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Julia Dorsey
Dorsey with the North Carolina Courage in 2024
Personal information
Full name Julia Carroll Dorsey[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-08) August 8, 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Right back, wingback
Team information
Current team
 Dallas Trinity
Number 5
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 North Carolina (soccer) 69 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024 North Carolina Courage 0 (0)
2024 → Dallas Trinity (loan) 13 (0)
2025– Dallas Trinity 13 (0)
International career
2019 United States U-20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 31, 2025

Julia Carroll Dorsey (born August 8, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right back for USL Super League club Dallas Trinity.

Dorsey played both soccer and lacrosse at the University of North Carolina, winning the 2022 national championship with the lacrosse team. She was drafted by the North Carolina Courage in the third round of the 2024 NWSL Draft and sent on loan to the Dallas Trinity, who signed her permanently.

Early life and college career

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Dorsey was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Van and Jessica Dorsey, and has an older sister.[1] She began playing soccer at age five and lacrosse shortly thereafter.[2] Her father played college soccer at Middlebury and coached Dorseys's first club team when she was six or seven.[1][3]

Dorsey played high school soccer, basketball, and lacrosse at McDonogh School, a private prep school in Owings Mills, Maryland. Her lacrosse team went undefeated to win IAAM championships in 2016, 2017, and 2019, with Dorsey in midfield; she sat out the 2018 season after suffering an ACL tear.[2][4] She also won three IAAM titles with the soccer team in 2015, 2017, and 2018, playing as a forward for her first three seasons and right back in her senior year.[5][6] That year, after captaining both teams to undefeated records, she received All-American honors in both sports and was named The Baltimore Sun's High School Female Athlete of the Year.[4][7] While in high school, she played club soccer for the Bethesda Soccer Club and club lacrosse for Sky Walkers Lacrosse.[1][3]

North Carolina Tar Heels

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Soccer

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Dorsey chose to attend the University of North Carolina because it was a school where she could play both soccer and lacrosse, doing so on a lacrosse scholarship.[4][8] She was the sixth person in school history to play for both programs.[1] In her freshman season in 2019, she appeared in all 27 games (18 starts) for the soccer team as they won the ACC tournament and reached the NCAA championship game, where they lost to Stanford on penalties.[1][9] She was named to the Freshman Best XI second team by TopDrawerSoccer.[10] She started all 12 games in the first half of the 2020 season, then sat out the spring half (held due to the COVID-19 pandemic) while with the lacrosse team.[1]

Dorsey had an injury at the start of her junior season in 2021, returning to make 8 appearances (6 starts) and score her first goal, which came against Boston College.[8][11] In her senior season in 2022, she started 22 games and helped North Carolina record one of the best defenses in the ACC.[1] During the NCAA tournament, she scored her second career goal in a 3–2 semifinal win against Florida State, before finishing runner-up to UCLA in the title game.[12][13] She missed the entire 2023 season due to an ACL injury she suffered with the lacrosse team in the spring.[1]

Lacrosse

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Dorsey played in all 7 games (2 starts) for the Tar Heels lacrosse team as a freshman in 2020, before the season was cancelled due to the pandemic. She appeared in 19 games in her sophomore season in 2021, helping North Carolina go undefeated on the way to the semifinals of the NCAA tournament, where they lost to eventual champions Boston College.[1][14] In her junior season in 2022, she took on a bigger role and played in 19 games (15 starts) as North Carolina became undefeated national champions. She started at midfield in the national title game, a 12–11 victory over Boston College, winning the third national title in program history and the first since 2016.[1][15] She started 11 games in her senior season in 2023 before suffering an ACL tear that ended her college career.[1][13]

Club career

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Dallas Trinity

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Dorsey was selected by the North Carolina Courage in the third round (40th overall) of the 2024 NWSL Draft.[16] She was signed to a three-year contract.[17] On August 9, 2024, North Carolina announced that she would be loaned to Dallas Trinity for the rest of the year ahead of the USL Super League's inaugural season.[18] She appeared in the starting lineup of Trinity's first-ever game on August 18, a 1–1 draw against the Tampa Bay Sun, which marked Dorsey's return to action after her ACL injury in 2023.[19] Her first professional assist set up Sam Meza's equalizer against DC Power FC on September 7.[20] During the USL winter break, she was waived by the Courage and re-signed by Trinity.[21][22] She made 26 appearances in the 2024–25 regular season, logging more minutes than any other Dallas defender, as the team placed third of eight teams.[23] In the playoffs, Dallas matched up against the Tampa Bay Sun in the semifinals. Dorsey set up the opening goal through a cross to Hannah Davison, but the game ended as a 2–1 loss.[24]

