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]
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 2024 class, part of Florida State's top-ranked incoming class.[1][4]
College career
Ashlyn Puerta in 2024.
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
After spending time with the club’s USL W League squad, on May 21, 2025, USL Super League expansion club Sporting JAX announced that it had signed Puerta and fellow W League teammate Georgia Brown to their first professional contracts, making them the club’s first two signings.[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]
On September 28, she scored her first professional hat trick, with all three goals in the first half, as Sporting won 4–3 over the Carolina Ascent, making Puerta the youngest female player to record a hat trick in US professional leagues.[11][12]
Her strong performances led to her being crowned the USL Super League Player of the Month for September.[13] The following month, Puerta was named to the USL Super League Team of the Month again for her strong performances in October. She was selected as a midfielder, after being recognized as a forward the previous month.[14]
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