1 / Claudia Dickey

PRONOUNS: She/Her

PRONUNCIATION: dick-ee 

POSITION: Goalkeeper

HEIGHT: 5-10

INTERNATIONAL: USA

HOMETOWN: Charlotte, NC

DOB: January 6, 2000 (26 years old)

COLLEGE: University of North Carolina

PREVIOUS CLUB: -

NWSL EXPERIENCE: 5 (5th Reign)

NWSL EXPERIENCE

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 fifth season, Dickey has 50 regular season starts and appearances, registering 13 clean sheets and 170 saves...Set the single-season club record for most saves in 2025 with 88, breaking Hope Solo’s record of 81 saves set in 2013...Tied with Phallon Tullis-Joyce for the most regular season shutouts in club history (13)...Ranks third all-time in club history in total saves (170)...In 2025, led the NWSL in saves (88) and was the only goalkeeper in the league to play every minute of every game...In 2023, was just the fifth goalkeeper in league history to earn a shutout in a playoff debut. 

2025 • SEA • 26/26 (1/1) 

Finalist for NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year and named to the NWSL Best XI Second Team...First season as an ironwoman - and the only NWSL goalkeeper with the streak in 2025 - having played every minute of every game...Surpassed Hope Solo’s 2013 single-season club record in saves (81) with a league-leading 88 saves...Finished with seven shutouts to extend her regular season career total to 13, tying Phallon Tullis-Joyce for most in Reign FC history...Recorded seven saves in consecutive games to tie her single-game high...at GFC 10/5: Earned her seventh shutout of the season, setting a new career high. 

2024 • SEA • 18/18

Dickey completed her first season as the starting goalkeeper for the Reign...Started in all 18 appearances...Made 61 saves...Recorded the sixth-most saves by a Reign FC goalkeeper in a single season in club history...Made a season-high seven saves against Utah on 7/7...Moved up to the club's fifth all-time leader with 82 total saves...Earned three clean sheets on the season 

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…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

2022 • SEA • 0/0 (0/0) 

Did not make an appearance during the NWSL regular season

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

INTERNATIONAL (USA): Through February 2026, Dickey has earned seven caps with the USWNT, recording six clean sheets in those games...On February 17, she was named to her first SheBelieves Cup roster...Called into her first senior national team training camp in January 2025...Called up to the United States Women’s U-23 camp in Austin, Texas in January 2022...Has previously trained with the U.S. U-18, U-19 and U-20 national teams.

COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

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 EXPERIENCE

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

OFF THE FIELD

FAVORITE SOCCER PLAYER GROWING UP: Lionel Messi 

FAVORITE BOOK: The Nightingale 

COLLEGE MAJOR: Psychology 

DREAM VACATION DESTINATION: Fiji 

WINDOW OR AISLE: Aisle 

FAVORITE NWSL AWAY CITY TO VISIT: North Carolina - my family is from there 

FAVORITE ATHLETE FROM ANOTHER SPORT: LeBron James 

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