| Emily Moxley | |
| Full Name: | Emily Rose Moxley |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 2000[1] |
| Birth Place: | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Carolina Ascent |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2019 |
| College1: | UNC Wilmington Seahawks |
| Collegecaps1: | 17 |
| Collegegoals1: | 5 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2021–2023 |
| College2: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Collegecaps2: | 67 |
| Collegegoals2: | 0 |
| Years1: | 2024– |
| Clubs1: | Carolina Ascent |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | September 4, 2024 |
Emily Rose Moxley (born October 29, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for USL Super League club Carolina Ascent FC. She played college soccer for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks and the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Moxley was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of four children of Jennifer Moxley.[2] She played two seasons of high school soccer for Panther Creek High School, earning all-region honors as a freshman and sophomore.[3] [4] She played club soccer for the NC Courage Academy.[3]
As a freshman, Moxley was a starting forward at the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2019.[2] In her first two games, she scored two goals and was named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Offensive Player of the Week.[5] She finished the season with five goals and a team-best eight assists and was named to the CAA All-Rookie team.[2] She played with Oak City United, an amateur Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) club based in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2021.[6]
Moxley transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a starting defender and midfielder from 2021 to 2023.[3] She recorded two assists in a 2–0 win over her former team Wilmington at the start of her junior year.[3] [7] In the 2022 ACC tournament, she scored the winning penalty in the semifinals and was named to the all-tournament team.[3] [8] She assisted Julia Dorsey's game winner in a 3–2 victory over Florida State in the semifinals of the 2022 NCAA tournament.[9] She finished her career at North Carolina with 17 assists in 67 appearances.[3]
Moxley was not selected in the 2024 NWSL Draft but was invited to train with the Orlando Pride in the 2024 preseason. On May 22, 2024, she signed with hometown USL Super League club Carolina Ascent FC ahead of the league's inaugural 2024–25 season.[10]