Barbara Olivieri

As a standout midfielder for the Houston Dash, Bárbara Olivieri appeared in 13 matches in 2025, starting 10, before representing the Venezuelan national team this summer in the Copa América Femenina 2025 - South America’s premier women’s tournament. In 2024, she had a memorable season as well, starting fourteen matches for the Dash and contributing four goals with two assists. 

Olivieri launched her pro career in 2022 with Monterrey in Liga MX Femenil, the top Division of Mexican Soccer. She played a key role in helping Monterrey reach the playoff semifinals in both the Clausura and Apertura 2022 regular seasons. Olivieri came to Monterrey after a senior international debut for the Venezuela national team in 2021, where she scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in a 2–1 victory over India. Before going pro, Olivieri played at Texas A&M University. She played there for two years and earned SEC Freshman of the Year in 2020 and was named to the All-SEC teams in both 2020 and 2021.

Quick Facts & Accolades:

• Loves Vampire Diaries
• Comes to Boston by way of Houston Dash and Monterrey in Liga MX Femenil
• Made her senior national team debut for Venezuela in 2021