KK Ream

KK Ream

Ream with the Utah Royals in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Kherrington Ream
Date of birth	(2009-07-08) July 8, 2009 (age 16) [1]
Place of birth	Herriman, Utah, United States
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Utah Royals
Number	19
Youth career
2019–2022	Utah Royals FC AZ
2020–2022	RSL Arizona
2023–2024	Utah Avalanche
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2025–	Utah Royals	4	(0)
International career‡
2024–	United States U-15	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 3, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 14, 2024

Kherrington "KK" Ream (born July 8, 2009) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She signed with the Royals at the age of 15 in 2024.

Club career

Youth career

Born in Herriman, Utah, Ream joined the Utah Royals FC AZ academy in 2019, where she played up several age groups. ^{[1] [2]} While in Arizona, she also played for the boys' team RSL Arizona of MLS Next. She often played with her twin brother, Linkon, growing up. In 2022, she returned to her home state and joined the Utah Avalanche, playing with boys her age and girls three or four years older. ^{[3] [4]}

Utah Royals

Ream began training with the Utah Royals professional team in the 2024 preseason. ^[3] On December 11, 2024, the Royals announced that they had signed Ream to a three-year under-18 contract, making her the youngest player in team history at 15 years and 157 days old. ^[5] After a preseason friendly in which Ream scored three goals against BYU, her teammate Kate Del Fava said in an interview: "Three syllables ... KK Ream". ^[6]

Ream made her professional debut as a late substitute against the San Diego Wave on March 23, 2025. ^[7] She became the youngest player in NWSL history to start a game on May 3, 2025, in a 2–0 loss to the North Carolina Courage. ^[8] On August 29, Ream scored her first professional goal, netting the game-winning tally in a 2–1 win against Portland Thorns FC. ^[9] At sixteen years and fifty-two days old, she became the youngest-ever NWSL goalscorer, beating the record set by Alex Pfeiffer the year prior. ^[10]

International career

Ream helped the United States win the 2024 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, converting a penalty kick in the semifinal shootout against Canada. ^[11]

References

1. "KK Ream". Utah Royals . Retrieved May 4, 2025.
2. Eskilson, J.R. (June 22, 2021). "Girls Academy Playoff Preview". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved December 11, 2024.
3. "URFC Duo KK Ream and Imani Dorsey Reflect on Their Journey and What Lies Ahead". Utah Royals. February 14, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
4. "Players to Watch: ECNL Girls Dallas 2024 National Event". SoccerWire. February 15, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
5. "Utah Royals FC Signs 15-Year-Old KK Ream To Professional Contract". Utah Royals. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
6. Walker, Sean (March 4, 2025). "KK Ream is a Utah Royals rookie with tremendous upside. But she also deserves to be a teenager". Salt City FC. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
7. "Utah Royals Fall In First Road Test Of 2025". Utah Royals. March 23, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
8. Turner, Caleb (May 3, 2025). "15-year-old Utah native becomes youngest starter in NWSL history in 2-0 Royals home loss". KSL.com . Retrieved May 4, 2025.
9. Turner, Caleb (August 30, 2025). "KK Ream becomes youngest goalscorer in NWSL history in 2-1 Utah Royals win in Portland". KSL. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
10. Griffin, Tamerra (August 30, 2025). "Utah Royals' KK Ream, 16, becomes youngest goalscorer in NWSL regular-season history". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 30, 2025.
11. Clark, Travis (August 13, 2024). "U.S. U15 GNT Wins Concacaf Championship". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved December 11, 2024.

External links

• KK Ream at Soccerway.com