Reilyn Turner
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Reilyn Turner
| image = Reilyn Turner 2024-01.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Turner with Racing Louisville in 2024
| fullname = Reilyn Sky Turner{{cite web |title=2024/25 Concacaf W Champions Cup Finals Roster |url=https://mcusercontent.com/78d3589fb61466b549ff752e5/files/8e107fbb-67d5-6cbb-8873-bd48bd25298c/WCC_Final_Rosters.02.pdf |website=CONCACAF |access-date=19 May 2025 |page=3 |date=16 May 2025}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|10|18}}
| birth_place = Lakewood, California, U.S.
| position = Forward
| height = 5 ft 9 in
| currentclub = Portland Thorns FC
| clubnumber = 66
| collegeyears1 = 2020–2023
| college1 = UCLA
| collegecaps1 = 79
| collegegoals1 = 42
| years1 = 2024
| clubs1 = Racing Louisville FC
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = United States U17
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = United States U20
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| club-update = December 28, 2024
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = Portland Thorns FC
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
}}
Reilyn Sky Turner (born October 18, 2002) is an American professional soccer forward who plays for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for UCLA Bruins before being picked sixth overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft by Racing Louisville FC.
Early life and college career
Turner was born in Lakewood, California, to former National Football League (NFL) wide receiver Nate Turner and former UNLV soccer player Felicia Madrigal. She has an older sister, Blake, who played soccer at Columbia. She grew up in Aliso Viejo, California, and graduated from Laguna Beach High School.
=UCLA Bruins=
Turner played for UCLA from 2020 to 2023, scoring 42 goals and assisting 16 more.{{Cite web |title=Reilyn Turner – Women's Soccer |url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/reilyn-turner/11906 |access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=UCLA |language=en}} She finished her collegiate career ranking fifth all-time at UCLA in goals, game-winning goals and multi-game goals and sixth in total points. In 2021, she became the first college athlete to sign a name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal with the sportswear company Nike.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
In 2022, Turner scored the game-winning goal in the 2022 College Cup semifinals and the game-tying goal in the ensuing championship match, helping UCLA win its second national championship. She was named to the All-Tournament Team in addition to claiming Most Outstanding Offensive Player honors.{{Cite web |title=UCLA Storms Back, Wins Second NCAA Women's Soccer Title|url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2022/12/5/ucla-storms-back-wins-second-ncaa-womens-soccer-title |access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=UCLA |language=en}}
As a senior in 2023, Turner became the first player in UCLA program history to win the Pac-12 Forward of the Year award.{{Cite web |title=Bruins Dominate Pac-12 Women's Soccer Year-End Awards|url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2023/11/7/bruins-dominate-pac-12-womens-soccer-year-end-awards |access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=UCLA |language=en}} She was named a second-team All-American by United Soccer Coaches.{{Cite web |title=2023 NCAA Division I Women's All-Americans Announced | publisher = United Soccer Coaches |url=https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/2023-ncaa-division-i-womens-all-americans-announced/ |access-date=February 5, 2024 |language=en-US}}
Club career
= Racing Louisville FC =
One of the top forward prospects in the 2024 NWSL Draft, Turner was the No. 6 pick in the first round, selected by Racing Louisville FC.{{Cite web |title=NWSL Draft |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/nwsldraft |access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=www.nwslsoccer.com}} She became the fifth first-round pick in Racing's history, joining Emily Fox, Emina Ekic, Jaelin Howell, and Savannah DeMelo. On February 21, 2024, Turner signed her first professional contract with Racing Louisville.{{Cite web |title=Racing signs top draft pick Turner to first pro deal |url=https://www.racingloufc.com/news/2024/02/21/racing-signs-top-draft-pick-turner-to-first-pro-deal/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Racing Louisville FC |language=en-US}} In a 2024 away game against Seattle Reign, she scored the equalizer in the 97th minute, making it 1–1.{{Cite web |title=Seattle 1–1 Louisville (Jun 23, 2024) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/697955/racing-louisville-fc-seattle-reign-fc |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
