Emeri Adames

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Emeri Adames
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Adames with the Seattle Reign in 2024
Personal information
Full name Emeri Kate Adames [1]
Date of birth (2006-04-03) April 3, 2006 (age 18) [1]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Reign
Number 47
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Seattle Reign 7 (0)
International career
2022 United States U-17 8 (2)
2023– United States U-19 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 3, 2024

Emeri Kate Adames (born April 3, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Seattle Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was signed by the Reign at age 17 in 2024.

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Early life

Adames was raised in Dallas, Texas. [2] She attended her first two years of high school at Life High School Waxahachie, where she set a school record with 47 goals in one season in 2021 as a freshman, and she competed in cross country and track. [3] She then attended the University of Texas at Austin High School. [3] She played club soccer for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club and then Solar Soccer Club of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL), earning ECNL All-American honors from 2020–21 to 2022–23. [3] [4]

Club career

After training with the team in the preseason, Adames signed a multiyear contract with the Seattle Reign in March 2024 under the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism. [5] She had previously committed to the University of North Carolina. [2] She made her professional debut in the 90th minute of Reign's season opener. [2] [6]

International career

Adames played for United States youth national teams beginning at the under-14 level. [5] She played all four games for the national under-17 team at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [7] She won bronze with national under-19 at the 2023 Pan American Games, where they played against other countries' senior squads. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022 – USA" (PDF). October 4, 2022. p. 16. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Munson, Bella (April 11, 2024). "Emeri Adames: Star in the making". The Equalizer. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Emeri Adames". Seattle Reign FC . Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Girls ECNL announces 2020–21 All Americans". Elite Clubs National League. September 20, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2024– via TopDrawerSoccer.
    "ECNL Girls All-America Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 29, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2024– via TopDrawerSoccer.
    "ECNL Girls 2022–23 All-American Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 24, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024– via TopDrawerSoccer.
  5. 1 2 "Seattle Reign FC Signs U18 Forward Emeri Adames". Seattle Reign FC. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Match Recap: Seattle Reign FC Starts New Era with 1-0 Win Over Washington". Seattle Reign FC. March 17, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Under-17 Women's Youth National Team Calls Up 23 Players for Training Camp in North Carolina". United States Soccer Federation. May 29, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ "U.S. Under-19 Women's National Team Wins Bronze Medal at 2023 Pan American Games with 2–0 Victory over Argentina". United States Soccer Federation. November 3, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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