Emily Sams
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Sams warming up with the United States in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Emily May Sams | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Emily May Madril | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 1, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Boise, Idaho, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Angel City | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gulf Coast Texans | |||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Florida State Seminoles | 62 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Racing Louisville (USL W) | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | NWSL pool | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → BK Häcken (loan) | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Orlando Pride | 72 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Angel City | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | United States U19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | United States U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | United States U23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | United States | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 16, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of January 27, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Emily May Sams (née Madril; born July 1, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. Mainly a center back, she can also play right back.
Sams played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles, winning the 2021 national championship and earning first-team All-American honors. After playing half a season in Sweden, she was drafted third overall by the Orlando Pride in the 2023 NWSL Draft. In 2024, she was named the NWSL Defender of the Year and helped lead the Pride to the NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship.
Sams trained with the youth national team from the under-19 to under-23 levels. She was included in the squad that won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics before making her senior debut later that year.