Summer Yates

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Summer Yates
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Yates with the Orlando Pride in 2024
Personal information
Full name Summer Faith Yates [1]
Date of birth (2000-06-17) June 17, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Pasco, Washington, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Orlando Pride
Number 28
Youth career
Pacific Northwest SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Washington Huskies 93 (17)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Orlando Pride 35 (5)
International career
2017–2018 United States U18
2017–2018 United States U19 3 (0)
2019–2020 United States U20 9 (6)
2019–2022 United States U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 4, 2024

Summer Faith Yates (born June 17, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Internationally she has represented the United States at multiple youth levels.

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Early life

Born in Pasco, Washington, Yates played youth club for Pacific Northwest SC where she won a state championship. She prepped at Chiawana High School where she was named Mid-Columbia Conference Player of the Year and Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Washington as a senior, [2] as well as a two-time 4A All-State First Team selection. Yates also played basketball and ran cross country. [3]

College career

Yates played five seasons of college soccer at the University of Washington between 2018 and 2022 while majoring in education, communities and organizations. [3] A starter in all five seasons, Yates made a total of 93 appearances for the Huskies (86 starts), ranking third all-time in program history for goals with 27 and fourth all-time for assists with 23. [3] [4] She was named All-Pac-12 First Team in each of her final three seasons and was NSCAA All-America Second Team for the 2020–21 season, the first Husky since Tina Frimpong in 2004 to be named All-American. [5]

Club career

Orlando Pride, 2023–

On January 12, 2023, Yates was selected in the fourth round (39th overall) of the 2023 NWSL Draft by Orlando Pride. [6] She signed a two-year contract with an additional option year on March 7. [7] She made her debut on March 26, entering as a 53rd-minute substitute for Marta in Orlando's 2023 season opener, a 4–0 defeat away to Portland Thorns FC. [8]

In the 2024 NWSL season opener, Yates scored the equalizer in the 86th minute for a 2–2 draw against Racing Louisville. [9] On July 11, she extended her contract through 2025 with an option for 2026. [10]

International career

Yates was frequently called in to youth national team camps, beginning at under-14 level in 2014. [11] She participated in multiple exhibition tournaments, notably scoring a hattrick against Iran under-16s at the 2016 Torneo Femminile Delle Nazioni in Italy, the first meeting of the two nations in women's soccer at any age level. [12] In February 2017, she was called up for the under-18 squad for a series of friendlies in England before being elevated to the under-19s later in the year to participate in the CFA Tournament in China. [13] [14]

In February 2019, Yates was called up to the under-20 squad for the invitational U20 La Manga Tournament. [15] In April 2019, she was one of five players from the under-20 pool to be named for the U23 La Manga Tournament. [16] In 2020, she was called up by Laura Harvey to the United States under-20 team to compete at the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. She appeared as a substitute in the opening match and scored one goal and one assist in a 9–0 victory over Cuba. [17] She started the next game against Honduras, scoring a further two goals and registering one assist as the United States won 11–0. [18] In total she made five appearances as the United States won the title for the sixth time. [19] Yates returned to the under-23 team in February 2022 for the Thorns Invitational. [20]

Career statistics

College summary

TeamSeasonPac-12NCAA TournamentTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Washington Huskies 2018 Div. I 193—193
201919820218
2020–2115410164
2021185—185
2022197—197
Total9017309317

Club summary

As of November 4, 2024 [21]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupPlayoffsTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando Pride 2023 NWSL 10060—160
2024 255—255
Career total3556000415

Honors

Orlando Pride

United States U20

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  8. ↑ "'I'm really proud of them': Young players earn valuable experience for Orlando Pride in season opener". www.orlandocitysc.com.
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