Summer Faith Yates is an American professional football player who plays as a forward for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League. Internationally she has represented the United States at multiple youth levels.
She started playing football when she was 5 years old.
She was coached by her dad, who knew nothing about football and learned by watching Messi and Ronaldinho in Barcelona.
She didn’t join a football team until she was 13.
She started thinking about becoming a professional player around the age of 14.
She did multiple sports in high school, such as basketball and cross country running.
She started racing quads and motocross at age 6 and liked other extreme sports at a young age.
She enjoys snowboarding, camping and hiking with her family.
Before a match, she listens to country music to calm down.
She doesn't really have any other pre-game superstitions.
Her favorite thing about Orlando are the lakes.
Her favorite celebrity is Adam Sandler.
Her favorite movie is Grown Ups.
She likes to play the guitar.
She has one sister.
She majored in Education, communities and organizations at University of Washington.
| CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship | 1× |
| NWSL Shield | 1× |
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
|---|---|---|---|
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2023
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present
|
Orlando Pride | 40 | 5 |
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2018
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2022
|
Washington Huskies | 93 | 17 |
| International Stats | |||
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2019
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2022
|
United States U23 | 3 | 0 |
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2019
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2020
|
United States U20 | 9 | 6 |
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2017
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2018
|
United States U19 | 3 | 0 |
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2017
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2018
|
United States U18 | ||
