![]() “I think it just says that just because you’re not going to a Florida State-school or UNC, you can go to Notre Dame and be at these big clubs regardless of who you are and what you do,” Albert said. Moreover, Albert explained, Notre Dame soccer now has emerged worldwide. I mean, I love Notre Dame, so any chance I get to show the world what Notre Dame is and what they are for and what they stand for is really important to me,” Albert said, “and this is just another opportunity to do that.” Still just 19 years old, Albert has a worldview perspective on the opportunity to be a global ambassador of Notre Dame. “Now we can point to that and say, ‘Hey, you want an opportunity to play at a top-five or top-six club in the world? You can come here and develop and have a chance to go play for their clubs.’” I think it shows not only the level of college soccer and the level of our conference, but I think it also shows the level that our team is playing at right now, and I think that’s a really important, special thing. ![]() To be able to go as a sophomore to the level she’s going, you can literally go straight in to play literally at the highest level in the world. “I actually think this will make waves in terms of a lot people. I’m trying to think of another athlete that could point to being a part of two programs like that who could say, ‘I’m a part of these two families.’ “Those are two of the most iconic brands in the entire world. “I think, to view it from a marketing standpoint, I can’t imagine two brands working together that could be more powerful, more influential and just significant than those two,” he said. The merging of globally iconic brands – that of the Irish and of PSG – ushers in what Norman believes could be an unparalleled partnership. With Olivia Wingate and Brianna Martinez selected in the most recent National Women’s Soccer League Draft, plus Albert’s international signing, Notre Dame women’s soccer has undeniably crested an elevated stature. “It’s a great start to that chapter of her life.” Just super proud of her and super excited I just think she’s going to have a tremendous career. “Just to be able to see her in this process and help to guide her and see her reach this level at such a young age is unbelievable. “Obviously, you want to win games and develop people and send them off in the world, but ultimately you want them to achieve their dreams,” Norman said. 1 NCAA Tourney seed and unprecedented success within the ACC, envisioned for the program. Irish coach Nate Norman has watched as Albert has become the embodiment of what Norman, who’s guided Notre Dame to a No. ![]() We worked on angles to goals and everything else we could. Probably in the last two years, she’s taken on a lot of development, bringing in different things to her game. “It’s been a challenge trying to keep her challenged. ![]() “I had her playing with boys, Croatian boys, boys that ended up playing pro later on, and then it came to a point where she outgrew that, so I had her playing with men when she was much younger. “It’s been a journey trying to get her always being challenged,” said Janet Albert, who’s raised a family of six siblings, four of them collegiate athletes. Her mother, Janet, a former track and field All-America selection at the University of Iowa, does not recall a time her daughter hasn’t had a ball at foot.Īnd no challenges could thwart Korbin Albert’s determination – in a family of athletes that included brothers DJ and Keaton playing collegiate soccer as well as sister, Teagon, being a soccer and swimming athlete at Olivet Nazarene University. Following a meteoric career for the Fighting Irish, during which her superlatives include 28 career goals and 65 points in just 44 career games, as well as a signature hat-trick signature outing against Florida State in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals, Albert is here because of lifelong preparation. Her placement is on the precipice of history. And I think that helped prepare me to be where I am at now.” I would say the coaches challenged me every single practice, every single game, to be the best that I could be. “The teammates here, my coaches, my friends, everyone that’s supported me has really helped me grow in that direction. There’s no way this is happening.’ But I just saw that opportunity and thought I just need to take it before it’s gone. Once I heard about PSG, I was like, ‘Wow! That’s crazy. Messi is an idol a big person I look up to. “It’s not even (just) on the girls’ side the men’s side has Mbappe, Messi and Neymar,” Albert, a Grayslake, Illinois, native, said. has signed with luck in Paris! #GoIrish ☘️ /bLfIYMl61Tįresh off a two-year tour de force at Notre Dame, Albert is headed to a soccer institution where its stars are revered by single names.
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