Emeri Adames
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2006)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Emeri Adames
|image = NC Courage vs Seattle Reign (Apr 2024) 021.jpg
|image_size =
|alt =
|caption = Adames with the Seattle Reign in 2024
|full_name = Emeri Kate Adames{{cite web|url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce43/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf|title=FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022 – USA|date=2022-10-04|page=16|access-date=2024-03-19}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|04|03}}
|birth_place =
|height = 5 ft 5 in
|position = Forward
|currentclub = Seattle Reign
|clubnumber = 47
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 2024–
|clubs1 = Seattle Reign
|caps1 = 15
|goals1 = 1
|nationalyears1 = 2022
|nationalteam1 = United States U-17
|nationalcaps1 = 8
|nationalgoals1 = 2
|nationalyears2 = 2023
|nationalteam2 = United States U-19
|nationalcaps2 = 5
|nationalgoals2 = 3
|nationalyears3 = 2024–
|nationalteam3 = United States U-20
|nationalcaps3 = 13
|nationalgoals3 = 1
|medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's soccer}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Santiago|Team}}
{{Medal|Competition|FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup}}
{{medal|Bronze|Colombia 2024|}}
|club-update = July 7, 2024
|nationalteam-update = September 21, 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). Adames signed with the Reign at the age of 17 in 2024. She won bronze medals with the youth national team at the 2023 Pan American Games and the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Early life
Adames was raised in Dallas, Texas. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.reignfc.com/emeri-adames|title=Emeri Adames|publisher=Seattle Reign FC|access-date=2024-04-11}} She then attended the University of Texas at Austin High School. She played club soccer for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club and then Solar Soccer Club, earning ECNL All-American honors from 2021 to 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/girls-ecnl-announces-2020-21-all-americans_aid49897|title=Girls ECNL announces 2020–21 All Americans|date=2021-09-20|publisher=Elite Clubs National League|via=TopDrawerSoccer|access-date=2024-04-11}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/ecnl-girls-all-america-teams_aid51158|title=ECNL Girls All-America Teams|date=2022-08-29|publisher=Elite Clubs National League|via=TopDrawerSoccer|access-date=2024-04-11}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/girls-ecnl-announces-2020-21-all-americans_aid49897|title=ECNL Girls 2022–23 All-American Teams|date=2023-08-24|publisher=Elite Clubs National League|via=TopDrawerSoccer|access-date=2024-04-11}}
Club career
=Seattle Reign=
After training with Seattle Reign FC in the preseason, Adames signed a multi-year contract with club on March 13, 2024, through the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism.{{cite news|url=https://www.reignfc.com/news/seattle-reign-fc-signs-u18-forward-emeri-adames|title=Seattle Reign FC Signs U18 Forward Emeri Adames|date=2024-03-13|publisher=Seattle Reign FC|access-date=2024-03-19}} She had previously committed to play college soccer at the University of North Carolina.{{cite news|url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2024/04/11/emeri-adames-star-in-the-making/|title=Emeri Adames: Star in the making|last=Munson|first=Bella|date=2024-04-11|website=The Equalizer|access-date=2024-04-11}} Adames took the number 47 jersey in emulation of Manchester City player Phil Foden. She made her professional debut on March 17, coming on in the last minutes of the season-opening 1–0 win against the Washington Spirit.{{cite news|url=https://www.reignfc.com/news/match-recap-seattle-reign-fc-starts-new-era-with-1-0-win-over-washington|title=Match Recap: Seattle Reign FC Starts New Era with 1-0 Win Over Washington|date=2024-03-17|publisher=Seattle Reign FC|access-date=2024-04-11}} On May 25, she scored her first professional goal just before full time in a 3–2 away loss to the Washington Spirit.{{cite news|url=https://www.sounderatheart.com/2024/05/seattle-reign-washington-spirit-recap/|title=Everything continues to be bad as Reign lose 3–2 at Spirit|last=Cristobal|first=Jacob|date=2024-05-24|website=Sounder at Heart|access-date=2024-05-25}} On August 25, she created an own goal in stoppage time that led to a 1–0 win against 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.{{cite news|url=https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nwsl/2024/08/28/adames-pose-celebration-rapinoe-tribute-reign-goal/74983701007/|title=Adames 'pose' tribute leaves Rapinoe emotional after storybook Reign winner|last=Vertelney|first=Seth|date=2024-08-28|website=Pro Soccer Wire|access-date=2024-08-28}} She finished her rookie regular season with one goal in 21 appearances (6 starts) as the Reign placed 13th of 14 teams.{{cite web|url=https://fbref.com/en/squads/257fad2b/Seattle-Reign-FC-Stats|title=2024 Seattle Reign FC Stats|website=FBref.com|access-date=2025-01-11}}
International career
Adames trained with United States youth national team beginning at the under-14 level. She played all four games for the under-17 team at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.{{cite news|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/05/us-under-17-womens-youth-national-team-calls-up-23-players-for-training-camp-in-north-carolina|title=U.S. Under-17 Women's Youth National Team Calls Up 23 Players for Training Camp in North Carolina|date=2023-05-29|publisher=United States Soccer Federation|access-date=2024-04-11}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/09/strike-a-pose-emeri-adames|title=Strike a Pose, Emeri Adames|date=2024-09-03|publisher=United States Soccer Federation|access-date=2024-09-21}} 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. She had four assists in the tournament overall, the most by an American since Heather O'Reilly's seven in 2002.{{cite news|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/09/us-under-20-womens-youth-national-team-vs-paraguay-score-result-stats-match-recap|title=U.S. Under-20 Women's Qualify for Round of 16 at 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup As Pietra Tordin Scores a Hat Trick in 7-0 Win Over Paraguay|date=2024-09-08|publisher=United States Soccer Federation|access-date=2024-09-08}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/09/us-under-20-womens-youth-national-team-vs-netherlands-score-result-stats-match-recap-fifa-u20-world-cup-third-place-match|title=USA Scores Dramatic 119th-Minute Game-Winner To Defeat The Netherlands 2-1 And Finish Third At 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup|date=2024-09-22|publisher=United States Soccer Federation|access-date=2024-09-21}}
References
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External links
- {{NWSL player|aaf2552ae4c54dcfa1ec352db94d8b0f/emeri-adames}}
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{{Seattle Reign FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adames, Emeri}}
Category:Soccer players from Dallas
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:United States women's youth international soccer players
Category:Seattle Reign FC players
Category:National Women's Soccer League players
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in football