Adelaide Gay

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Adelaide Gay

| image = Adelaide Gay 2014 (cropped).jpg

| fullname = Adelaide Anne Gay

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|11|3}}

| birth_place = Princeton, New Jersey

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = DC Power

| clubnumber =

| college1 = Yale Bulldogs

| collegeyears1 = 2008

| collegecaps1 = 5

| collegegoals1 = 0

| college2 = North Carolina Tar Heels

| collegeyears2 = 2010–2012

| collegecaps2 = 46

| collegegoals2 = 0

| years1 = 2009–2011

| clubs1 = Pali Blues

| caps1 =

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013

| clubs2 = Portland Thorns

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014

| clubs3 = Washington Spirit

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2016

| clubs4 = Kvarnsveden{{cite web|title=Player Interview|url=http://www1.idrottonline.se/KvarnsvedensIK-Fotboll/Varaseniorlag/Damlaget/Spelarintervjuer/AdelaideAdieGay1/|access-date=October 5, 2015|language=sv}}{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/damallsvenskan/person/?playerid=8854|title=Adelaide Gay — svenskfotboll.se}}

| caps4 = 43

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2017

| clubs5 = ÍBV

| caps5 = 18

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018

| clubs6 = Seattle Reign

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2018

| clubs7 = Portland Thorns

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2018

| clubs8 = Kvarnsveden

| caps8 = 13

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2020

| clubs9 = Klepp

| caps9 = 18

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2021

| clubs10 = Nordsjælland

| caps10 = 11

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2021–2023

| clubs11 = Fortuna Hjørring

| caps11 = 29

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2024–

| clubs12 = DC Power

| caps12 = 0

| goals12 = 0

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = June 28, 2024

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Adelaide Anne Gay (born November 3, 1989) is an American soccer goalkeeper currently playing for DC Power FC in the USL Super League. She previously played for Nordsjælland and Kvarnsvedens IK, Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja (IBV) in Iceland and several different teams in NWSL.

Early life

Born in Princeton, New Jersey to Lori and John Gay, Adelaide attended and played for the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Gay was goalkeeper on the varsity soccer team and was captain of the team as a senior in 2007. She helped lead her team to three Prep A finals—in 2004, 2006 and 2007—was named first-team All-MAPLS her sophomore through senior years, was a NJISAA Prep A first-team choice those same three years, and was The Trentonian prep A player of the year selection in 2007. Gay also excelled academically. She graduated with a 4.0 GPA, member of Cum Laude Society, and was a National Merit Scholar. Gay also competed in indoor track running the 200 and 800 meters and throwing shot put.{{cite web| url = http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205497943 | title = Adelaide Gay Player Profile}}

Gay also played for the PDA Power club team which won State Cup championships four times as well as the 2005 regional title. The club team was a national finalist in 2005. Gay was captain of the team that won the Region 1 Premier League championship in 2004 & 2006 and was a finalist in 2005 and 2007. She was also chosen as a member of the Region 1 Olympic Development Program (ODP) Team.{{cite web|title=Adelaide Gay|url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205497943|publisher=University of North Carolina|access-date=April 23, 2013}}

=College=

Gay attended Yale University in 2009. The following year, she transferred to the University of North Carolina where she stayed for the remainder of her collegiate career and majored in Business Administration.{{cite web|title=North Carolina's Adelaide Gay proves she belongs |url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/college-sports/8399954/2012-women-soccer-north-carolina-tar-heels-goalkeeper-adelaide-gay-proves-belongs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921045729/http://espn.go.com/espnw/college-sports/8399954/2012-women-soccer-north-carolina-tar-heels-goalkeeper-adelaide-gay-proves-belongs |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 21, 2012 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=April 23, 2013 }}{{cite web|title=Gay's leap of faith pays off|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-women/article/2012-11-30/gay-s-leap-faith-pays|publisher=NCAA|access-date=April 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425101641/http://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-women/article/2012-11-30/gay-s-leap-faith-pays|archive-date=April 25, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

During her sophomore year in 2010, Gay played in six games and logged a 0.94 goals against average (GAA). Her junior year, Gay played 900 minutes, alternating halves with Anna Sieloff in goal. She allowed only four goals and led the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in goals against average at 0.40. Gay recorded a save percentage of .852 with 23 saves on the season, including a career high of four against Texas A&M. She was named a first-team Capital One Academic All-America by College Sports Information Directors of America and earned Academic All-District honors. She was an All-ACC Academic Team selection and was nominated for the 2012 ACC Academic Honor Roll. Gay finished with a goalkeeper record of 7–0–0 sharing shutouts with Anna Sieloff against University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Florida State, Clemson, Duke, Wake Forest, Boston College and Baylor. She recorded a scoreless streak of over 450 minutes starting in September through November.

During her senior year with the Tar Heels, Gay helped the team win their 21st NCAA championship title.{{cite web|title=Ohai does it again, North Carolina advances to final|date=December 2012 |url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2012/12/01/ohai-does-it-again-north-carolina-advances-to-final/|publisher=Equalizer Soccer|access-date=April 23, 2013}}{{cite web|title=UNC women win 21st soccer title|date=December 2, 2012 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8702995/unc-women-win-21st-soccer-title-beat-penn-state|publisher=ESPN|access-date=April 23, 2013}}

Playing career

=Pali Blues, 2009=

In 2009, Gay played for the Pali Blues in the W-League and helped the team win the 2009 W-League Championship.

