Cori Dyke
American soccer player (born 2000)
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Coriana Janet Ruggiero Dyke (born September 20, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
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Dyke with the Orlando Pride in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Coriana Janet Ruggiero Dyke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 20, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pride | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colorado Rush | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 108 | (9) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Orlando Pride | 65 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | United States U-16 | ||
| 2017–2018 | United States U-18 | ||
| 2017–2018 | United States U-19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | United States U-20 | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:31, September 16, 2026 (UTC) | |||
Dyke played college soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was named Big Ten Defender of the Year in 2023. She was drafted by the Pride in the second round of the 2024 NWSL Draft, winning the NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship in her rookie season.
Early life
Dyke was born in San Jose, California, to Annette and Peter Dyke.[2][3] She has an older sister, Camryn, who played college soccer at Notre Dame.[2] Her family moved to Littleton, Colorado, when she was seven.[4] She captained her club soccer teams in the academy programs of the Colorado Rush at the under-16/17 level and the Colorado Rapids at under-19.[4] She was named United Soccer Coaches All-American in 2017 and second-team TopDrawerSoccer All-American in 2019.[2][5] She attended Valor Christian High School and committed to Pennsylvania State University as a sophomore.[2][4]
College career
Dyke started all 108 games for the Penn State Nittany Lions over her five years with the team, accruing the most appearances in program history.[2] In her freshman season in 2019, she came into the program as the replacement for graduate Emily Ogle as the team's starting defensive midfielder.[4] She helped the team win the Big Ten tournament that year and was named to the Big Ten all-freshman and TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI teams.[2] In her sophomore year in 2020, the team won the Big 12 regular season title.[2]
During her senior season in 2022, Dyke was described by Penn State head coach Erica Dambach as "the franchise ... We go through her".[6] She scored her first career goal that year against Liberty and finished the season with four goals.[2][6] She helped lead the team to the Big Ten championship and was named to the all-tournament team.[2] Dyke returned for a fifth year in 2023, contributing to the team's solid defense at central midfielder or center back. She recorded a career-high five goals and six assists.[2][7] Penn State made it to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.[8] In her fifth and final season, Dyke was named the Big Ten Defender of the Year, first-team All-Big Ten, second-team United Soccer Coaches All-American, first-team TopDrawerSoccer All-American.[2][9]
Club career
Dyke was drafted by the Orlando Pride with the 22nd overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NWSL Draft.[10] She was signed to an initial one-year contract, then extended an additional year during her rookie season.[11][12] Dyke made her professional debut on April 16, coming on as a late substitute for Angelina in a 3–2 win against the Washington Spirit.[13] Head coach Seb Hines deployed Dyke at multiple positions before Dyke established herself as the starting right back after Brianna Martinez went out with an injury.[14][15] On September 28, she registered her first NWSL assist when her long cross connected to Carson Pickett's header for the opener in a 3–1 win against the Houston Dash.[16] She finished her rookie regular season with 21 appearances (11 starts) as the Pride claimed the NWSL Shield with the best record in the league.[17] She started all three playoff games and played the full match in the NWSL Championship, a 1–0 victory over the Washington Spirit on a goal from Barbra Banda.[18][19]
In February 2025, Orlando extended Dyke's contract for a further two years, keeping her with the club until 2027.[20] She scored her first professional goal on June 7, 2025, scoring the 1–0 game-winner against the Houston Dash with the final kick of the match.[21]
International career
Dyke was first called into training camp with the United States youth national team at the under-14 level in 2014.[22] She trained with the under-16 and under-17 teams the following year.[23] She was selected to play friendlies with the under-16 team in 2016, the under-18 and under-19 teams in 2017, and the under-20 team in 2018.[24] While in college, she was called up to the under-23 team for friendlies against NWSL teams in the 2022 preseason.[2]
Career statistics
- As of September 11, 2026
- Includes NWSL Challenge Cup
- Includes NWSL playoffs
- Includes the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
- Includes the CONCACAF W Champions Cup
Honors and awards
Orlando Pride
Penn State Nittany Lions
Individual
- Big Ten Defender of the Year: 2023
- Second-team All-American: 2023
- First-team All-Big Ten: 2023
- Big Ten tournament all-tournament team: 2022
- Big Ten all-freshman team: 2019
