R. Jackson

Riley Jackson came through Roswell Santos SC, where she spent roughly ten years playing under her father's coaching before moving into the Elite Clubs National League with Concorde Fire SC. At Blessed Trinity Catholic High School she was named Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year in 2022, on top of the ECNL National Player of the Year award, the ECNL Southeast Conference Player of the Year title the year before, and the GHSA Class 5A State Player of the Year honour.

In 2023 she turned down a commitment to Duke University to sign professionally with North Carolina Courage, a deal guaranteed through 2025 with an option for a further year. She had no transfer fee attached, arriving straight from youth and high school football rather than another club.

She co-captained the U-17 team to the title at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and picked up the Golden Ball for her own performances there. Two years later she took bronze with the U-20 side at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. By January 2026 she had made her senior USWNT debut, coming on against Chile.

At club level, she became the youngest player in North Carolina Courage history, and the fourth-youngest in NWSL history, to reach 50 appearances in May 2026.