Addisyn Merrick
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Addisyn Merrick
| fullname = Addisyn Jade Merrick{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/addisynmerrick/ |title=Addisyn Jade Merrick (@addisynmerrick) |via=Instagram |access-date=June 23, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220618154536/https://www.instagram.com/addisynmerrick/ |archive-date=June 18, 2022}}
| image =
| caption =
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=5}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|4}}
| birth_place = Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Carolina Ascent
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| collegeyears1 = 2016–2019
| college1 = Kansas Jayhawks
| collegecaps1 = 87
| collegegoals1 = 1
| years1 = 2020
| clubs1 = North Carolina Courage
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021–2022
| clubs2 = Racing Louisville
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = Kansas City Current
| caps3 = 27
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024
| clubs4 = Utah Royals
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Carolina Ascent FC
| caps5 = 19
| goals5 = 1
| pcupdate = May 31, 2025
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Addisyn Jade Merrick (born March 4, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for USL Super League club Carolina Ascent. She played college soccer for the Kansas Jayhawks. She has previously played for the North Carolina Courage, Racing Louisville, Kansas City Current, and Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Club career
Merrick made her professional debut for the North Carolina Courage on June 27, 2020, in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup against Portland Thorns FC.{{Soccerway|addisyn-merrick/659983}}
On November 12, 2020, Merrick was selected by Racing Louisville FC in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft.{{Cite magazine|last=Creditor|first=Avi|title=Louisville Takes USWNT's Heath, Press to Headline Expansion Draft|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/11/12/nwsl-expansion-draft-racing-louisville-picks|access-date=2020-11-13|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=November 12, 2020 |language=en-us}} She made her Racing debut on June 23 against her former club, but she only appeared in three matches before suffering an ankle injury.{{Cite web |title=Addisyn Merrick |url=https://www.racingloufc.com/roster/addisyn-merrick/ |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=Racing Louisville FC |language=en-US}}
Merrick returned to full health in time for the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup, starting the first five matches of the competition. She made two starts for Racing Louisville in the regular season with a notable start against San Diego resulting in a win.
Merrick was traded to the Kansas City Current along with Cece Kizer on June 9, 2022. She made her Kansas City debut on June 11, 2022, against Gotham FC subbing in for Victoria Pickett in the 61'. She made her first start for the Current on July 10, 2022, against the Washington Spirit.
She signed with Utah Royals in December 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/news/fast-facts-addison-merrick|title=Fast Facts: Addisyn Merrick | Utah Royals|website=rsl}} Merrick and Utah parted ways in September 2024.{{cite web |title=URFC Parts Ways With Defender Addisyn Merrick |url=https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/news/urfc-parts-ways-with-defender-addisyn-merrick |website=RSL.com |publisher=Utah Royals |access-date=6 September 2024}}
On September 5, 2024, Merrick signed with Carolina Ascent of the USL Super League.{{cite web |last1=Cover |first1=Amanda |title=Carolina Ascent FC Signs Defender Addisyn Merrick from Utah Royals FC |url=https://www.carolinaascent.com/news/2024/09/05/carolina-ascent-fc-signs-defender-addisyn-merrick-from-utah-royals-fc/ |website=CarolinaAscent.com |publisher=Carolina Ascent |access-date=6 September 2024}}
Honors
Carolina Ascent
- USL Super League Players' Shield: 2024–25{{cite news|url=https://www.uslsuperleague.com/news/2025/05/17/carolina-ascent-claims-2024-25-usl-super-league-players-shield/|title=Carolina Ascent claims 2024/25 USL Super League Players' Shield|date=2025-05-17|publisher=USL Super League|access-date=2025-05-19}}
Kansas Jayhawks
Individual
- Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year: 2019
References
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External links
- {{NWSL player}}
- [https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/players/addisyn-merrick/ Addisyn Merrick] at Utah Royals
- [https://kuathletics.com/roster/addisyn-merrick/ Addisyn Merrick] at Kansas Jayhawks
- {{Soccerway|addisyn-merrick/659983}}
{{Carolina Ascent FC squad}}{{Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Year navbox}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Lee's Summit, Missouri
Category:Soccer players from Missouri
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:North Carolina Courage players
Category:National Women's Soccer League players
Category:North Carolina Courage draft picks
Category:Kansas Jayhawks women's soccer players
Category:African-American soccer players
Category:Racing Louisville FC players
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:21st-century African-American sportswomen
Category:Kansas City Current players
Category:Carolina Ascent FC players
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