American honors in middle-distance track, and her great-grandfather, Ben Dey, won the NCAA doubles tennis title in 1936.

[4] Evans played for the San Jose Earthquakes academy team before joining Bay Area Surf, which she captained.

She contributed to one of the country's top defenses, recording shutouts in 12 of 19 games, and added three game-winning goals as the Cardinal claimed the Pac-12 Conference title.