1 / Claudia Dickey
PRONOUNS: She/Her
POSITION: Goalkeeper
HEIGHT: 5-10
INTERNATIONAL: USA
HOMETOWN: Charlotte, NC
DOB: January 6, 2000 (24 years old)
COLLEGE: University of North Carolina
PREVIOUS CLUB: -
NWSL EXPERIENCE: 3 (3rd Reign)
ACQUIRED: Selected by Seattle Reign FC as the 20th overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft on December 18, 2021.
TRANSACTIONS: On November 17, 2023, Seattle Reign FC re-signed Dickey through the 2025 season.
PROFESSIONAL (NWSL)
Entering her third season, Dickey has totaled 12 starts for the club across all NWSL competitions, recording eight clean sheets and 37 saves...Finished the regular season with three clean sheets, adding two more during the playoffs to become just the fifth goalkeeper all-time in the league to earn a shutout in a playoff debut and the third youngest keeper among the five...Earned the best goals against average (0.78) among all NWSL goalkeepers to appear in at least nine games between the regular season and playoffs...Did not concede a goal in all three starts of the 2023 Challenge Cup, helping the club clinch the No. 1 overall seed.
2023 • SEA • 6/6 (3/3)
Earned the starting role after putting up three strong performances during the 2023 Challenge Cup...at ACFC 8/27: Made her NWSL regular season debut and went on to start the final six games of the regular season...Recorded three shutouts in six regular season starts, adding two additional shutouts in the quarterfinals and semifinals of the 2023 NWSL playoffs...Became just the fifth goalkeeper all-time in the league to earn a shutout in a playoff debut and the third youngest keeper among the five.
2022 • SEA • 0/0 (0/0)
Did not make an appearance during the NWSL regular season.
INTERNATIONAL (USA): Called up to the United States Women’s U-23 camp in Austin, Texas in January 2022...Member of U.S. National Team in women’s soccer at U-18 and U-20 levels in 2016 and 2017...During the 2017 calendar year, trained with the U-18, U-19 and U-20 national teams.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA (2018-21): A multi-sport athlete at UNC, Dickey played both soccer and basketball...Made 81 appearances and 55 starts for the soccer team, recording 149 total saves - a 0.810 save percentage...Was a First Team All- ACC selection (2020-21) after ranking first in the nation in shutouts with 15...As a junior, ranked 12th in the NCAA for goals against average, with an average of 0.45.
YOUTH: Attended Charlotte Latin School...Played on the soccer team from 2015-17 as a goalkeeper...Played midfield in her junior year on the pitch...All-America and All-State soccer selection in 2017...North Carolina Soccer Coaches Player of the Year in 2017...Named Greater Charlotte Goalkeeper of the Year three straight years from 2015-17…In 2016, earned Second-Team All America honors and was also named All-State...In 61 games in her soccer career at Charlotte Latin, played 3,276 minutes and compiled a 0.391 goals against average...Made 260 saves and averaged 4.3 saves per game.
BIG BROTHER BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA: Dickey’s father works for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, so she actively finds ways to get involved and support the organization when she’s not playing soccer.