Summer Yates

American soccer player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Summer Faith Yates (born June 17, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Internationally she has represented the United States at multiple youth levels.

Full name Summer Faith Yates[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-17) June 17, 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Pasco, Washington, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
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Summer Yates
Yates with the Orlando Pride in 2024
Personal information
Full name Summer Faith Yates[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-17) June 17, 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Pasco, Washington, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Orlando Pride
Number 28
Youth career
Pacific Northwest SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Washington Huskies 93 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Orlando Pride 51 (5)
International career
2017–2018 United States U18
2017–2018 United States U19 3 (0)
2019–2020 United States U20 9 (6)
2019–2022 United States U23 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:51, November 16, 2025 (UTC)
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Early life

Born in Pasco, Washington,[2] Yates played youth club for Pacific Northwest SC where she won a state championship. She prepped at Chiawana High School where she was named Mid-Columbia Conference Player of the Year and Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Washington as a senior,[3] as well as a two-time 4A All-State First Team selection. Yates also played basketball and ran cross country.[4]

College career

Yates played five seasons of college soccer at the University of Washington between 2018 and 2022 while majoring in education, communities and organizations.[4] A starter in all five seasons, Yates made a total of 93 appearances for the Huskies (86 starts), ranking third all-time in program history for goals with 27 and fourth all-time for assists with 23.[4][5] She was named All-Pac-12 First Team in each of her final three seasons and was NSCAA All-America Second Team for the 2020–21 season, the first Husky since Tina Frimpong in 2004 to be named All-American.[6]

Club career

Orlando Pride, 2023–

On January 12, 2023, Yates was selected in the fourth round (39th overall) of the 2023 NWSL Draft by Orlando Pride.[7] She signed a two-year contract with an additional option year on March 7.[8] She made her debut on March 26, entering as a 53rd-minute substitute for Marta in Orlando's 2023 season opener, a 4–0 defeat away to Portland Thorns FC.[9]

In the 2024 NWSL season opener, Yates scored the equalizer in the 86th minute for a 2–2 draw against Racing Louisville.[10] On July 11, she extended her contract through 2025 with an option for 2026.[11]

International career

Yates was frequently called in to youth national team camps, beginning at under-14 level in 2014.[12] She participated in multiple exhibition tournaments, notably scoring a hattrick against Iran under-16s at the 2016 Torneo Femminile Delle Nazioni in Italy, the first meeting of the two nations in women's soccer at any age level.[13] In February 2017, she was called up for the under-18 squad for a series of friendlies in England before being elevated to the under-19s later in the year to participate in the CFA Tournament in China.[14][15]

In February 2019, Yates was called up to the under-20 squad for the invitational U20 La Manga Tournament.[16] In April 2019, she was one of five players from the under-20 pool to be named for the U23 La Manga Tournament.[17] In 2020, she was called up by Laura Harvey to the United States under-20 team to compete at the 2020 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. She appeared as a substitute in the opening match and scored one goal and one assist in a 9–0 victory over Cuba.[18] She started the next game against Honduras, scoring a further two goals and registering one assist as the United States won 11–0.[19] In total she made five appearances as the United States won the title for the sixth time.[20] Yates returned to the under-23 team in February 2022 for the Thorns Invitational.[21]

Career statistics

College summary

More information Team, Season ...
Team Season Pac-12 NCAA Tournament Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Washington Huskies 2018 Div. I 193193
2019 19820218
2020–21 15410164
2021 185185
2022 197197
Total 9017309317
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Club summary

As of March 14, 2025[22]
More information Club, Season ...
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Orlando Pride 2023 NWSL 10060160
2024 255303[c]0315
2025 001010
Career total 355703030485
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Honors

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