Olivia Moultrie interview: Growth with the Portland Thorns & inside her USWNT development
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4.8 • 807 Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Full Time Focus, host Jillian Sakovits sits down with USWNT and Portland Thorns midfielder Olivia Moultrie for a one-on-one interview. The duo chats about the 20-year-old’s open and honest relationship with Emma Hayes, which started with an email and is now all about how Moultrie can help win a fifth World Cup for the United States. Plus, hear about Moultrie’s journey from being 13 years old in an NWSL locker room, what her best position on the pitch is, and what’s new in Portland after their tremendous start to 2026.
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
GUEST: Olivia Moultrie
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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Referenced on the show:
The pieces are falling into place for Portland Thorns after a preseason of uncertainty
USWNT’s Olivia Moultrie agrees to contract extension with Portland Thorns through 2029
USWNT bounces back against Portugal with 2 goals from 20-year-old Olivia Moultrie
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| 0:00.0 | If you could pick a team right now that you'd be like, I want to take on that that team next, |
| 0:10.0 | who is it? I mean, I can't wait till we hopefully get to play Spain. Like, that's been something |
| 0:16.0 | that has been on my checklist for a while, just especially after they won the last one. So yeah, |
| 0:22.9 | that's definitely like, ooh, I want to play what a lot of people are going to consider, you know, |
| 0:27.6 | the best country in the world. |
| 0:36.8 | Hello, everybody, Jillian Sackavits with you today and welcome to Friday's full-time focus. |
| 0:41.6 | It is presented by Amazon Prime. |
| 0:44.0 | On this episode, I sit down with the NWSL game changer herself, Olivia Maltrey. |
| 0:49.8 | In 2021, Maltrey became the youngest ever player to play in the NWSL at 15 years old. |
| 0:56.0 | And here we are. |
| 0:56.7 | Five years later, she's fresh off of what was the best season of her career and in the form of her life for the Portland Thorns and the U.S. women's national team. |
| 1:05.2 | At just the age of 20, the midfielder is already at 97 regular season appearances for her club, which is crazy to think about. |
| 1:13.8 | And 17 caps for her country. |
| 1:15.9 | You are absolutely going to love our conversation on today's show. |
| 1:19.6 | A couple option starting to percolate. |
| 1:21.2 | There's Moultrie! |
| 1:22.2 | Moultrie! |
| 1:24.6 | And the star of Olivia Moultrie continues to rise. |
| 1:32.3 | And now we welcome in midfielder for the Portland Thorns and the U.S. Women's National Team, the one and only Olivia Maltry. |
| 1:39.4 | Hello, Olivia. |
| 1:40.6 | Hi. |
| 1:41.7 | How are you? |
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