Dallas Teen Rhea Moore Shatters NWSL Records—What’s Next for This Rising Soccer Star?
15 years and 332 days. That’s how old Rhea Moore was when she made her professional debut in Saturday’s USL Super League match-up between Sporting Jacksonville and Dallas Trinity.
The score was level when Moore came on for Dallas Trinity’s Tâmara Paranaguá in the 74th minute. She would need just seven minutes to announce herself, recovering the ball on the edge of the box, taking aim and launching a powerful shot towards the near post to score the only goal of the match.
It wasn’t just a decisive goal; it was an historic goal. Moore became the youngest scorer in the entire history of women’s professional soccer in the United States, breaking the record set one week ago by the 16-year-old Utah Royals’ forward KK Ream in the National Women’s Soccer League.
15-year-old Rhea Moore making waves in NWSL
Born and raised in Sacramento, Moore played youth soccer for San Juan Soccer Club and excelled as one of the top players in the area, prompting the attention of Dallas Trinity coach Chris Petrucelli.
Impressed by her family’s clear vision for Rhea’s career path as well as her own individual skills, Petrucelli wasted no time in bringing her to the club. Rhea left California for the first time in her life and started a new journey in Texas, joining the club on July 9.
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