Meleana Lokahi "Mana" Shim (born September 25, 1991) is an American women's soccer player and athlete advocate.
Shim plays as a midfielder, and previously spent most of her senior career with Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Shim grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she attended Kamehameha Kapalama High School and helped the soccer team to three ILH championships.
[4][8] Shim signed with the Portland Thorns as a discovery player for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.
After receiving a through ball from teammate Angie Kerr near the penalty spot, Shim finished with a left-footed shot past the goalkeeper.
[22] On October 31, 2022, following the revelations of the Yates Report, Shim announced she was joining U.S. Soccer as the chair of a new Participant Safety Taskforce.
[30][31] Shim publicly came out as a lesbian on August 30, 2013, in an interview with Outsports, the day before the Portland Thorns FC entered the National Women's Soccer League Championship.
[32] In 2017, as part of an effort to lower the stigma of mental health issues among athletes, Shim revealed she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.