Marley Canales

Marley Canales
Personal information
Full name Marley Angelina Canales[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-16) November 16, 1997
Place of birth Salt Lake City, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 UCLA Bruins 79 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 OL Reign 3 (0)
2024–2025 Spokane Zephyr 17 (1)
International career
2016 United States U20
2018 United States U23
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 30, 2025

Marley Angelina Canales (born November 16, 1997) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Club career

OL Reign drafted Canales in the 2022 NWSL Draft.[2] She signed with the team in April 2022,[3] and made her NWSL debut on May 1, 2022.[4] Canales was waived from the club on November 20, 2023.[5]

Ahead of the 2024 NWSL season, Canales was included in San Diego Wave FC's preseason squad as a non-roster invitee.[6] She traveled with the Wave to the Coachella Valley Invitational preseason tournament, scoring one goal in a 2–1 defeat to Portland Thorns FC on February 24, 2024.[7]

On May 14, 2024, Canales was announced as the first-ever signing for USL Super League club Spokane Zephyr FC.[8]

Personal life

In early 2026, Canales married Kyle Cuellar.[9]

Honors

OL Reign

References

  1. ↑ "Marley Canales". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Fishel, Canales Selected in 2022 NWSL Draft". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "OL Reign Sign Marley Canales Through 2022 Season". OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
  4. ↑ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  5. ↑ "OL Reign Announces 2023 End-of-Season Roster Moves". Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  6. ↑ Emerick, Tyler (2024-01-29). "San Diego Wave FC Announces 2024 Preseason Roster". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  7. ↑ "Thorns FC earn 2-1 preseason win over San Diego Wave FC at Coachella Valley Invitational - Portland Thorns". www.thorns.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  8. ↑ "Spokane Zephyr FC announces Marley Canales as first player in club history". SpokaneZephyrFC.com. Spokane Zephyr. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  9. ↑ Canales, Marley [@marleycanales]; (3 February 2026). "Mr. and Mrs. Cuellar 🤍". Retrieved 2 April 2026 – via Instagram.
  10. ↑ "OL Reign claim NWSL Shield with comfortable win over Orlando". ESPN. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "OL Reign Claim 2022 Women's Cup Title with 2-1 Win over Louisville". King 5. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.