Butler's
Talia Sommer has signed with the NWSL's Gotham FC.
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Sommer joins Gotham FC, which won the 2025 NWSL championship and the inaugural CONCACAF Women's Champions Cup.
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Recently recognized with United Soccer Coaches All-America fourth-team honors, Sommer is one of the most-accomplished players in Butler program history.
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Sommer, from Tel Aviv, Israel, finished her career at Butler on several of the program's all-time career lists. She is tied for fifth with 24 assists and finished seventh with 28 goals and 80 total points. She also landed on several of Butler's single-season lists. She is tied for sixth with 29 total points in the 2024 season, and she is tied for tenth with 11 goals and seven assists in the same season. The midfielder was named 2025 BIG EAST Co-Midfielder of the Year and was an All-BIG EAST First Team honoree for three straight seasons.
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As of June 2025, Sommer has 28 caps with the Israel National Team. Most recently, she started four matches in the UEFA Nations League where she notched three goals and a pair of assists over four contests against Bulgaria and Estonia.
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Sommer joins fellow Butler alum Paige Monaghan currently playing in the NWSL.