| Emeri Adames | |
| Full Name: | Emeri Kate Adames[1] |
| Birth Date: | 3 April 2006 |
| Height: | 5 ft 5 in |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Seattle Reign |
| Clubnumber: | 47 |
| Years1: | 2024– |
| Clubs1: | Seattle Reign |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U-17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U-19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam3: | United States U-20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | July 7, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | September 21, 2024 |
Emeri Kate Adames (born April 3, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Seattle Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national under-20 team. She was signed by the Reign at age 17 in 2024.
Adames was raised in Dallas, Texas. She attended her first two years of high school at Life High School Waxahachie, where she set a school record with 47 goals in one season in 2021 as a freshman, and she competed in cross country and track.[2] She then attended the University of Texas at Austin High School.[2] She played club soccer for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club and then Solar Soccer Club, earning ECNL All-American honors from 2020–21 to 2022–23.[2] [3]
After training with the team in the preseason, Adames signed a multiyear contract with the Seattle Reign in March 13, 2024, through the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism.[4] She had previously committed to the University of North Carolina.[5] She made her professional debut as a 90th-minute substitute in the Reign's season opener on March 17.[6] She wore the 47 shirt for the Reign following the example of Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden. She scored her first professional goal just before full time in a 3–2 loss to the Washington Spirit on May 24.[7] On August 25, she headed the ball to force a stoppage-time own goal in a 1–0 win over the North Carolina Courage. In celebration, she emulated the outstretched-arms pose of her childhood idol Megan Rapinoe, whose jersey was being retired by the Reign that night.[8]
Adames played for United States youth national teams beginning at the under-14 level.[4] She played all four games for the under-17 team at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[9] She won bronze with national under-19 at the 2023 Pan American Games, where they played against other countries' senior sides. She scored three goals at the tournament, including in their semifinal loss to Chile.[10] She started every game for the under-20 team at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, helping the United States finish in third place. In the group stage, she provided three assists in the first half of their 7–0 win over Paraguay; her four assists at the tournament were the most by an American since Heather O'Reilly's seven in 2002.[11] [12]