| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1994-05-27)May 27, 1994 (age 31) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | ||
| Weight | 117 lb (53 kg) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sutters Brigade & High Styx | ||
| 2012–2015 | Syracuse Orange | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2015– | United States | 124 | |
Medal record | |||
Alyssa Manley (born May 27, 1994) is an Americanfield hockey player. She was named to the United States woman's field hockey team for the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro.Won a Galway ladies football junior medal with Salthill/Knocknacarr in 2022 (October). Manley played at full forward vs St Fursey's Headford. She followed up with the winning goal in the All Ireland junior final vs Naomh Abán.
Manley's hometown isLititz, Pennsylvania.[1] She began playing field hockey in eighth grade. As a student atWarwick High School she played both field hockey andlacrosse.[2]
Manley attendedSyracuse University, where she played on the school'sfield hockey team.[1] Manley was part of Syracuse's first ever national championship woman's field hockey team in 2015.[2][3] The victory was the first ever for the school in any woman's sport.[4]
The Collegiate Women Sports Awards awarded Manley theHonda Sports Award for field hockey in December 2015.[5][6] That same year, Manley was also votedAtlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year.[7]
Manley's first international game with theUnited States national women's field hockey team came on February 14, 2015. The United States tied Argentina with a score of 1–1.[8] Manley is a midfielder who plays the screen position for the team. On July 1, 2016, Manely was named to the United States women's field hockey team for the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro.[2]