Natalie Nicole Viggiano (born February 23, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who most recently played as a midfielder for USL Super League club Spokane Zephyr. She played college soccer for the Wisconsin Badgers and was selected by the OL Reign in fourth round of the 2023 NWSL Draft. She is the sister of fellow soccer player Marisa DiGrande.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Natalie Nicole Viggiano | ||
| Date of birth | February 23, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Troy, Michigan, US | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Wisconsin Badgers | 83 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | OL Reign | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Damaiense | ||
| 2024 | ÍBV | ||
| 2024–2026 | Spokane Zephyr | 27 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:28, December 23, 2025 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editViggiano grew up in Troy, Michigan. She previously played for Dakota High School in the nearby Macomb Township.[1]
College career
editAt the collegiate level, Viggiano was a member of the women's soccer team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that won the 2019 Big Ten Conference Championship. Individually, she was a First-Team All-Big Ten selection for the 2022 season.[1]
Club career
editThe OL Reign selected Viggiano as the 46th overall pick of the 2023 NWSL Draft. On June 26, 2023, the Reign announced that they had signed Viggiano to her first professional deal, a national team replacement player contract.[2] She made 3 appearances in the NWSL Challenge Cup before departing from the Reign.[3]
Viggiano then spent a stint in Portugal for S.F. Damaiense.[4] In February 2024, she signed with Icelandic club ÍBV.[5][6]
On August 14, 2024, Viggiano was announced to have joined Spokane Zephyr FC's roster ahead of the inaugural USL Super League season.[7] In May 2026, the club folded after two seasons.[8]
References
edit- 1 2 "Natalie Viggiano". University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- ↑ "OL Reign Signs Five Players as National Team Replacement Players". Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "Natalie Viggiano". FBref.
- ↑ "Marítimo vence Damaiense e sobe ao quarto lugar da Liga feminina". Sportinforma (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ Ólafsdóttir, Díana (2024-02-20). "Lexie Knox og Natalie Viggiano til ÍBV". Eyjafréttir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "Natalie Viggiano skrifar undir hjá ÍBV". ibvsport.is. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "Zephyr FC Add Hisey, Viggiano to Roster as Season Opener Approaches". USL Spokane. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ↑ "Official Zephyr FC Club Statement". Spokane Zephyr FC. 2026-05-20. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
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