International career

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Dorsey was called up to the United States under-20 team for friendlies in December 2019.[25]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of February 15, 2025
Club Season League Domestic Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
North Carolina Courage 2024 NWSL 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Dallas Trinity FC (loan) 2024–25 USL Super League 13 0 — — 13 0
Dallas Trinity FC 2024–25 USL Super League 1 0 — — 1 0
Career total 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Julia Dorsey – Women's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
    "Julia Dorsey – Women's Lacrosse". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Graham, Glenn (September 13, 2018). "McDonogh star Julia Dorsey poised for senior year with soccer and lacrosse ahead at North Carolina". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Heubeck, Elizabeth (October 4, 2018). "Two-Sport Wonder". The Towson Times. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Graham, Glenn (July 2, 2019). "2018–19 High School Female Athlete of the Year: McDonogh three-sport star Julia Dorsey". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024.
  5. ^ Graham, Glenn (December 26, 2018). "2018 All-Metro girls soccer first and second teams". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Past Champions – Varsity Soccer Champions". Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Announces 2018 Fall High School All-America Teams". United Soccer Coaches. December 3, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
    Graham, Glenn (May 21, 2019). "Five more Baltimore-area players named in final wave of Under Armour lacrosse All-Americans". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024.
    "HS Girls: TDS Fall All-America". TopDrawerSoccer.com. June 24, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Jones, Jody (November 10, 2022). "Dorsey Looking To Make Dual Sport History". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  9. ^ DaSilva, Matt (March 5, 2020). "Beast Mode: North Carolina's Julia Dorsey is a Soccer–Lacrosse Standout". USA Lacrosse Magazine. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  10. ^ Trendel, Avery (December 16, 2019). "Top Drawer Soccer Places Five Tar Heels on Women's Best XI Teams". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  11. ^ Koh, Michael (October 10, 2021). "Maggie Pierce's Match-Winner Clinches Dramatic Victory for UNC Women's Soccer". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  12. ^ Koh, Michael (December 2, 2022). "UNC Women's Soccer Advances to National Championship With 3–2 Win Over FSU". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Singleton, Erin (October 12, 2023). "Dual-sport athlete Julia Dorsey mentors UNC women's soccer, aims for national title". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "BC Ends Women's Lacrosse Season, 11–10, In NCAA Semis". University of North Carolina Athletics. May 28, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "Perfection! Tar Heels Cap Undefeated Season With NCAA Title". University of North Carolina Athletics. May 29, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  16. ^ Koh, Michael (January 12, 2024). "Sentnor Picked 1st Overall; 5 Other UNC Women's Soccer Players Selected in NWSL Draft". Chapelboro.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  17. ^ "Courage signs 2024 Draft Class". North Carolina Courage. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  18. ^ "Courage loans defender Julia Dorsey to Dallas Trinity FC". North Carolina Courage. August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  19. ^ "Tampa Bay Sun FC 1–1 Dallas Trinity FC". USL Super League. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  20. ^ Hadnot, Vernon (September 8, 2024). "Dallas Trinity FC Draws 1-1 With DC Power FC". D210SPORTS. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  21. ^ "Courage to waive Julia Dorsey and Landy Mertz". North Carolina Courage. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  22. ^ Carrick, Buzz (January 24, 2025). "Dallas Trinity FC re-signs Julia Dorsey". 3rd Degree. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  23. ^ "Squad – Dallas Trinity". Soccerway.
  24. ^ Sánchez Córdova, José (June 7, 2025). "Dallas Trinity FC's first season ends in heartbreak after playoff loss against Tampa Bay". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  25. ^ "Thirty-Four Players Called to Represent U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team at 2019 Nike International Friendlies". United States Soccer Federation. December 4, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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