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Reilyn Sky Turner (born October 18, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. She played college soccer for UCLA Bruins, scoring the last-second equalizing goal in the 2022 national championship and earning the Pac-12 Forward of the Year award in 2023. She was drafted sixth overall by Racing Louisville FC in the 2024 NWSL Draft and then traded to the Thorns during her rookie season.
Turner was born in Lakewood, California, to former National Football League (NFL) wide receiver Nate Turner and former UNLV soccer player Felicia Madrigal. She has an older sister, Blake, who played soccer at Columbia. She grew up in Aliso Viejo, California, and graduated from Laguna Beach High School.
Turner played for UCLA from 2020 to 2023, scoring 42 goals and assisting 16 more. She finished her collegiate career ranking fifth all-time at UCLA in goals, game-winning goals and multi-game goals and sixth in total points. In 2021, she became the first college athlete to sign a name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal with the sportswear company…
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