Addisyn Merrick

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Addisyn Merrick
Personal information
Full name Addisyn Jade Merrick [1]
Date of birth (1998-03-04) March 4, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Utah Royals
Number 13
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Kansas Jayhawks 87 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 North Carolina Courage 0 (0)
2021–2022 Racing Louisville 5 (0)
2022–2023 Kansas City Current 27 (0)
2024– Utah Royals 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2023

Addisyn Jade Merrick (born March 4, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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Club career

Merrick made her professional debut for the North Carolina Courage on June 27, 2020, in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup against Portland Thorns FC. [2]

On November 12, 2020, Merrick was selected by Racing Louisville FC in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft. [3] She made her Racing debut on June 23 against her former club, but she only appeared in three matches before suffering an ankle injury. [4]

Merrick returned to full health in time for the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup, starting the first five matches of the competition. She made two starts for Racing Louisville in the regular season with a notable start against San Diego resulting in a win.

Merrick was traded to the Kansas City Current along with Cece Kizer on June 9, 2022. She made her Kansas City debut on June 11, 2022, against Gotham FC subbing in for Victoria Pickett in the 61'. She made her first start for the Current on July 10, 2022, against the Washington Spirit.

She signed with Utah Royals in December 2023. [5]

Honors

Kansas Jayhawks

Individual

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References

  1. "Addisyn Jade Merrick (@addisynmerrick)". Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022 via Instagram.
  2. Addisyn Merrick at Soccerway
  3. Creditor, Avi (November 12, 2020). "Louisville Takes USWNT's Heath, Press to Headline Expansion Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  4. "Addisyn Merrick". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  5. "Fast Facts: Addisyn Merrick | Utah Royals". rsl.