Ainsley McCammon

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Ainsley McCammon
Personal information
Full name Ainsley Layna McCammon [1]
Date of birth (2007-08-16) August 16, 2007 (age 17) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Seattle Reign
Number 46
Youth career
–2024 Solar SC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Seattle Reign 2 (0)
International career
2022 United States U-15
2024 United States U-17 11 (2)
Medal record
Women's soccer
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Dominican Republic 2024
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 4, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 3, 2024

Ainsley Layna McCammon (born August 16, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was signed by the Reign at the age of 16 in 2024. She captained the United States to third place at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

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Early life

McCammon was raised in Bedford, Texas. [2] She played club soccer for Solar SC, leading the team to win the ECNL national championship in 2023 and being named an All-American in 2022 and 2023. [3] [4] At age 16, she signed an endorsement deal with Nike in April 2024. [5]

Club career

McCammon was signed by Seattle Reign FC on July 19, 2024, becoming the youngest player in team history at 16 years and 335 days and seventh-youngest in league history. [6] Her contract, through the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism, was guaranteed through 2028. [2] She had previously verbally committed to play collegiately for the Virginia Cavaliers. [3] On the day of her signing, McCammon made her professional debut in the first group stage game of the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, substituting in the 90th minute against the Utah Royals. [7] She made her first start in a 1–0 loss to Angel City FC on October 5. [8]

International career

McCammon was called into training camp with the United States national under-15 team at the start of 2022. [9] She won the 2022 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship with the team. [2] She was called up to the under-16 team later that year. [10] She captained the under-17 team to win the 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. [2] She remained captain at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where she helped lead the United States to third place, its best result since 2008. She scored the team's second goal in a 3–0 win over England in the third-place match. [11] She was called up by Emma Hayes into Futures Camp, practicing alongside the senior national team, in January 2025. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of October 4, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] Playoffs [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Seattle Reign FC 2024 NWSL 202040
Career total20200040

Honors

United States U-17

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