Raised in Atlanta, Graham played multiple sports at the Westminster Schools, including soccer, basketball, track, and cross country, and won state championships in soccer and cross country as a freshman. She played DA club soccer for NTH Tophat, serving as captain for four years.[2] She committed to play college soccer for Duke as a sophomore.[3] She was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the 40th-best recruit of the 2020 class.[2]
Graham played a bigger role in her junior season in 2022, making 22 appearances (20 starts) and scoring 4 goals with 6 assists, with all of her assists in conference play. In the semifinals of the ACC tournament, she was sent off with a straight red card after showing two middle fingers to her North Carolina opponent; Duke lost on penalties after a 0–0 draw. After sitting out the opening round of the NCAA tournament, she started three games as Duke returned to the national quarterfinals, where they lost to Alabama in overtime.[2][5] In her senior year, she started 16 games and scored one goal with one assist in a down season for Duke, who failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament.[2][6]
Graham returned to play a fifth season in 2024, using her extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the pandemic. She started 22 games, led the team with 14 goals (more than doubling her career total), and had 5 assists. She scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against North Carolina during non-conference play, Duke's first-ever home win against the Tar Heels, and scored Duke's third in a 3–2 win against the same opponents during the ACC regular season.[2][7] She scored a hat trick and had an assist in a 4–1 away win against Stanford. Duke went undefeated in conference play to claim the ACC regular-season title. In the NCAA tournament, Graham scored twice in each of the first two rounds. Duke went on to the semifinals, where they lost 3–0 to North Carolina. After the 2024 season, she was named first-team All-ACC, the ACC Midfielder of the Year, and first-team All-American. She was one of three Duke players to make more than 100 career appearances alongside her sister Delaney and Mackenzie Pluck.[2][8]
Club career
The Houston Dash announced on January 21, 2025, that the club had signed Graham to her first professional contract on a three-year deal. She was the team's first college signing after the abolition of the college draft.[9] She made her professional debut on March 14, coming on for Sophie Schmidt in the season opener and scoring her first professional goal 15 minutes later in the 2–1 defeat to the Washington Spirit.[10] The following week, on March 23, she scored one minute after being substituted into the match, providing the game winner in a 2–1 comeback win against the Chicago Stars. She was the first NWSL player to score off the bench in her first two regular-season appearances.[11] She was named the NWSL Rookie of the Month after her performances in March.[12] On May 11, she scored the lone goal in a 1–0 win against the Seattle Reign.[13]
Graham is the younger of two daughters born to Chris and Marie Graham.[2] She is of Cuban descent.[15] Her father rowed crew at Cornell. Her sister, Delaney, played soccer alongside her at Duke.[16]
Career statistics
As of September 7, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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