Caitlin Cosme

About

Caitlin Meghani Cosme (born January 19, 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in the mainland United States, she plays for the Puerto Rico national team. Cosme played college soccer for the Duke Blue Devils, winning one ACC title, before being drafted 10th overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft by Orlando Pride.

Born in New Hyde Park, New York, Cosme attended Herricks High School and helped lead the varsity soccer team to the quarterfinals in the state playoffs in her junior and senior years. She was named High School All-American as a senior and became the first defender to be awarded MVP for the East squad. She also played club soccer for ECNL team Albertson Fury. Cosme left high school as the No. 5 ranked defender in the 2017 recruiting class nationally and the No. 1 recruit from the state of New York.

Cosme played five seasons of college soccer for the Blue Devils at Duke University between 2017 and 2021 while majoring in psychology. As a freshman, Cosme was limited to one appearance totaling six minutes, making her debut against Miami Hurricanes on October 15, 2017. Duke won the ACC regular season title. After struggling…