List of Utah Royals players

Utah Royals players in a preseason match against the Portland Thorns on March 7, 2025.

This article is about all-time Utah Royals players as of the end of the most recently completed National Women's Soccer League season. For a list of currently rostered Utah Royals players, see Utah Royals § Current squad.

The Utah Royals (also known as Utah Royals FC) is an American professional women's soccer club. The first iteration of the Royals played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) during its 2018 and 2019 seasons, and in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup and NWSL Fall Series. Its initial roster was relocated from FC Kansas City, which dissolved in 2017.[1]

In December 2020, Utah Royals FC was dissolved, and its player contracts and franchise rights were transferred to a new team provisionally named Kansas City NWSL and later renamed Kansas City Current.[2] The NWSL went three seasons without the Utah Royals before the club, under new ownership, re-entered the NWSL in 2024 as an expansion team.[3]

All Royals players who have appeared for the team in an official competition are listed below. This includes members of the 2018–2020 and 2024–present versions of the club.

Key

  • The list is ordered alphabetically.
  • Appearances as a substitute are included.
  • Statistics are correct as of November 22, 2025, the end of the 2025 National Women's Soccer League season, and are updated once a year after the conclusion of the NWSL season.
  • Players whose names are highlighted in bold were active players on the Royals roster as of the list's most recent update.
Positions key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Nationality
Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country they most recently represented in international play, or if said player has not played international football then by their country of birth.
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the player's roster designation as of the list's most recent update.
Years
Years are defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player was rostered for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
Appearances and goals
This list counts appearances and goals in the NWSL, NWSL playoffs, NWSL Challenge Cup, NWSL Fall Series, and NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup.

Players

Yrs No. Pos Nat Player Total NWSL Playoffs Cup[a] Other[b]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2020 7 DF United States USA Elizabeth Ball 18 0 9 0 0 0 5 0 4 0
2018–2020 18 GK United States USA Nicole Barnhart[c] 33 0 32 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2024 33 FW United States USA Hannah Betfort 27 4 24 2 0 0 0 0 3 2
2019–2020 21 FW Spain ESP Verónica Boquete 29 1 21 0 0 0 5 1 3 0
2024 2 MF United States USA Ellie Boren 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2024–2025 6 DF New Zealand NZL Katie Bowen[c] 47 0 38 0 0 0 5 0 4 0
2018–2020 12 DF Canada CAN Zoe Burns 24 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2019 21 MF United States USA Mikayla Cluff 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–2020 2 DF Scotland SCO Rachel Corsie 48 1 43 1 0 0 5 0 0 0
2019 46 DF United States USA Meghan Cox 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020, 2024– 29, 8 DF United States USA Kate Del Fava 61 2 52 2 0 0 4 0 5 0
2020 38 MF France FRA Aminata Diallo 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 1
2018–2019 13 FW United States USA Makenzy Doniak 11 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024–2025 28 DF United States USA Imani Dorsey 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 33 MF United States USA Brooke Elby 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024– 5 DF United States USA Lauren Flynn 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024–2025 22 MF Netherlands NED Dana Foederer 50 1 47 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
2024–2025 14 MF New Zealand NZL Macey Fraser 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 19 MF Australia AUS Katrina Gorry 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024– 24 MF United States USA Emily Gray 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024–2025 3 DF United States USA Olivia Griffitts 15 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
2025 15 DF Colombia COL Ana María Guzmán 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 10 MF France FRA Amandine Henry 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 16 DF United States USA Samantha Johnson 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 34 DF United States USA Sydney Jones 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025– 23 GK United States USA Mia Justus 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 3 FW United States USA Tziarra King 8 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 1
2025– 25 FW United States USA Cece Kizer 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–2020 9 MF United States USA Lo'eau LaBonta[c] 47 2 38 2 0 0 5 0 4 0
2024– 24 FW Canada CAN Cloé Lacasse 21 5 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–2019 7 MF United States USA Mandy Laddish[c] 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 24 DF United States USA Taylor Leach 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
2025– 12 MF United States USA Alex Loera 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–2020 61 GK United States USA Melissa Lowder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018–2020 12 MF United States USA Taylor Lytle[d] 15 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
2019–2020 19 DF United States USA Michelle Maemone 11 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
2018–2020 10 MF Canada CAN Diana Matheson 25 3 21 2 0 0 4 1 0 0
2024– 1 GK United States USA Mandy McGlynn 49 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2024 13 DF United States USA Addisyn Merrick 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2018–2019 17 DF United States USA Sydney Miramontez[c] 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024– 4 FW United States USA Paige Monaghan 41 8 38 7 0 0 0 0 3 1
2018–2019 3 DF United States USA Becca Moros[c] 30 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024– 15, 13 FW United States USA Brecken Mozingo 44 5 41 3 0 0 0 0 3 2
2024 35 FW United States USA Shaelan Murison 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2025– 33 MF United States USA Aria Nagai 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 27 GK United States USA Carly Nelson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018, 2019 48 MF United States USA Alexa Newfield[c] 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–2020 22 DF United States USA Maddie Nolf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
2024 6 MF Sweden SWE Agnes Nyberg 12 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2024 23 DF United States USA Darielle O'Brien 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018–2020 5 DF United States USA Kelley O'Hara[d] 14 1 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
2024 11 FW Nigeria NGA Ifeoma Onumonu 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024–2025 16 DF United States USA Madison Pogarch 46 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2025– 9 FW Slovenia SVN Lara Prašnikar 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–2019 21, 23 FW United States USA Christen Press 25 10 25 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025– 14 DF Spain ESP Nuria Rábano 22 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–2020 25 FW United States USA Brittany Ratcliffe[c] 19 2 10 2 0 0 5 0 4 0
2025– 19 FW United States USA KK Ream 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024– 18 DF United States USA Kaleigh Riehl 29 1 26 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
2018–2020 8 FW United States USA Amy Rodriguez[c] 51 16 43 14 0 0 4 1 4 1
2024–2025 32 GK Puerto Rico PUR Cristina Roque 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2018–2019 4 DF United States USA Becky Sauerbrunn[c] 34 1 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–2020 11 MF Canada CAN Desiree Scott[c] 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024–2025 9 FW United States USA Ally Sentnor 36 6 34 4 0 0 0 0 2 2
2020 17 FW United States USA Arielle Ship 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
2018–2020 1 GK United States USA Abby Smith 24 0 17 0 0 0 4 0 3 0
2025 30 FW Guatemala GUA Aisha Solórzano 20 1 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 53 FW Canada CAN Bianca St-Georges 22 3 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–2019 24 FW United States USA Katie Stengel 47 8 47 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–2020 42 FW United States USA Raisa Strom-Okimoto 8 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
2024 19 MF United States USA Frankie Tagliaferri 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024– 29, 11 FW Japan JPN Mina Tanaka 30 7 30 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024– 17 DF Spain ESP Ana Tejada 41 2 38 2 0 0 0 0 3 0
2025– 7 DF Denmark DEN Janni Thomsen 26 3 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 20 FW Norway NOR Elise Thorsnes 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 20 FW United States USA Cameron Tucker 19 2 18 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
2018–2019 15 MF United States USA Erika Tymrak[c] 30 1 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–2024 15, 7 FW United States USA Michele Vasconcelos 17 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
2019–2020 14 DF United States USA Gaby Vincent 11 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2019–2020 20 FW United States USA Mallory Weber 26 0 18 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
2018–2020 23, 66 MF Iceland ISL Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir[e] 52 2 48 2 0 0 4 0 0 0
2024–2025 26, 10 MF Spain ESP Claudia Zornoza 34 3 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

