University of Utah Women's Soccer

The 2026-27 season will be the sixth year leading the University of Utah women's soccer program for Hideki Nakada. He became the third head coach in program ...

SoccerSkip AdGreenwood, EmmaBerumen, MadisonCasselman, JoyDuong, HungGomez, SamGreenwood, EmmaIriye, TomJackson, JoeNakada, HidekiPoortinga, Jackie

SoccerSkip AdDuong, HungBerumen, MadisonCasselman, JoyDuong, HungGomez, SamGreenwood, EmmaIriye, TomJackson, JoeNakada, HidekiPoortinga, Jackie

Jackie Poortinga is in her third season on coach Hideki Nakada's staff, having joined the program prior to the start of the 2024 season. Poortinga comes to Utah after a busy last several years that included functioning as Phoenix Rising’s Director of Goalkeeping, a position she’s held since 2021. Her responsibilities there included overseeing the development of the organization’s goalkeepers, developing and implementing the team’s goalkeeper training curriculum and identifying talent for the purposes of improving the roster. She also functioned as an Assistant Goalkeeper Coach for the Phoenix Rising FC Men’s USL Championship team. In addition, Poortinga also served as the goalkeeper coach for the Arizona Soccer Association and a staff coach for Camp Shutout, working with many professional and collegiate coaches and collegiate players in the latter role. She was also the head technical goalkeeper coach for the Tiger Goalkeeping Academy from 2017-20. Poortinga’s journey through the coaching ranks began after an all-conference collegiate playing career that saw her spend time at Olivet Nazarene University and Arizona Christian University. She also spent time playing professionally for FC Arizona.

Joe Jackson enters his sixth season as the director of operations for the Utah soccer program in 2026-27. Jackson comes to Utah after spending the past three...

SoccerSkip AdCasselman, JoyBerumen, MadisonCasselman, JoyDuong, HungGomez, SamGreenwood, EmmaIriye, TomJackson, JoeNakada, HidekiPoortinga, Jackie

SoccerSkip AdBerumen, MadisonBerumen, MadisonCasselman, JoyDuong, HungGomez, SamGreenwood, EmmaIriye, TomJackson, JoeNakada, HidekiPoortinga, Jackie

Sam Gomez joined Hideki Nakada's staff prior to the start of the 2025 season. Gomez brings with him a wealth of experience that includes time as the Girls Director of Coaching at the Utah Athletic Academy and he spent time as the head coach of the girls soccer team at Highland High School as well. Gomez has also honed his skills as a coach at Port Orchard FC, Impact United and Kitsap Alliance FC. Prior to moving into the coaching ranks, the Silverdale, Washington native played professionally in the Honduran 1st Division with Real CD Espana, as well as with San Diego 1904 FC in the NISA. This followed a collegiate career at Cal State University Bakersfield, where he was an academic all-conference selection and earned a degree in Kinesiology.

SoccerSkip AdIriye, TomBerumen, MadisonCasselman, JoyDuong, HungGomez, SamGreenwood, EmmaIriye, TomJackson, JoeNakada, HidekiPoortinga, Jackie