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Solar Soccer Club is an American youth soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas. It is a member of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL). History Solar was founded in 1976. In 2010, its chairman since 1996 resigned after being accused of stealing more than from the club. Solar has become one of the most-recruited-from clubs for colleges in the United States. Its head women's coach from 2007 to 2020 was Derek Missimo, who led players including his daughter, Lexi, to national championship games every year after 2016. Solar won the ECNL Girls Overall Club Championship in 2021–22. Notable people Players * Emeri Adames * Corben Bone * Haley Berg * Messiah Bright * Trinity Byars * Reggie Cannon *Kenny Cooper * Blaine Ferri *Kennedy Fuller * Johan Gomez * Jonathan Gómez * Amet Korça * Camryn Lancaster * Ainsley McCammon *Weston McKennie * Lexi Missimo * Samantha Meza *Drew Moor * Riley Parker * Jaedyn Shaw * Collin Smith * Taylor Smith *Allie Thornton Alexis T ...
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Allen, Texas
Allen is a city in Collin County, Texas, Collin County in the U.S. state of Texas, and a northern suburb in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The population was 104,627 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, and was estimated to be 111,551 in 2022. Allen is located approximately north of downtown Dallas and is a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. History The Allen area was previously home to the Caddo, Comanche, and other indigenous peoples. The first immigrants from the United States and Europe arrived in the early 1840s. The town was established by the Houston and Texas Central Railway and named in 1872 for Ebenezer Allen (Texas politician), Ebenezer Allen, a state politician and railroad promoter. The railroad allowed the sale of crops across the country before they rotted, causing a shift from the previous cattle-based agriculture. On February 22, 1878, a gang led by Sam Bass (outlaw), Sam Bass committed in Allen wha ...
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Kennedy Fuller
Kennedy Linh Fuller (born March 9, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was named the national Gatorade Player of the Year in 2023. She signed with Angel City at the age of 16 in 2024. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Early life Fuller grew up in Southlake, Texas. She is a quarter Vietnamese through her maternal grandmother. She played high school soccer for Southlake Carroll High School. In her freshman year in 2022, she scored 26 goals and had 14 assists to lead Southlake Carroll to a Class 6A state championship, scoring a hat trick in the title game. She was named Gatorade Texas Girls Soccer Player of the Year. In her sophomore year in 2023, she scored 55 goals and was named the Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year. Fuller committed to the University of North Carolina in September 2022 and planned to graduate ear ...
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Allie Thornton
Alexis Taylor Thornton (born December 2, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Super League club Dallas Trinity. Thornton played college soccer for the SMU Mustangs, earning first-team All-AAC honors four times. In 2022, after three seasons in France with Le Havre and Issy, she moved to RSC Anderlecht in Belgium, where she won two league titles. In 2024, she joined the newly formed Dallas Trinity and won the inaugural USL Super League Golden Boot. Early life Thornton was born in Arlington, Texas, to Kelli and Jim Thornton. She played youth soccer with Solar Chelsea 98 (now Solar Chelsea SC). Thornton attended Kennedale High School, where she helped lead the team to their first Texas 4A State Championship victory in 2015, recording 38 goals and 22 assists in the process. Kennedale repeated as champions in 2016, winning consecutive state titles. College career In 2016, Thornton joined the SMU Mustangs. She earned numerous accolades ...
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Taylor Smith (soccer, Born 1993)
Taylor Nicole Smith (born December 1, 1993) is an American professional association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Liga MX Femenil club Club León (women), León. Smith played college soccer for the UCLA Bruins women's soccer, UCLA Bruins and helped the team to its first-ever 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, national title in 2013. She played eight seasons in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for the Western New York Flash, North Carolina Courage, Washington Spirit, OL Reign, and NJ/NY Gotham FC. She won NWSL Championships with the Flash in 2016 NWSL Championship, 2016 and Gotham in 2023 NWSL Championship, 2023. She represented the United States women's national soccer team, United States at youth and senior levels, earning 10 caps with the senior national team. Early life Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Smith attended Fort Worth Country Day School where she captained the varsity soccer team for ...
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Collin Smith
Collin Smith (born December 4, 2003) is an American soccer player who plays as a right-back for Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship. Career North Texas Smith made his league debut for the club on July 25, 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Beni Redžić in a 2–1 home victory over Forward Madison. FC Dallas On April 28, 2021, Smith signed as a homegrown player with FC Dallas. Smith was loaned to USL Championship side Birmingham Legion on March 10, 2023. Smith was recalled from his loan by Dallas on July 4, 2023. Smith was released by Dallas following the 2023 season. On January 8, 2024, Smith signed with New England Revolution II. On March 29, 2024, Smith mutually agreed to part ways with New England Revolution II. That same day, it was announced that he signed a contract with Rhode Island FC during their debut season in the USL Championship. He was released by Rhode Island following the 2024 season. Phoenix Rising FC Smith signed with Phoenix Rising FC ...
