Meila Brewer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Meila Madison Brewer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 24, 2009[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Springfield, Missouri, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position | Center back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | UCLA Bruins | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | United States U-15 | ||
| 2025 | United States U-16 | ||
| 2025– | United States U-17 | 9 | (1) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 28, 2025 | |||
Meila Madison Brewer (born March 24, 2009) is an American college soccer player who plays as a center back for the UCLA Bruins. She represented the United States at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Early life
Brewer was born in Springfield, Missouri, and raised in Roseville, California.[2] She later moved to Overland Park, Kansas, and attended Blue Valley High School, where she ran track.[2] There she played club soccer for the Kansas City Athletics, earning ECNL all-conference honors.[3] She took extra coursework during middle school and high school with the plan to graduate one year early.[4] She began training with the Kansas City Current as a non-roster invitee during the 2024 season.[5] After committing to UCLA in the spring of 2025, she did even more coursework to reclassify by an additional year.[4] In the summer of 2025, she played in the Current's exhibition game against Palmeiras in the Teal Rising Cup.[5] Before reclassifying, she was ranked as the sixth-best recruit of the 2027 class.[6]
College career
Brewer joined the UCLA Bruins as a twice reclassified freshman in 2025, thought to be youngest student-athlete in UCLA history at 16 years old.[4] She made 9 appearances with 8 starts while missing parts of the season on international duty including the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[2]
International career
Brewer helped the United States under-15 team win the 2024 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, scoring a stoppage-time goal to conclude a 3–0 win over Mexico in the final.[7] She was the second-youngest player on the under-17 team that won the 4 Nations Tournament in 2025.[8] She then started all four games and scored one goal at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, helping the under-17s top their group before losing to the Netherlands on penalties in the round of 16.[9]
Personal life
Brewer is the daughter of Austin and Shelly Brewer and has three sisters.[2] Her father played college basketball, while her mother played college softball.[2] Her older sister, Sasha, plays college soccer for Miami.[4]
Honors
United States U-15
References
- ^ a b "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2025™ - Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. p. 23. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Meila Brewer". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ^ "ECNL Girls Midwest All-Conference". Elite Clubs National League. August 5, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
- ^ a b c d Bolch, Ben (November 14, 2025). "'Oh my gosh, you're a baby.' Meet Meila Brewer, UCLA's 16-year-old soccer star". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ^ a b Green, PJ (July 13, 2025). "KC Current dominates Palmeiras in first match of inaugural Teal Rising Cup". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ^ Messiha, Sabrina (August 12, 2025). "Roster reset: UCLA women's soccer shows new lineup after graduations, transfers, new freshmen". Daily Bruin. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ^ Clark, Travis (August 13, 2024). "U.S. U15 GNT Wins Concacaf Championship". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. U-17 Women's National Team Defeats Mexico, 1–0, to Win 4 Nations Tournament In Mexico City as Nyanya Touray Scores Game-Winner in 69th Minute". United States Soccer Federation. August 1, 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ^ "Meila Brewer". flashscore.com. Retrieved November 21, 2025.