_021.jpg) Adames with the
Seattle Reign in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emeri Kate Adames [1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 3, 2006 [1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Reign | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 2024– | Seattle Reign | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | United States U-17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2023– | United States U-19 | 5 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 29, 2024 | |||
Emeri Kate Adames (born April 3, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Seattle Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was signed by the Reign at age 17 in 2024.
Early life
Adames was raised in Dallas, Texas. [2] She attended her first two years of high school at Life High School Waxahachie, where she set a school record with 47 goals in one season in 2021 as a freshman, and she competed in cross country and track. [3] She then attended the University of Texas at Austin High School. [3] She played club soccer for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club and then Solar Soccer Club of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL), earning ECNL All-American honors from 2020–21 to 2022–23. [3] [4]
Club career
After training with the team in the preseason, Adames signed a multiyear contract with the Seattle Reign in March 2024 under the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism. [5] She had previously committed to the University of North Carolina. [2] She made her professional debut in the 90th minute of Reign's season opener. [2] [6]
International career
Adames played for United States youth national teams beginning at the under-14 level. [5] She played all four games for the national under-17 team at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [7] She won bronze with national under-19 at the 2023 Pan American Games, where they played against other countries' senior squads. [8]
References
- ^ a b "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022 – USA" (PDF). October 4, 2022. p. 16. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c Munson, Bella (April 11, 2024). "Emeri Adames: Star in the making". The Equalizer. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Emeri Adames". Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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"Girls ECNL announces 2020–21 All Americans".
Elite Clubs National League. September 20, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via
TopDrawerSoccer.
"ECNL Girls All-America Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 29, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
"ECNL Girls 2022–23 All-American Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 24, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer. - ^ a b "Seattle Reign FC Signs U18 Forward Emeri Adames". Seattle Reign FC. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Match Recap: Seattle Reign FC Starts New Era with 1-0 Win Over Washington". Seattle Reign FC. March 17, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Under-17 Women's Youth National Team Calls Up 23 Players for Training Camp in North Carolina". United States Soccer Federation. May 29, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Under-19 Women's National Team Wins Bronze Medal at 2023 Pan American Games with 2–0 Victory over Argentina". United States Soccer Federation. November 3, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
External links
- Emeri Adames at Soccerway
- Emeri Adames at the Seattle Reign
- Emeri Adames at the National Women's Soccer League