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American soccer player (born 2006) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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) and the United States national under-20 team. She was signed by the Reign at age 17 in 2024.
_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 | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | United States U-17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2023 | United States U-19 | 5 | (3) |
| 2024– | United States U-20 | 13 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 7, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 21, 2024 | |||
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, earning ECNL All-American honors from 2020–21 to 2022–23.[3][4]
After training with the team in the preseason, Adames signed a multiyear contract with the Seattle Reign in March 13, 2024, through the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism.[5] She had previously committed to the University of North Carolina.[2] She made her professional debut as a 90th-minute substitute in the Reign's season opener on March 17.[6] She wore the 47 shirt for the Reign following the example of Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden.[7] She scored her first professional goal just before full time in a 3–2 loss to the Washington Spirit on May 24.[8] On August 25, she headed the ball to force a stoppage-time own goal in a 1–0 win over the North Carolina Courage. In celebration, she emulated the outstretched-arms pose of her childhood idol Megan Rapinoe, whose jersey was being retired by the Reign that night.[9]
Adames played for United States youth national teams beginning at the under-14 level.[5] She played all four games for the under-17 team at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[10] She won bronze with national under-19 at the 2023 Pan American Games, where they played against other countries' senior sides. She scored three goals at the tournament, including in their semifinal loss to Chile.[7] She started every game for the under-20 team at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, helping the United States finish in third place. In the group stage, she provided three assists in the first half of their 7–0 win over Paraguay; her four assists at the tournament were the most by an American since Heather O'Reilly's seven in 2002.[11][12]
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