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Mana Shim
Shim withGothamin 2023
Personal information
Full name Meleana Lokahi Shim[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-25)September 25, 1991(age 32)[2]
Place of birth Honolulu,Hawaii, U.S.
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Ho'okalakupua
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Santa Clara Broncos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Portland Thorns FC 76 (9)
2015 →Iga Kunoichi FC(loan)[3] 6 (2)
2017 Växjö DFF 2 (0)
2018–2019 Houston Dash 8 (0)
2023 NJ/NY Gotham FC 5 (0)
International career‡
2012 United States U23 4 (0)
Managerial career
2022 San Jose State Spartans(assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 25, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 10, 2013

Meleana Lokahi"Mana"Shim(born September 25, 1991) is an Americanwomen's soccerplayer and athlete advocate. Shim plays as amidfielder,and previously spent most of her senior career withPortland Thorns FCof theNational Women's Soccer League(NWSL). After the revelations of theYates Report,Shim was named chairperson of a new Participant Safety Taskforce atU.S. Soccer.

Early life

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Shim grew up inHonolulu,Hawaii,where she attendedKamehameha Kapalama High Schooland helped the soccer team to three ILH championships. In 2007, the team won the state championship.[4][5]

Shim also played for the club soccer team, Ho'okalakupua. In 2003 and 2005, the team was Region IV Finalists. In 2004, 2006, and 2007, the team was Region IV semi-finalists. In 2008, they won gold at the Surf Cup U19 Championship.[4][6][7]

Santa Clara Broncos

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Shim attendedSanta Clara Universityfrom 2009 to 2012 where she was a three-year starting midfielder for theBroncos.As a freshman in 2009, she played in 20 of the squad's 23 matches. She finished the year with 21 shots, including seven during the Broncos' three NCAA Tournament matches. During her second year, Shim played in all 22 games, one of only four Broncos to do so, starting 18 matches for a total of 1,660 minutes played. She scored one goal and added three assists and was named an All-West Coast Conferencehonorable mention. As a junior in 2011, she started all 21 games and tallied four goals and four assists. She was named to the All-WCC Second-Team.[4][8]

Playing career

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Shim in 2013

Portland Thorns

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Shim signed with thePortland Thornsas a discovery player for the inaugural season of theNational Women's Soccer League.[9][10]She made her debut for the team during a match against theWashington Spiriton May 4, 2013.[11]She scored her first professional goal on June 16, 2013, atJeld-Wen Fieldin a match againstSeattle Reign FC.After receiving a through ball from teammateAngie Kerrnear the penalty spot, Shim finished with a left-footed shot past the goalkeeper. She also served her first assist during the match after stealing the ball off a bad pass and passing it to forwardDanielle Foxhoven,who was making a run into the left side of the penalty box.[12]She was the Thorns' lone scorer in a 1–1 draw with theWestern New York Flashon July 14, 2013, which began a scoring streak in which she scored a goal in four consecutive matches.[13][14]In 2015, Shim went on loan toJapanesefootball teamIga Kunoichi FC[15]but did not appear in a domestic match.

On January 10, 2014, it was announced that Shim was drafted by theHouston Dashwith the fourth pick in the2014 NWSL Expansion Draft.[16]She was traded back to the Thorns one week later during the2014 NWSL College Draft.[17]

Växjö DFF

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In 2017, Shim signed with Swedish sideVäxjö DFFof theElitettan.[18]She appeared in two matches as Växjö earned promotion to the2018 Damallsvenskan.[19]

Houston Dash

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Shim returned to the NWSL in 2018, signing with the Dash.[20][21]

NJ/NY Gotham FC

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Shim signed a short-term injury replacement contract withNJ/NY Gotham FCon June 25, 2023.[22]One of her teammates was fellow2021 NWSL abuse scandalwhistleblowerSinead Farrelly.On August 9, 2023, Shim scored her first NWSL goal since 2015 in the 91st minute off an assist fromMidge Purce.[23]

Activism and post-playing career

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See also:2021 NWSL abuse scandal

In 2021 Shim publicly accused her former managerPaul Rileyof sexual misconduct and abuse toThe Athleticin a story that resulted in Riley being fired from his then-current position with theNorth Carolina Courage,and theNWSL to seek further investigations.[24]Her anti-harassment advocacy led to her being named one of the 2022 "Law Students of the Year" byNational Jurist.[25][26]Shim graduated from the University of Hawai'i'sWilliam S. Richardson School of Lawin 2022.[22]

On October 31, 2022, following the revelations of theYates Report,Shim announced she was joiningU.S. Socceras the chair of a new Participant Safety Taskforce.[27]

Mana also spent a season as assistant coach atSan Jose State Universityduring the 2022-2023 season, during which theSpartanswon the Mountain West Championship game.[28][29]

Personal life

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Shim self-identifies asKanaka Maoli.[30][31]

Shim publicly came out as a lesbian on August 30, 2013, in an interview withOutsports,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.[33][34][35]

