External links
- Peyton Trayer at Soccerway.com
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peyton Amber Trayer [1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 11, 2008 [1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Slammers FC HB Køge | ||
| 2022–2025 | Santa Margarita Eagles | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | United States U-17 | 6 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 18, 2025 | |||
Peyton Amber Trayer (born March 11, 2008) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. She is committed to play college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Trayer grew up in Aliso Viejo, California. [2] She helped lead Santa Margarita Catholic High School to the CIF Southern Section Division 1 title as a freshman in 2023 and was named the CIF-SS Division 1 player of the year. [3] She helped the team defend their regional title and finish as division runners-up as a sophomore in 2024, earning first-team All-County honors for a second time. [3] During high school, she also played club soccer for Slammers FC HB Køge, earning ECNL all-conference honors. [4] She committed to play college soccer for North Carolina during her junior year. [3] In early 2025, after attending a training camp in Brazil organized by the Kansas City Current, she was ruled ineligible for the rest of her junior high school season. [5] Current general manager Caitlin Carducci said the CIF ruling was wrong as the camp was not a tryout. [5] During her senior year, Trayer took online classes and trained with NWSL clubs Gotham FC and Seattle Reign FC to prepare for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [6]
Trayer plans to enroll early at the University of North Carolina in the spring of 2026. [6]
Trayer was called up to the United States under-17 team for the 2025 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship qualification tournament. [7] She made her international debut in the last qualifier against El Salvador and saved a penalty in the 7–0 win. [8] She then helped the under-17s to the title at the 4 Nations Tournament, playing the second half in the 1–0 final win over Mexico. [9] She was named to the roster for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [6]
Trayer is the daughter of Kari ( née Hogancamp) and Greg Trayer and has two siblings. Her parents were college athletes at the University of Massachusetts, where her mother played volleyball and her father played water polo. [5] [10]