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Jaedyn Shaw
Jaedyn Reese Shaw, OLY (born November 20, 2004) is an American professional association football, soccer player who plays as a forward (association football), forward or attacking midfielder for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States women's national soccer team, United States national team. A gold medal winner at the Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2024 Paris Summer Olympics with the national team, Shaw previously represented the United States on the United States women's national under-17 soccer team, under-17, United States women's national under-19 soccer team, under-19 and United States women's national under-20 soccer team, under-20 national teams. She was named U.S. Soccer Player of the Year, U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year in 2022. Shaw previously played for San Diego Wave FC and won the team's first-ever NWSL Shield and NWSL Challenge Cup in 2024. She was named to the NWSL B ...
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Riley Parker (soccer)
Riley Grace Mattingly Parker (; born March 31, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Super League club Carolina Ascent. She played college soccer for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Forward of the Year in 2022. Early life Parker was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, and attended Edward S. Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas. As a child, she appeared on an episode of the children's television show ''Barney & Friends''. Parker played youth soccer for Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) club Solar SC, reaching the state conference championship in 2015, 2016, and 2017, and placing third at the 2015 ECNL National finals. She also played high school soccer at Edward S. Marcus High School, where she was named the team's most valuable player in 2016 and 2017. Parker committed to playing for the University of Alabama in 2015. College career On February 19, 2021, in the first half of the firs ...
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Drew Moor
Drew Moor (born January 15, 1984) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a center-back in Major League Soccer. Born in Dallas, Moor began playing college soccer for the Furman Paladins before transferring to the Indiana Hoosiers. After three seasons with the Hoosiers, and helping the side with the 2004 College Cup, Moor was drafted in the first round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas with the 6th overall pick. He spent five seasons with FC Dallas, winning U.S. Open Cup titles, before being traded to the Colorado Rapids. In his full-debut season, Moor helped the Rapids win MLS Cup 2010, the club's first league championship title. In 2016, signed with Toronto FC and spent four seasons with the club before returning to the Rapids in 2020. During his time at Toronto FC, Moor was part of the side which won MLS Cup 2017, the Supporters' Shield, and three Canadian Championship titles. Moor has been capped five times by the United States nationa ...
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Samantha Meza
Samantha Meza (born November 7, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was drafted by the Reign in the 2024 NWSL Draft. She represented the United States at the under-15, under-17, and under-20 level, winning CONCACAF tournaments at each level. Early life Meza was born in Dallas, Texas, to Alma and Luis Santos, and has a younger brother. She is of Mexican descent. She grew up in Balch Springs and began playing soccer at age three. She played club soccer for Dallas Kicks, which reached the final of the US Youth Soccer National Championships one year, then moved to Solar Soccer Club of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy in 2017. She was twice named to the Best XI of her Academy conference. She attended TTU K–12 for her last two years of high school. After initially planning to attended the University of Virgin ...
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Weston McKennie
Weston James Earl McKennie (born August 28, 1998) is an American professional association football, soccer player who plays primarily as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus FC, Juventus and the United States men's national soccer team, United States national team. Described as a "Swiss Army knife," he is known for his widespread positional versatility as a midfielder (Attacking mid, attacking, Central midfield, central, and Defensive mid, defensive), a Defender (association football), defender (Wingback (association football), wingback and Fullback (association football), fullback), and as a Forward (association football), forward (Winger (association football), winger and false 9). A youth prospect from FC Dallas, McKennie began his senior club career at Bundesliga side FC Schalke 04, Schalke 04 after rising through the team's academy sector. In 2017–18 FC Schalke 04 season, 2017–18, he established himself as a first team player, playing 25 games in all competitions. Aft ...
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Ainsley McCammon
Ainsley Layna McCammon (born August 16, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was signed by the Reign at the age of 16 in 2024. She captained the United States to third place at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Early life McCammon was raised in Bedford, Texas. She played club soccer for Solar SC, leading the team to win the ECNL national championship in 2023 and being named an All-American in 2022 and 2023. At age 16, she signed an endorsement deal with Nike in April 2024. Club career McCammon was signed by Seattle Reign FC on July 19, 2024, becoming the youngest player in team history at 16 years and 335 days and seventh-youngest in league history. Her contract, through the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism, was guaranteed through 2028. She had previously committed to play college soccer for the Virginia Cavaliers. On the day of her signing, McCammon made her profess ...
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Camryn Lancaster
Camryn Lancaster (born April 22, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Super League club Dallas Trinity. She played college soccer for the TCU Horned Frogs. College career TCU Horned Frogs Lancaster had a standout freshman year, appearing in every match for the Horned Frogs. On November 11, 2021, she scored the game-winning goal against the Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 conference tournament final. On November 21, 2021, Lancaster scored the equalizing goal in the NCAA Tournament match against Rutgers, forcing the game into penalty kicks, but ultimately fell short. In 2022, Lancaster helped TCU reach the Big 12 Conference Tournament final for the third straight year, where they fell to West Virginia in extra time. On November 11, during the 2022 NCAA tournament, Lancaster scored the game-winning goal in a second round matchup against Michigan State, sending TCU into the Round of 16 where they would eventually lose to Notre Dame. She ...
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