Jaedyn Shaw

About

Jaedyn Reese Shaw (born November 20, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Gotham FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team.
Shaw signed with the San Diego Wave at age 17 in 2022, becoming the NWSL’s second-youngest player at the time. In 2023, she helped the club win the NWSL Shield and was named to the NWSL Best XI. After three seasons in San Diego, she moved to the North Carolina Courage before joining Gotham FC in a record intraleague trade, winning the 2025 NWSL Championship in her first season with the Bats.
After representing the United States on the under-17, under-19 and under-20 teams, she made her senior debut in 2023. She won gold with the team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She was named the U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year in 2022.

Born and raised in Frisco, Texas, Shaw, her older sister, and younger brother were born to their Vietnamese-born mother, Ann and Black father, Lance. As a two-year-old, she would try playing while attending her older sister’s games.
Jaedyn had goals of becoming a professional soccer player from a young age. Her parents…