STARKVILLE – Mississippi State now boasts 13 former Bulldogs on active professional contracts after Chelsea Wagner (2024-25) signed with Gil Vicente FC in Portugal this month. Also overseas, Rylie Combs has been a defensive force for Eskilstuna United after the club was promoted to the Damallsvenskan.
A full breakdown of professional Bulldogs and their recent news is below.
September: Did not play
2026-27 Season: 0 GP, 0 GS, 0:00 MIN, 0 GA, 0 SV, — SV%, 0.00 GAA
Signed with Dallas Trinity in July from Racing Lens in France
Dallas Trinity currently sits tied for fourth in league with 10 points (3-3-1) after winning three of four matches in September
September: Did not play
2026-27 Season: Individual statistics not available
Signed first professional contract with CF Union Viera
CF Union Viera ended September 10th in the table with three points (0-1-3)
September: 4 GP, 4 GS, 340 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 YC, 0 RC
2026 Season: 15 GP, 12 GS, 1,156 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 2 YC, 2 RC
Played every minute in three of four this month, blocking nine shots and making 31 interceptions
Blocked four shots alone in the loss to Hammarby (Sept. 25)
Eskilstuna United closed September eighth in the table on 27 points (8-9-3)
September: 3 GP, 2 GS, 206 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 YC, 0 RC
2026 Season: 19 GP, 11 GS, 979 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 6 YC, 0 RC
Took two shots while playing the full 90 minutes and making five interceptions against her former club Angel City FC (Sept. 5)
Played the full 90 minutes against San Diego (Sept. 25) with four interceptions
Racing Louisville FC currently sits 15th in the NWSL with 23 points (7-17-3) and has officially been eliminated from the playoff race
September: 4 GP, 1 GS, 77 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
2026-27 Season: 7 GP, 1 GS, 194 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
Completing 88.3 percent of her passes this season
Put two shots on frame, one each against Toluca (Sept. 21) and Santos Laguna (Sept. 6)
Tigres closed September second in the Group A table with 22 points through seven matches (7-1-1)
September: 3 GP, 0 GS, 67 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
2026-27 Season: 5 GP, 0 GS, 126 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
Has taken four shots with one on frame this season
Played 20 minutes in Lexington’s 3-0 win over former MSU teammate Maddy Anderson’s Dallas Trinity club (Sept. 26)
Lexington SC finished September in fifth place with six points (3-2-0) which was one point out of playoff position
September: 4 GP, 4 GS, 272 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 8 PTS, 1 YC, 0 RC
2026-27 Season: 8 GP, 8 GS, 533 MIN, 4 G, 0 A, 8 PTS, 2 YC, 0 RC
Scored the match’s only goal in a 1-0 win over Atlante FC (Sept. 11)
Took five shots this month
Atlas FC currently sits in fifth place in the Group B table with 12 points (3-3-3)
September: Did not play
2026-27 Season: 0 GP, 0 GS, 0 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
Alhama closed September atop the table on nine points (3-0-0) and reached the second round of Spain’s Copa de SM La Reina
September: Did not play
2026-27 Season: 0 GP, 0 GS, 0 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
FC Carl Zeiss Jena closed September in sixth place on 12 points (4-3-0)
September: Did not play
2026-27 Season: 0 GP, 0 GS, 0 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
Strasbourg ended September in seventh place on 3 points (1-2-0)
Strasbourg is also playing in France’s Coupe de la Ligue and has won its only match in that competition so far
September: Did not play
2026-27 Season: 2 GP, 0 GS, 26 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
Lexington SC finished September in fifth place with six points (3-2-0) which was one point out of playoff position
September: Did not play
2026-27 Season: 0 GP, 0 GS, 0 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
Signed her first professional contract with Gil Vicente on Oct. 2
Gil Vicente is 1-1-0 through its first two matches
September: Did not play
2026-27 Season: 2 GP, 2 GS, 84 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
Tampa Bay Sun ended September in fourth place with eight points (2-1-2)
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