By nationality

In total, 82 players representing 18 different countries have appeared for the Utah Royals.

Note: Countries indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Country Total players
Australia 1
Canada 5
Colombia 1
Denmark 1
France 2
Guatemala 1
Iceland 1
Japan 1
Netherlands 1
Nigeria 1
Norway 1
New Zealand 2
Puerto Rico 1
Scotland 1
Slovenia 1
Spain 4
Sweden 1
United States 56

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Includes the NWSL Fall Series and the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Player acquired upon the club's formation via roster and rights transfer from FC Kansas City's dissolution.
  4. ^ a b Taylor Lytle and Kelley O'Hara were the Royals' first acquisitions not to be from the FC Kansas City roster distribution, via trade with Sky Blue FC on April 13, 2018, in exchange for the player rights to Christina Gibbons and Shea Groom, and the fourth-overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[4]
  5. ^ Icelandic player Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir was the Royals' first international signing, acquired on January 3, 2018.[5] Jónsdóttir would also score the club's first-ever goal, three minutes into the club's season opener against Orlando Pride on March 24, 2018.[6]

References

General
Cooper, Jen (2021). Keeper Notes NWSL Almanac. Keeper Notes.
"Utah Royals FC Roster Details". FBref. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
Specific
  1. ^ Lauletta, Dan (November 20, 2017). "FCKC to be dissolved; player contracts transferred to Salt Lake franchise". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Walker, Sean (December 7, 2020). "Utah Royals FC sold to Kansas City owners, may return in 2023". ksl.com. KSL-TV. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Hansmann, Adam; Linnehan, Meg (March 11, 2023). "Utah Royals returning to NWSL in 2024; RSL owners Ryan Smith, David Blitzer among investors". The Athletic. The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  4. ^ McCauley, Kim (December 29, 2017). "UWSNT [sic] star Kelley O'Hara traded to Utah Royals". SBNation. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  5. ^ McDonald, Ryan (January 3, 2018). "Utah Royals add Icelandic midfielder Gunnhildur 'Gunny' Jonsdottir". Deseret News. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Greene, Dana (March 25, 2018). "Utah Royals earn 1-1 draw in historic season opener". ABC4 Sports. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  • Stats on nwslsoccer.com (2016 onward)
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Utah_Royals_FC_players