Draft:Samar Guidry
American soccer player (born 2002)
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Samar Anise Guidry (born January 18, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for USL Super League club Dallas Trinity FC. She played college soccer for the Virginia Cavaliers.
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_20_(cropped).jpg) Guidry with Virginia in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samar Anise Guidry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 18, 2002 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dallas Trinity | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | FC Dallas | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Virginia Cavaliers | 96 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Dallas Trinity | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | United States U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | United States U20 | 13 | (0) |
| 2020 | United States U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:11, March 31, 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:11, March 31, 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Guidry is the daughter of Nolan and Stacey Guidry.[2] She grew up in McKinney, Texas, where she attended McKinney Boyd High School.[3] She played for FC Dallas' youth academy from 2016 to 2020,[2] winning one national championship with the team.[4] In 2019, she was recognized as a high school All-American.[5]
College career
Guidry spent five years playing for the Virginia Cavaliers soccer team.[6] As a freshman in 2020, she started in all of her 19 appearances and played the entirety of 5 games.[2] In the Cavaliers' season-opening win over Virginia Tech on September 12, 2020, Guidry tallied her first collegiate goal contribution, an assist to Diana Ordóñez.[7] She also recorded an assist in Virginia's ACC tournament quarterfinal victory over Louisville, which preceded the Cavaliers' eventual semifinal loss to North Carolina. In the NCAA tournament, she started all 5 of Virginia's games as the Cavaliers were eliminated in the semifinals by Florida State.[2] Guidry's performances earned her a spot on the All-ACC freshman team at the end of the season.[6]
As a sophomore in 2021, Guidry was named second-team All-ACC after helping the Cavaliers secure the ACC regular season title for the third time in program history.[2][8] On September 19, 2021, she scored her first collegiate goal in a victory over Richmond to start the season. In the second round of the NCAA tournament, she registered an assist in an eventual win over Milwaukee. Over the next two years, Guidry went on to start 37 straight matches. As a junior in 2022, she combined with Virginia's backline to record 13 shutouts. Guidry capped off her college career with a senior season in which she started in 10 of her 19 matches, bringing her final career appearance count to 96.[2]
Club career
In July 2025, Guidry joined her hometown club Dallas Trinity FC ahead of the USL Super League's second season of play.[4] She made her professional debut on August 23, 2025, earning the start in a season-opening victory over the Spokane Zephyr.[9] On September 26, Guidry received her first career red card, getting sent off in the 58th minute of an eventual 6–1 loss to Lexington SC.[10]
International career
Guidry has represented the United States at multiple youth international levels. In 2018, she was named to the United States roster that competed in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[11] However, she did not make any appearances in the tournament.[12] Over the following years, Guidry gained experience with the United States under-19 and under-20 national teams.[3] In 2022, she was a member of the squad that was eliminated in the group stage of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.[13]
Honors and awards
Virginia Cavaliers
Individual
