Reilyn Sky Turner (born October 18, 2002) is an American professional

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who plays for

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of the

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(NWSL). She played college soccer for

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before being picked sixth overall in the

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Early life and college career

Turner was born in

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, to former

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(NFL) wide receiver Nate Turner and former

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soccer player Felicia Madrigal. She has an older sister, Blake, who played soccer at Columbia. She grew up in

Aliso Viejo, California Aliso Viejo (Spanish for "Old Sycamore") is a city in the San Joaquin Hills of southern Orange County, California. It had a population of 52,176 as of the 2020 census, up from 47,823 as of the 2010 census. It became Orange County's 34th city ...

, and graduated from

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UCLA Bruins

Turner played for UCLA from 2020 to 2023, scoring 42 goals and assisting 16 more. 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

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(NIL) deal with the sportswear company

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. In 2022, Turner scored the game-winning goal in the 2022 College Cup semifinals and the game-tying goal in the ensuing

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, helping UCLA win its second national championship. She was named to the All-Tournament Team in addition to claiming Most Outstanding Offensive Player honors. As a senior in 2023, Turner became the first player in UCLA program history to win the Pac-12 Forward of the Year award. She was named a second-team All-American by United Soccer Coaches.

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

. She became the fifth first-round pick in Racing's history, joining

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, and Savannah DeMelo. On February 21, 2024, Turner signed her first professional contract with Racing Louisville. In a

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away game against

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, she scored the equalizer in the 97th minute, making it 1–1.

Portland Thorns FC

On August 21, 2024, Racing Louisville FC announced that they had traded Turner to

in exchange for Janine Beckie. Turner made her Thorns debut three days later, entering the match as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to

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. On September 4, 2024, Turner scored her first goal with Portland in a

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victory over

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. The Thorns would later go on to advance to the

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, 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

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and were eliminated from the playoffs.

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. She was called up by

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into Futures Camp, practicing alongside the senior national team, in January 2025.

Career statistics

Club

Honors

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Forward of the Year:

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References

External links

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