35 / Neeku Purcell
PRONOUNS: She/Her
PRONUNCIATION: KNEE-koo pur-SULL
POSITION: Goalkeeper
HEIGHT: 5-9
INTERNATIONAL: USA
HOMETOWN: Seattle, Washington
DOB: October 7, 2003 (22 years old)
COLLEGE: UCLA
PREVIOUS CLUB: Brooklyn FC
NWSL EXPERIENCE: 1 (1st Reign)
NWSL EXPERIENCE
ACQUIRED: A product of the Reign Academy, signed to a short-term contract as a free agent with Seattle Reign FC on June 3, 2025.
TRANSACTIONS: On December 8, 2025, signed a one-year contract with Reign FC through the 2026 NWSL season.
PROFESSIONAL (NWSL)
Signed with the club for the 2026 season after spending the second half of the 2025 season with the Reign as a short-term replacement player, following Cassie Miller’s season-ending injury designation in June...Prior to entering the NWSL, Purcell played one season for Brooklyn FC of the Gainbridge Super League in 2024/25.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
INTERNATIONAL (USA): Through February 2026, has represented the United States at various youth levels from the U-15s to the U-23s...Represented the U.S. U-23 Women’s National Team for the first training camp of 2026 in March...Was called into the U.S. Women’s National Team 2025 Futures Camp...During the 2022 Concacaf U-20 Championship run, recorded four shutouts, including clean sheets in both the semifinal and final...Member of the U.S. 2022 Sud Ladies Cup championship team and the U.S. FIFA U-20 World Cup squad.
COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (2022-23): Played in 27 games across two seasons with UCLA, recording 33 saves and conceding just 13 goals...As a sophomore in 2023, started all 19 games and posted a goals-against average of 0.65 with a 16-2-1 record...Recorded seven solo shutouts and four shared shutouts...Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2023).
YOUTH EXPERIENCE
YOUTH: Played for Reign Academy…Was a captain of the team since 2016…Named an All-American in 2019 and 2020…Named the 2019 Development Academy West Conference Player of the Year…Lettered three years in basketball at The Northwest School…Rated the No. 8 recruit in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer.
OFF THE FIELD
FAVORITE MUSICIAN: Khamari
BUCKET LIST ITEM: Climb Mount Rainier
COLLEGE MAJOR: Geography (graduating this summer)
SIGNIFICANCE BEHIND JERSEY NUMBER: It was my first number in soccer
WINDOW OR AISLE: Window
FAVORITE NWSL AWAY CITY TO VISIT: D.C. - it’s where my dad is from
LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: I have a twin!
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