Seattle Reign FC Sign Goalkeeper Adelaide Gay as a National Team Replacement Player

Seattle Reign FC announced today the signing of goalkeeper Adelaide Gay as a National Team Replacement Player. Gay will remain on the Reign FC roster while goalkeeper Lydia Williams is away with the Australian National Team.

Gay most recently played for Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja (IBV) in Iceland; prior to that she played in Sweden with Kvarnsvedens IK. Gay attended the University of North Carolina where she helped the Tar Heels win their 21st national championship in 2012. While at North Carolina, Gay was an All-ACC Academic Team selection. In 2013, the Portland Thorns signed Gay as a discovery player. She has also spent time with the Washington Spirit in 2014.

Seattle Reign FC will begin the 2018 NWSL Regular Season with a home match against the Washington Spirit on Saturday, March 24 at 7:00 p.m. PT on the UW Medicine Pitch at Memorial Stadium.

National Team Replacement players can be signed when a National Team Player is away on international duty and will not count against the team’s 20-player roster limit. More information on National Team Player Replacements can be found here.