Cameron Tucker (soccer)

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Cameron Tucker
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Tucker with the Utah Royals in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-15) July 15, 1999 (age 25)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Utah Royals
Number 20
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 BYU Cougars 99 (43)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 NJ/NY Gotham FC 13 (0)
2023 Houston Dash 12 (0)
2024– Utah Royals 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 10, 2024

Cameron Tucker (born July 15, 1999) is an American professional soccer who plays as a forward for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the BYU Cougars.

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Early life

Tucker is a native of Highland, Utah, and was born to Bruce and Jennifer Tucker. She attended Lone Peak High School. [1] [2]

BYU Cougars

Tucker attended BYU and was a forward on the BYU Cougars women's soccer team. She totaled 43 goals and 31 assists during her collegiate career and was a critical part of the BYU offense en route to their first College Cup appearance in 2021. [3] [4]

In 2021, she had her most productive season for BYU tallying 16 goals and 10 assists earning an NCAA All-American honors as well as multiple conference and team honors. Her highlight of the season was her game-winning goal against the first-ranked University of Virginia in the 2021 NCAA tournament, securing the Cougars a place in the Elite Eight. [5]

Club career

NY/NJ Gotham FC

Tucker joined NJ/NY Gotham FC as an undrafted free agent on December 15, 2021. She signed a two-year contract with an option for a third year. [6] [7] [8]

Tucker made her first professional appearance on March 19, 2022, starting in a 2-0 defeat to the North Carolina Courage in the NWSL Challenge Cup. Her first NWSL regular season appearance came on May 1, 2022, in a 3-0 victory over the Orlando Pride. Tucker entered the match as a second-half substitute for Nahomi Kawasumi. [9] She appeared in 13 games in 2022. [10]

On January 18, 2023, Gotham FC announced that the club had waived Tucker. [11]

Houston Dash

On January 30, 2023, the Houston Dash claimed Tucker off of waivers and signed her to their 2023 Preseason Roster. [12] Tucker made her first appearance for the club on March 26, 2023, playing 29 minutes in a 0-0 draw against Racing Louisville FC. [13] Tucker finished the 2023 NWSL season with 12 matches and 244 minutes played. The Dash subsequently decided to exercise Tucker's contract option, keeping her on the roster for the 2024 season. [14]

Utah Royals

On December 12, 2023, the Dash traded Tucker and $50,000 of NWSL allocation money to the Utah Royals in exchange for protection in the 2024 NWSL expansion draft. [15] [16]

Tucker made her first appearance for the Royals in the team's March 16, 2024 home-opener against the Chicago Red Stars. She came on in the 70th minute to replace Agnes Nyberg in a 0-2 defeat. [17] [18] On May 12, 2024, Tucker scored a long-range goal in a 1-3 road loss to the Red Stars. [19] [20] [21] It was her first competitive NWSL goal. [22]

Personal life

Tucker is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Career statistics

Club

As of match played June 8, 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] Playoffs [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NJ/NY Gotham FC 2022 NWSL 13050—180
Houston Dash 2023 12050—170
Utah Royals 2024 91——91
Career total34110000441

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