=Portland Thorns FC and Washington Spirit, 2013–14=

In 2013, the Portland Thorns FC signed Gay as a discovery player headed into the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).{{cite web| url = http://www.stumptownfooty.com/portland-women/2013/4/8/4197510/portland-thorns-fc-announces-roster | title = Portland Thorns FC announces roster| date = April 8, 2013}}{{cite web|title=A rose by any other name would smell as sweet: Portland Thorns season preview|date=April 13, 2013 |url=https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/4/13/4183388/portland-thorns-2013-nwsl-preview|publisher=SB Nation|access-date=April 23, 2013}} When Portland signed Amber Brooks on January 2, 2014, they waived Gay ahead of the 2014 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland-thorns/2014/01/portland_thorns_sign_midfielde_1.html|title=Portland Thorns sign midfielder Amber Brooks, waive Adelaide Gay and Elizabeth Guess|date=January 3, 2014 }} She signed with the Washington Spirit in April of the same year.{{cite web|url=http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/washington-spirit-announces-official-2014-nwsl-roster-2/|title=Washington Spirit announces official 2014 NWSL roster – Womens Soccer United|work=Womens Soccer United |date=April 8, 2014}}

=Kvarnsveden, 2015–16=

In 2015, Gay signed with Kvarnsvedens IK in the Swedish Elitettan.

Gay played every minute of the team's 26 league games and recorded 16 clean sheets helping the team win the league title and promotion to the top-division Damallsvenskan.{{cite web|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/elitettan/tidigare-ar/resultat-2015/tabell-och-resultat/?scr=fixturelist&ftid=57125|title=Spelprogram – Elitettan — svenskfotboll.se}}

Gay re-signed for the 2016 season with Kvarnsveden in the Damallsvenskan.{{cite web|url=http://www.dt.se/fotboll/damallsvenskan/amerikansk-trio-stannar-i-kvarnsveden|title=Amerikansk trio stannar i Kvarnsveden}}

=Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja (IBV), 2017=

Gay signed with Icelandic club Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja (IBV) for the 2017 season{{Cite news|url=http://www.fotbolti.net/news/03-03-2017/adelaide-gay-til-ibv-stadfest|title=Adelaide Gay til ÍBV (Staðfest)|access-date=2018-04-04|language=is}} and helped the team win the 2017 Icelandic Women's Cup in September.{{Cite news|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2017170908862|title=Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Stjarnan – ÍBV 2–3 {{!}} Sigríður Lára tryggði Eyjakonum bikarinn {{!}} Sjáðu mörkin – Vísir|work=visir.is|access-date=2018-04-04}}

=Seattle Reign FC, 2018=

In March 2018, Gay signed with Seattle Reign FC in the NWSL as a national team replacement player.{{Cite news|url=https://medium.com/@ReignFC/seattle-reign-fc-sign-goalkeeper-adelaide-gay-as-a-national-team-replacement-player-172107a70218|title=Seattle Reign FC Sign Goalkeeper Adelaide Gay as a National Team Replacement Player|date=2018-03-23|work=TheBold: Seattle Reign FC|access-date=2018-04-04}}

=Portland Thorns FC, 2018=

In April 2018, Gay signed with the Portland Thorns again as a national team replacement player.{{Cite news|url=https://www.stumptownfooty.com/2018/4/28/17295950/adelaide-gay-signed-as-goalkeeper-replacement|title=Adelaide Gay signed as Goalkeeper Replacement|last=Nguyen|first=Tyler|work=Stumptown Footy|access-date=2018-04-29}}

=Kvarnsveden, 2018=

After being released from Portland she got a call from Sweden and in July again signed with Kvarnsvedens IK now back in the Swedish Elitettan for the second half of the season.{{cite web | url=http://adelaidegay.com/blog/back-to-borlange | title=Back to Borlange | work=Adelaide Gay }}

=DC Power FC=

On June 28, 2024, Gay was announced as the first goalkeeper signed by DC Power ahead of the inaugural USL Super League season.{{cite web |last1=Moodley |first1=P. |title=DC Power Football Club Sign Anna Bagley and Adelaide Gay |url=https://www.dcpowerfootballclub.com/news/2024/06/28/dc-power-football-club-sign-anna-bagley-and-adelaide-gay/ |website=DCPowerFootballClub.com |publisher=DC Power |access-date=28 June 2024}}

Honors

Portland Thorns FC

NWSL Championship: 2013

References

External links

{{Official website|http://adelaidegay.com/}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130414080158/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/thornsfc/Adelaide-Gay Portland Thorns FC player profile]
[http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/gay_adelaide00.html Yale University player profile]
[http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205497943 University of North Carolina player profile]
{{Soccerway|adelaide-gay/293448}}

Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:American women's soccer players

Category:21st-century American sportswomen

Category:Lawrenceville School alumni

Category:North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players

Category:Pali Blues players

Category:Sportspeople from Princeton, New Jersey

Category:Portland Thorns FC players

Category:Soccer players from Mercer County, New Jersey

Category:USL W-League (1995–2015) players

Category:UNC Kenan–Flagler Business School alumni