Bella Bixby


Annabella Madeleine "Bella" Bixby is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Portland Thorns FC.

Career

Across four years at Oregon State University, Bixby played 72 games, getting 18 clean sheets and setting a university record for most career saves.
She was selected in the 3rd round of the 2018 NWSL College Draft by Portland Thorns FC. She was spent part of 2019 off on loan in Israel. She made her professional debut for the club on June 27, 2020 in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup, a 2-1 loss to the North Carolina Courage.

Personal life

She attended Rex Putnam High School. In December 2018, she married her husband, Elliot Bixby.