= Portland Thorns FC =
On August 21, 2024, Racing Louisville FC announced that they had traded Turner to Portland Thorns FC in exchange for Janine Beckie.{{Cite web |title=Racing adds gold medalist, NWSL champion Beckie |url=https://www.racingloufc.com/news/2024/08/21/racing-louisville-trade-janine-beckie/ |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Racing Louisville FC |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-21 |title=Portland Thorns acquire forward Reilyn Turner in trade with Racing Louisville |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/sports/soccer/thorns/portland-thorns-reilyn-turner-trade/283-8743c5e8-cc5d-46f6-b933-97427d339252 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=kgw.com |language=en-US}} Turner made her Thorns debut three days later, entering the match as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to NJ/NY Gotham FC.{{Cite web |title=Match Report: Thorns Suffer 2-0 Defeat at Gotham FC - Portland Thorns |url=https://www.thorns.com/news/match-report-thorns-suffer-2-0-defeat |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.thorns.com}} On September 4, 2024, Turner scored her first goal with Portland in a CONCACAF W Champions Cup victory over Club América.{{Cite web |title=Thorns kick off the 2024 CONCACAF W Champions Cup with a 3-1 win vs Club America - Portland Thorns |url=https://www.thorns.com/news/thorns-kick-off-the-2024-concacaf-w-champions-cup-with-a-3-1-win-vs-club-america |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.thorns.com}} The Thorns would later go on to advance to the NWSL playoffs, where they faced off against Gotham FC in the first round. Turner scored the game's equalizer in the 75th minute, but the Thorns later conceded a costly goal by Rose Lavelle and were eliminated from the playoffs.{{Cite web |title=RECAP: Thorns fall short 2-1 vs NY/NJ Gotham in NWSL Playoff Quarterfinals - Portland Thorns |url=https://www.thorns.com/news/recap-thorns-fall-short-2-1-vs-ny-nj-gotham-in-the-first-round-of-the-nwsl-playoffs |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.thorns.com}}
International career
Turner has played for the U.S. Youth National Team at a number of levels, including participation in the 2018 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where she scored twice. She was called up by Emma Hayes into Futures Camp, practicing alongside the senior national team, in January 2025.{{cite news|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/01/emma-hayes-names-24-players-for-uswnt-futures-camp-in-los-angeles|title=Emma Hayes Names 24 Players to the 2025 Futures Camp Which Will Run Concurrently With USWNT Training Camp in Los Angeles|date=2025-01-08|publisher=United States Soccer Federation|access-date=2025-01-08}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|December 28, 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |CupIncludes the NWSL Challenge Cup ! colspan="2" |PlayoffsIncludes NWSL Playoffs ! colspan="2" |ContinentalIncludes CONCACAF W Champions Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| Racing Louisville FC
|2024 | rowspan="2" |NWSL |16 |4 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |3Includes NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup |1 |19 |5 |
| Portland Thorns FC
|2024 |6 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1 |1 |2 |2 |0 |9 |3 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!22 !4 !0 !0 !1 !1 !2 !2 !3 !1 !28 !8 |
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Honors
References
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External links
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- {{FBref player|id=cc4c8fb2}}
- [https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/reilyn-turner/11906 Reilyn Turner] at UCLA Bruins
- [https://www.racingloufc.com/roster/reilyn-turner/ Reilyn Turner] at Racing Louisville FC
- [https://www.thorns.com/players/reilyn-turner Reilyn Turner] at Portland Thorns FC
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Category:Sportspeople from Lakewood, California
Category:Sportspeople from Aliso Viejo, California
Category:Soccer players from Los Angeles County, California
Category:Soccer players from Orange County, California
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Racing Louisville FC draft picks
Category:UCLA Bruins women's soccer players
Category:Racing Louisville FC players
Category:National Women's Soccer League players
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:African-American soccer players
Category:United States women's youth international soccer players
Category:United States women's under-20 international soccer players