35 / NEEKU PURCELL
PRONOUNS: She/Her
POSITION: Goalkeeper
HEIGHT: 5-9
INTERNATIONAL: USA
HOMETOWN: Seattle, Washington
DOB: October 7, 2003 (21 years old)
COLLEGE: UCLA
PREVIOUS CLUB: Brooklyn FC
NWSL EXPERIENCE: 1 (1st Reign)
ACQUIRED: On June 3, 2025 signed a short-term contract with Seattle Reign FC.
Prior to joining Reign FC, Purcell played for Brooklyn FC of the USL Super League. She made 16 starts in 17 appearances and recorded four clean sheets during the league’s inaugural season.
INTERNATIONAL (USA): Purcell was called into the U.S. Women’s National Team 2025 Futures Camp in January…Has also represented the U.S. at various youth national team levels from the U-15s through the U-23s…During the 2022 Concacaf U-20 Championship run, recorded four shutouts, including clean sheets in both the semifinal and final.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (2022-2023): In 2023, started all 19 games and played in 15 full games…Posted a goals against average of 0.65 with a 16-2-1 record…Recorded seven solo shutouts and four shared shutouts…Recorded 28 saves on the year, with game season-highs of three saves, achieved three times…Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. In 2022, recorded five shared shutouts in eight games played…Did not allow a goal in her first 192 minutes in the net…Played a season-best 45 minutes at Oregon State and had two saves.
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… Was rated the No. 8 recruit in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer.
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