Puerta grew up in San Diego, California, and began playing soccer at an early age.[1] In 2022, she led Albion SC to the Girls Academy (GA) national championship and was named the GA's most valuable player.[1] In 2023, she played regularly for Albion's MLS Next boys' side.[1] She also trained at age 15 with National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club NJ/NY Gotham FC, who offered her professional terms, and European clubs including Benfica and Real Madrid, but decided not to skip college.[2][3] She was homeschooled through her childhood and graduated early to begin college at age 17. Previously ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the No. 19 recruit of the 2025 class, she was then the No. 62 recruit of the 2026 class, part of Florida State's top-ranked incoming class.[1][4]
College career
Puerta played in every game for the Florida State Seminoles as a freshman in 2024, scoring 4 goals with 5 assists in 21 games (9 starts).[2] She was named the fifth-best freshman in TopDrawerSoccer's midseason rankings.[5] She helped Florida State win their fifth consecutive ACC tournament and earn a one seed in the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the second round on penalties.[6][7]
Club career
On May 21, 2025, USL Super League expansion club Sporting JAX announced that the club had signed Puerta to her first professional contract, making her one of their first two players signed.[8] She made her professional debut on August 23, playing the entirety of Sporting's inaugural game, a 3–1 loss to DC Power FC.[9] The following week, she scored her first professional goals four minutes apart in the club's first win, a 3–2 victory over the Tampa Bay Sun, scoring from a penalty and a tight-angled shot after a corner kick.[10]
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