_024.jpg) Sams with the Orlando Pride in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Emily May Sams[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Emily May Madril[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 1, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Boise, Idaho, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Orlando Pride | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Gulf Coast Texans | |||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Florida State Seminoles | 62 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Racing Louisville (W League) | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | NWSL pool | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → BK Häcken (loan) | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Orlando Pride | 37 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | United States U19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | United States U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | United States U23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | United States | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 6, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 10, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Emily May Sams (née Madril; born July 1, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
She played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles, winning the 2021 NCAA championship, and was selected third overall in the 2023 NWSL Draft by the Pride.
She was part of the United States roster that won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
- ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 – Squad List: USA" (PDF). FIFA. July 12, 2024. p. 11. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "College of Arts and Sciences: Bachelor of Arts With Major In" (PDF). Spring Commencement 2021. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida State University. April 2021. p. 44. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2023.