Honors

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NJ/NY Gotham FC

Portland Thorns FC

References

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  1. ^"Ngoại quốc nhân tuyển thủ nhập đoàn ký giả hội kiến"[Press conference for foreign players].Iga FC Kunoichi Mie(in Japanese). October 3, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on October 23, 2015.RetrievedNovember 25,2021.
  2. ^"Meleana Shim Player Profile".Archived fromthe originalon April 14, 2013.
  3. ^"2015シーズン sở chúc: Meleana Lokahi Shim tuyển thủ"[2015 season affiliation: Player Melena Lokahi Shim].One by Four by Nine(in Japanese).Archivedfrom the original on November 25, 2021.RetrievedNovember 25,2021.
  4. ^abc"Meleana Shim".Santa Clara University.RetrievedMay 5,2013.
  5. ^"Meleana Shim".Honolulu Advertiser.RetrievedMay 5,2013.
  6. ^"Kamehameha's Shim homes in on third title".Honolulu Advertiser.RetrievedMay 5,2013.
  7. ^"Meleana Shim followed her dream and landed back in Hawaii".Star Bulletin.RetrievedMay 5,2013.
  8. ^Hull, Billy (October 17, 2012)."Hawaii Grown: Shim and Santa Clara coming on strong".Honolulu Star-Advertiser.p. C5.RetrievedNovember 1,2022– viaNewspapers.com.
  9. ^"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet: Portland Thorns season preview".SB Nation. April 13, 2013.RetrievedMay 5,2013.
  10. ^"Portland Thorns FC Announces Roster".SB Nation. April 8, 2013.RetrievedMay 5,2013.
  11. ^"Washington vs Portland".National Women's Soccer League. Archived fromthe originalon May 7, 2013.RetrievedMay 5,2013.
  12. ^"RECAP: Portland Thorns FC 2, Seattle Reign FC 0".Portland Thorns. Archived fromthe originalon August 21, 2013.RetrievedAugust 1,2013.
  13. ^"THORNS COMEBACK TO EARN 3–1 WIN OVER SKY BLUE FC".National Women's Soccer League. Archived fromthe originalon January 11, 2014.RetrievedAugust 1,2013.
  14. ^"Alex Morgan, Meleana Shim & Allie Long lead Portland Thorns to victory (video highlights)".Oregon Live. August 2013.RetrievedAugust 1,2013.
  15. ^"Portland Thorns loan out Catley, Johnson, Polkinghorne, Sanderson and Shim".Oregon Live. October 6, 2015.
  16. ^"Houston Dash select 10 players in 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft".Houston Dash Communications. Archived fromthe originalon September 24, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 12,2014.
  17. ^Goldberg, Jamie (January 17, 2014)."Portland Thorns reacquire Meleana Shim and shake up roster at NWSL College Draft".The Oregonian.RetrievedFebruary 5,2014.
  18. ^Sanzone, Emily (August 29, 2017)."Portland Thorns and Mana Shim mutually agree to part ways".Vavel.RetrievedJanuary 3,2018.
  19. ^"M. Shim – statistics".Soccerway.RetrievedMarch 8,2018.
  20. ^"Houston Dash sign midfielder Meleana Shim".HoustonDashSoccer.com.March 6, 2018.RetrievedMarch 8,2018.
  21. ^"Meleana Shim".Houston Dynamo FC.RetrievedOctober 15,2021.
  22. ^ab"Gotham FC signs midfielder Mana Shim to short-term injury replacement contract"(Press release).NJ/NY Gotham FC.June 25, 2023.RetrievedJune 25,2023.
  23. ^Hruby, Emma (August 10, 2023)."Mana Shim scores first NWSL goal since 2015 for Gotham FC".Just Women's Sports.RetrievedJune 7,2024.
  24. ^Linehan, Meg (September 30, 2021)."'This guy has a pattern': Amid institutional failure, former NWSL players accuse prominent coach of sexual coercion ".The Athletic.RetrievedSeptember 30,2021.
  25. ^Michelle, Weyenburg."The National Jurist Spring 2022 Page 18".RetrievedMarch 30,2022.
  26. ^"UH student recognized as one of top law students nationwide | University of Hawaiʻi System News".Hawaii.edu.March 30, 2022.RetrievedMarch 30,2022.
  27. ^Das, Andrew (October 31, 2022)."Ex-Player Will Lead U.S. Soccer Task Force on Abuse".The New York Times.RetrievedNovember 1,2022.
  28. ^"Spartan Women's Soccer Adds Meleana Shim As Assistant Coach".SJSU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - San Jose State Spartans.RetrievedNovember 13,2023.
  29. ^"SJSU women's soccer crowned Mountain West champions after dramatic penalty shootout".The Spear SJSU.November 6, 2022.RetrievedNovember 13,2023.
  30. ^Corbett, Jessica."As 93 Confirmed Dead, Locals Fear Lahaina Rebuild Dominated by Rich Outsiders".Commondreams.org.RetrievedNovember 13,2023.
  31. ^@meleanashim (October 20, 2021)."Thank you @RepDeborahRoss and special mahalo to my fellow Kanaka Maoli @kaikahele for co-signing"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  32. ^"Portland Thorns midfielder Meleana Shim comes out publicly the day before national title game".August 30, 2013.RetrievedAugust 30,2013.
  33. ^"Dash's Mana Shim tries to shine a light on her bipolar disorder".HoustonChronicle.com.August 24, 2018.
  34. ^Goldberg, Jamie (April 9, 2018)."Mana Shim perseveres after death of her father, mental illness".OregonLive.RetrievedNovember 1,2022.
  35. ^Shim, Mana (July 26, 2017)."I'm here".Mana LŌKAHI Shim.RetrievedNovember 1,2022.
  36. ^"NWSL Championship highlights: Gotham FC crowned champions as Rapinoe, Krieger end careers".USA Today.November 11, 2023.RetrievedNovember 12,2022.
  37. ^"NWSL CHAMPIONS: PORTLAND THORNS FC - National Women's Soccer League".web.archive.org.September 4, 2013.RetrievedJune 7,2024.
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