Personal information | |||
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Full name | Olivia Lynn Moultrie [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | September 17, 2005||
Place of birth | Utah, United States [3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Portland Thorns FC | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2017 | Total Futbol Academy | ||
2017–2019 | Beach FC | ||
2019–2021 | Portland Thorns FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Portland Thorns FC | 45 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | United States U15 | ||
2019 | United States U16 | ||
2020 | United States U17 | ||
2022– | United States U20 | 5 | (2) |
2023– | United States | 4 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 3, 2024 |
Olivia Lynn Moultrie (born September 17, 2005) is an American professional soccer player for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). In 2019, she became the youngest American women's soccer player to turn professional, at age 13, and in 2021, she became the youngest player to play an NWSL regular-season game, at age 15. She was also the youngest player to commit to a college team and accept a scholarship offer, which she ultimately gave up, at age 11. She became the youngest player in NWSL regular-season history to score a goal at age 16 against the Houston Dash on June 12, 2022.
Moultrie was born in Utah to K.C. and Jessica Moultrie, [3] [4] who both participated in college athletics, [5] and was raised in the Canyon Country district of Santa Clarita, California. She started training in soccer when she was four years old. By fifth grade, she was homeschooled so that she could focus on soccer and became the first girl on a boys' club team to play in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy system. [6] At 11, she accepted a full scholarship offer to play soccer for the Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when she reached college age (from the 2024 season), becoming the youngest girls' soccer player to publicly accept a college offer at the time. [6] Shortly after, she traveled to Europe to train. [5] Her family began planning a move to Lyon, France, so she could begin playing professionally as soon as possible; however, these plans were abandoned when the Portland Thorns FC signed her in 2019. [7] She moved from California to Wilsonville, Oregon where she now resides. [8]
In February 2019, Moultrie announced that she was turning professional, having signed a representation deal with the Wasserman Media Group. She signed with Nike to a multi-year endorsement arrangement, giving up her college eligibility in the process, [6] and joined the Portland Thorns FC academy. [9]
Although she trained with the Thorns' senior team [10] and appeared in exhibition matches, she had been prevented from signing a professional contract with the club, as the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) prohibited players under age 18, while FIFA, soccer's international governing body, generally prohibits minors from playing overseas. [11] She made her first appearance for the senior team in an exhibition match on March 27, 2019, against the United States under-23 team. [12] [13]
On May 4, 2021, she filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NWSL in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, alleging that the league, as the "only acquirer of talent in the market", violated the Sherman Antitrust Act with its age limit. [14] The suit asked for immediate action from the court by granting a temporary restraining order against the age rule so that Moultrie can play in regular-season games during the 2021 season. [15] On May 24, 2021, United States District Judge Karin Immergut granted a temporary restraining order, ordering the league to lift its age limit and allow Moultrie to compete for a roster spot on the Thorns, writing, the league had not "presented any compelling procompetitive reasons to justify this anticompetitive policy, nor have they shown that eliminating the Age Rule will cause any non-speculative injury to the NWSL." [16]
In June 2021, the league informed all member teams of a discovery process for Moultrie, ultimately awarding the rights to OL Reign, [17] who subsequently traded her to the Thorns for a third-round draft pick. [18] On June 30, 2021, Moultrie signed a three-year contract with the Thorns, becoming the youngest player to sign a contract with an NWSL team. [19]
Moultrie made her professional debut on July 3, 2021, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 win against Racing Louisville. [20] She made her first start and recorded her first assist on August 7 against Washington Spirit. [21]
On August 19, 2021, Moultrie scored her first professional goal, a 57th-minute direct free kick against Houston Dash, in the semifinal of the International Champions Cup. [22]
On June 12, 2022, Moultrie scored her first NWSL league goal becoming the youngest player to do so. [23] [24]
On October 29, 2022, Moultrie came on as a substitute in the 2022 NWSL Championship game. The Thorns won the match earning Moultrie her first NWSL Championship. [25]
On February 13, 2024, it was announced that Moultrie agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Thorns, lasting through the 2026 season. [26]
On February 15, 2022, Moultrie was included in the U.S. under-20 squad for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. [27]
In October 2023, Moultrie was included in the US senior squad for the first time at the age of 18, for a double headed friendly fixture against Colombia. [28] She earned her first cap on December 2, 2023, against China PR. She earned her first start and recorded her first two goals on February 20, 2024, against the Dominican Republic in a group stage match of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup [29] becoming the third US women's soccer player to score two or more goals in a game at age 18 or younger after Mia Hamm and Cindy Parlow Cone. [30] She also earned Player of the Match honors. [31]
Club | Season | League | Cup [lower-alpha 1] | Playoffs [lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Portland Thorns FC | 2021 | NWSL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2022 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
2023 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
2024 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 45 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 5 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 4 | 2 |
Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting) | |
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Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
Goal in match | Goal of total goals by the player in the match Sorted by total goals followed by goal number |
# | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match) |
Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match | |
Pink background color – Continental Games or regional tournament | |
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament | |
NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation. NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player |
Goals | Cap | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Assist/pass | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 3 | 2024-02-20 [m 1] | Carson, California | Dominican Republic | 8' | Sophia Smith | 1–0 | 5–0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
2 | 58' | Midge Purce | 3–0 |
In 2019, shortly after turning pro, Moultrie had a small role in Nike's all-women "Dream Crazier" commercial that debuted during the 92nd Academy Awards broadcast and was narrated by Serena Williams. [6]
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