25 / Shae Holmes

PRONOUNS: She/Her

POSITION: Defender

HEIGHT: 5-8

INTERNATIONAL: USA

HOMETOWN: Highlands Ranch, CO

DOB: March 8, 2000 (24 years old)

COLLEGE: University of Washington

PREVIOUS CLUB: -

NWSL EXPERIENCE: 2 (2nd Reign)

NWSL Stats

ACQUIRED: Selected by Seattle Reign FC with the 19th overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.

TRANSACTIONS: On December 8, 2023, Seattle Reign FC exercised Holmes’ one-year option.

PROFESSIONAL (NWSL)

Entering her second season, Holmes has totaled nine starts in 12 appearances for the club across all NWSL competitions...One of two players on the team to start in all seven games of the 2023 UKG Challenge Cup...Named to the 2023 UKG NWSL Challenge Cup All-Tournament Team, was one of two rookies to make the list.

2023 • SEA • 5/2 (0/0)

Started in two of five games played during the regular season, totaling 222 minutes as a rookie...Was one of two players to start in all seven games of the Challenge Cup

INTERNATIONAL (USA): Played as United States youth international at the U-16 level…Competed with the U-20 National Team…Part of the U-20 squad that won the 2020 U-20 Concacaf Championship under then Head Coach Laura Harvey.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON (2018-22): Appeared in 44 games (32 starts) for the Huskies, recording two goals and seven assists...As a graduate student in 2022, started all 19 matches and was selected to the All-Pac-12 Second Team after helping the Huskies earn five clean sheets.

YOUTH: Named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Colorado in 2017...Made the All-Conference First Team three times, including winning the Player of the Year award...Named a Team Snap All-American...Three-time NCSA All-American with her club team, Real Colorado... Served as Real Colorado’s captain for six years.

OLYMPIAN UNCLE: Holmes’ uncle, Tom Brands, is an American former Olympic wrestler who currently is the head coach for the University of Iowa men’s wrestling team. Brands won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.