Diana Redman

Diana Redman was born in 1984 in New Hyde Park

Diana Redman was born on July 2, 1984, in New York to a Jewish family. She went to New Hyde Park Memorial High School.

She received a full athletic scholarship from Rider University, where she ran track and field and earned All American honors in the heptathlon. After her first year she moved to Queens College and joined its soccer program under coach Roby Young. She was named the college's Athlete of the Year and was an NCAA nominee for Woman of the Year.

In May 2009 she graduated from Queens College with a master's degree in poetry and creative writing and bachelor's degrees in sociology and English. She later earned a second master's degree in social work, focused on trauma and crisis, at Tel Aviv University.

While in college she played for the Long Island Rough Riders. In 2006 she moved to Israel and joined Maccabi Holon, winning 3 league titles and 4 State Cups and playing 6 Champions League games. She played 30 matches for Israel, then joined the Pali Blues in 2013 and the Spanish club Santa Teresa in 2015.

Alongside football, she worked as a social worker in Israel. She also built sports education programs for young girls and worked as a freelance photographer.