Shae Holmes

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Shae Holmes
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-08) March 8, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Highlands Ranch, Colorado, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Seattle Reign FC
Number 25
Youth career
Real Colorado
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Washington Huskies 44 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– OL Reign 1 (0)
International career
2017 United States U19
2019–2020 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 1, 2023

Shae Holmes (born March 8, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). [1]

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Early life

Holmes played youth soccer for Real Colorado as a striker and was named the Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year in 2017. [2]

Collegiate career

An environmental studies major with a minor in global health, [3] Holmes played for the Washington Huskies from 2018 to 2022. [4] In her final season at the University of Washington, Holmes started all 19 games and earned second-team PAC-12 honors. [5]

Club career

OL Reign selected Holmes in the 2023 NWSL Draft and signed her to the roster. [6] Head coach Laura Harvey had targeted Holmes after previously coaching her at youth national team camps. [7]

Holmes made her NWSL debut in the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup. [8]

International career

Holmes is a former United States youth international. [9] She was a defender on the U-16 Girls' National Team. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played July 1, 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] Playoffs [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OL Reign 2023 NWSL 104050
Career total10400050

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References

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