| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gia Cymone Corley | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-05-20)20 May 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Tacoma, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward,midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Diego Wave | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Bayern Munich II | 38 | (15) |
| 2021 | Bayern Munich | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | TSG Hoffenheim | 64 | (12) |
| 2025– | San Diego Wave | 3 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Germany U17 | 16 | (3) |
| 2020 | Germany U19 | 6 | (4) |
| 2022– | Germany U20 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2025 | |||
Gia Cymone Corley (born 20 May 2002) is a German professionalfootballer who plays as aforward ormidfielder forSan Diego Wave FC of theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for German clubsTSG Hoffenheim andBayern Munich, winningFrauen-Bundesliga and2. Frauen-Bundesliga titles with Bayern. She has represented Germany at multiple youth levels and captained theU-17 squad to aUEFA Women's Under-17 Championship victory in 2017.
Corley was born inTacoma, Washington,[1] in theUnited States. Her mother, Cornelia, is German, and her father is African-American. The family moved to Germany when Corley was a child.[2]
Corley spent part of her career playing forBayern Munich's youth teams. She started with the U17 team in 2016 and 2017 before moving to the U20 squad in 2018.[2] With the U20s, she won a2. Frauen-Bundesliga title. Corley was later promoted to the senior team in 2019,[3] playing 9 league matches and also getting two appearances in theUEFA Women's Champions League.[4][5] In Corley's first season with Bayern Munich's first team, the club won theFrauen-Bundesliga title.[1]
In 2022, Corley joinedTSG Hoffenheim on a contract through 2023,[4][6] expressing interest in taking on a new challenge.[7] She scored her first goals with the club on 14 November 2021, registering a brace in a 7–1 victory overBayern Leverkusen.[5][8] Across four seasons at Hoffenheim, Corley made 64 appearances.[5] She also scored 14 goals and recorded 12 assists across all competitions.[9]
The NWSL'sSan Diego Wave FC announced on 15 January 2025, that they had signed Corley on a two-year contract, transferring from Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee.[9] She made her NWSL debut on 16 March 2025, scoring five minutes into a season-opening 1–1 draw againstAngel City FC.[5] In the following match, Corley scored another goal and recorded her first Wave assist in a 3–2 win over theUtah Royals.[10] She became only the sixth player in NWSL history to score in her first two club appearances and was subsequently named theNWSL Player of the Week.[11] At the conclusion of March, Corley was named to theNWSL Team of the Month for her efforts.[12]
A youth international for Germany, Corley has represented her country at various levels. She started at U15 level and scored 2 goals in her first 6 international matches.[2] In 2017, Corley captained the U17 team at theUEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, winning the tournament and receiving her first piece of international silverware.[13] She is a two-timeFritz Walter Medal recipient, having won bronze in 2019 and silver in 2020.[4][3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2018–19 | 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | 18 | 6 | — | — | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2019–20 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2021–22 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 24 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Total | 64 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 83 | 15 | ||
| San Diego Wave FC | 2025 | NWSL | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 114 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 139 | 34 | ||
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