Ryanne Brown

Ryanne Brown
Brown with the Seattle Reign in 2024
Personal information
Full name Ryanne Alyse Brown[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-21) January 21, 1999
Place of birth Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Reign
Number 22
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 82 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Seattle Reign 21 (0)
2022 → Nordsjælland (loan) 10 (0)
International career
2016 United States U17
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 7, 2024

Ryanne Alyse Brown (born January 21, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was drafted by the Reign in the second round of the 2022 NWSL Draft.

Club career

OL Reign drafted Brown as the 21st overall pick of the 2022 NWSL Draft.[2] She made her NWSL debut on July 17, 2022.[3]

On July 29, 2022, Brown signed a contract extension with the Reign and joined Danish club FC Nordsjælland on loan.[4][5]

Brown suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in July 2024. In September 2025, she was taken off the season-ending injury list and signed a contract extension.[6]

Personal life

Brown's brother is retired professional soccer player Jalen Brown, and Philippines international Sarina Bolden is their cousin.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "2018–2019 ACC Academic Honor Roll: Wake Forest (226)" (PDF). Wake Forest Demon Deacons. July 16, 2019. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Brown, Menta Selected in 2021 NWSL Draft". Wake Forest University Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Match Recap: OL Reign Fall 1–0 to Kansas City". OL Reign: We Are the Bold.
  4. ↑ "OL Reign Extends Contract of Defender Ryanne Brown, Loans Brown and Defender Alyssa Malonson to FC Nordsjælland". OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
  5. ↑ "To amerikanske forstærkninger til Kvindeliga-holdet". FC Nordsjælland. July 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Seattle Reign FC Defender Ryanne Brown Signs One-Year Contract Extension, Returns to Active Roster Off Season-Ending Injury List". Seattle Reign FC. September 19, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ryanne Brown – Women's Soccer". Wake Forest University Athletics.
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