Overview

• Mikayla Cluff, former BYU standout and Orlando Pride midfielder, has been traded to the Utah Royals, making her the first rostered player for the NWSL expansion team.
• The Royals acquired Cluff and the No. 26 pick in the 2024 NWSL draft from the Orlando Pride in exchange for $90,000 in allocation money and expansion protection.
• Cluff, a native of Kaysville, Utah, was the No. 14 pick in the 2021 NWSL draft and has four goals and an assist in 51 appearances with Orlando.
• Cluff helped lead BYU to the 2021 national championship game and was named West Coast Conference Player of the Year three times.
• The Utah Royals, who were part of NWSL for three seasons from 2018 to 2020, will begin play in 2024 as the second iteration of the team.