Personal information | |||
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Full name | Addisyn Jade Merrick | ||
Date of birth | (1998-03-04) March 4, 1998 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S. | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Carolina Ascent FC | ||
Number | 13 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Kansas Jayhawks | 87 | (1) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020 | North Carolina Courage | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Racing Louisville | 5 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Kansas City Current | 27 | (0) |
2024 | Utah Royals | 1 | (4) |
2024– | Carolina Ascent FC | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 29, 2024 |
Addisyn Jade Merrick (born March 4, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Carolina Ascent FC of the USL Super League.
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.
On November 12, 2020, Merrick was selected by Racing Louisville FC in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft. She made her Racing debut on June 23 against her former club, but she only appeared in three matches before suffering an ankle injury.
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. Merrick and Utah parted ways in September 2024.
On September 5, 2024, Merrick signed with Carolina Ascent of the USL Super League.
Honors
Kansas Jayhawks
Individual
- Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year: 2019
References
- "Addisyn Jade Merrick (@addisynmerrick)". Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Instagram.
- Addisyn Merrick at Soccerway
- Creditor, Avi (November 12, 2020). "Louisville Takes USWNT's Heath, Press to Headline Expansion Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- "Addisyn Merrick". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- "Fast Facts: Addisyn Merrick | Utah Royals". rsl.
- "URFC Parts Ways With Defender Addisyn Merrick". RSL.com. Utah Royals. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- Cover, Amanda. "Carolina Ascent FC Signs Defender Addisyn Merrick from Utah Royals FC". CarolinaAscent.com. Carolina Ascent. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
External links
- Addisyn Merrick National Women's Soccer League profile
- Addisyn Merrick at Utah Royals
- Addisyn Merrick at Kansas Jayhawks
- Addisyn Merrick at Soccerway
Carolina Ascent FC – current squad | |
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Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Year | |
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Player of the Year | |
Offensive Player of the Year | |
Defensive Player of the Year | |
Forward of the Year | |
Midfielder of the Year | |
Defender of the Year | |
Goalkeeper of the Year |
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- Living people
- People from Lee's Summit, Missouri
- Soccer players from Missouri
- American women's soccer players
- Women's association football defenders
- North Carolina Courage players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- North Carolina Courage draft picks
- Kansas Jayhawks women's soccer players
- 1998 births
- African-American soccer players
- Racing Louisville FC players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 21st-century African-American sportswomen
- Kansas City Current players
- Utah Royals players
- American women's soccer biography stubs
- Carolina Ascent FC players