Summer Yates

How Acquired: Selected No. 39 overall in the 2023 NWSL Draft

Club Highlights:

• Appeared in 28 matches during the 2024 campaign, helping the Pride lift the NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship trophies.

• Finished the 2024 season with five goals, three of which served as game winning goals.

• Scored her first professional goal in the Pride’s 2024 season opening match on March 16, 2024. The goal came int he 86th minute and leveled the match after the Pride went down to 10 players due to a red card.

• Appeared in 16 matches across all competitions during her rookie season in 2023.

• Earned her first two professional assists with both coming in in UKG Challenge Cup matches.

• Made her professional and Pride debut on Mar. 26 in the 2023 opener at Portland.

International Highlights:

• Has appeared for the U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team, leading the side to the 2020 U20 Concacaf Championship

College Highlights:

• Appeared in 93 games (86 starts) for Washington, scoring 27 goals and adding 23 assists during her five-year collegiate career
• Earned All-Pac 12 selections in four of her five years, along with United Soccer Coaches All-American Second Team honors
• In 2022, she led the Huskies with seven goals, six assists and 20 points, starting all 19 matches for the side