Reilyn Turner

Reilyn Turner
Turner with Racing Louisville in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-10-18) October 18, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Lakewood, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Portland Thorns FC
Number 66
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 UCLA 79 (42)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024 Racing Louisville FC 16 (4)
2024– Portland Thorns FC 6 (0)
International career
2018 United States U17
2018–2019 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 28, 2024

Reilyn Turner (born October 18, 2002) is an American professional soccer forward who plays for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for UCLA Bruins before being picked sixth overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft by Racing Louisville FC.

Early life and college career

Turner was born in Lakewood, California, to former National Football League (NFL) wide receiver Nate Turner and former UNLV soccer player Felicia Madrigal, she is the 6th oldest of 15 children via her father. She has an older full sister, Blake, who played soccer at Columbia.[1] She grew up in Aliso Viejo, California, and graduated from Laguna Beach High School.[1]

UCLA Bruins

Turner played for UCLA from 2020 to 2023, scoring 42 goals and assisting 16 more.[1] She finished her collegiate career ranking fifth all-time at UCLA in goals, game-winning goals and multi-game goals and sixth in total points. In 2021, she became the first college athlete to sign a name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal with the sportswear company Nike.[2][3]

In 2022, Turner scored the game-winning goal in the 2022 College Cup semifinals and the game-tying goal in the ensuing championship match, helping UCLA win its second national championship. She was named to the All-Tournament Team in addition to claiming Most Outstanding Offensive Player honors.[4]

As a senior in 2023, Turner became the first player in UCLA program history to win the Pac-12 Forward of the Year award.[5] She was named a second-team All-American by United Soccer Coaches.[6]

Club career

Racing Louisville FC

One of the top forward prospects in the 2024 NWSL Draft, Turner was the No. 6 pick in the first round, selected by Racing Louisville FC.[7] She became the fifth first-round pick in Racing's history, joining Emily Fox, Emina Ekic, Jaelin Howell, and Savannah DeMelo. On February 21, 2024, Turner signed her first professional contract with Racing Louisville.[8] In a 2024 away game against Seattle Reign, she scored the equalizer in the 97th minute, making it 1–1.[9]

Portland Thorns FC

On August 21, 2024, Racing Louisville FC announced that they had traded Turner to Portland Thorns FC in exchange for Janine Beckie.[10][11] Turner made her Thorns debut three days later, entering the match as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to NJ/NY Gotham FC.[12] On September 4, 2024, Turner scored her first goal with Portland in a CONCACAF W Champions Cup victory over Club América.[13] The Thorns would later go on to advance to the NWSL playoffs, where they faced off against Gotham FC in the first round. Turner scored the game's equalizer in the 75th minute, but the Thorns later conceded a costly goal by Rose Lavelle and were eliminated from the playoffs.[14]

International career

Turner has played for the U.S. Youth National Team at a number of levels, including participation in the 2018 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where she scored twice.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of December 28, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Racing Louisville FC 2024 NWSL 16 4 — — — 3[d] 1 19 5
Portland Thorns FC 2024 6 0 — 1 1 2 2 0[d] 0 9 3
Career total 22 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 28 8
  1. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs
  3. ^ Includes CONCACAF W Champions Cup
  4. ^ a b Includes NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

Honors

UCLA Bruins

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Reilyn Turner – Women's Soccer". UCLA. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs
  3. ^ Includes CONCACAF W Champions Cup
  4. ^ "UCLA Storms Back, Wins Second NCAA Women's Soccer Title". UCLA. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bruins Dominate Pac-12 Women's Soccer Year-End Awards". UCLA. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "2023 NCAA Division I Women's All-Americans Announced". United Soccer Coaches. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "NWSL Draft". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "Racing signs top draft pick Turner to first pro deal". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Seattle 1–1 Louisville (Jun 23, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Racing adds gold medalist, NWSL champion Beckie". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "Portland Thorns acquire forward Reilyn Turner in trade with Racing Louisville". kgw.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "Match Report: Thorns Suffer 2-0 Defeat at Gotham FC - Portland Thorns". www.thorns.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Thorns kick off the 2024 CONCACAF W Champions Cup with a 3-1 win vs Club America - Portland Thorns". www.thorns.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  14. ^ "RECAP: Thorns fall short 2-1 vs NY/NJ Gotham in NWSL Playoff Quarterfinals - Portland Thorns". www.thorns.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.