20 / Sam Meza

PRONOUNS: She/Her

POSITION: Midfielder

HEIGHT: 5-4

INTERNATIONAL: USA

HOMETOWN: Dallas, Texas

DOB: November 7, 2001 (22 years old)

COLLEGE: University of North Carolina

PREVIOUS CLUB: -

NWSL EXPERIENCE: 1 (1st Reign)

NWSL Stats

ACQUIRED: Selected by Seattle Reign FC with the 17th overall pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft.

TRANSACTIONS: On March 7, 2024, signed with Seattle Reign FC through the 2024 season, with a one year mutual option.

INTERNATIONAL (USA): Competed with the U-23 WNT...Won the 2020 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship and the 2018 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship...First began playing at the international level with the U-15 team in 2015.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA (2020-23): Finished her career at the University of North Carolina with 71 career starts in 72 appearances, recording seven goals, 10 assists and 68 shots...Five of her seven goals were game-winning goals...Was named to the All-ACC First Team as a junior in 2022, a two-time All-ACC Second Team selection (2021 and 2023) and a All-ACC Third Team selection as a freshman.

YOUTH: Began playing soccer at 3 years old...Played club soccer for Dallas Kicks, helping the club make an appearance in the final of the US Youth Soccer National Championships... Later played club for Solar Soccer Club of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy (2017-18)... Attended Texas Tech University (TTU) K-12.