Player Details

Name

Shea Ellese Groom

Height

5' 6"

Date of Birth

3.4.1993 (31)

Birthplace

Liberty, MO USA

Position

Midfielder

Player Status

Season Ending Injury
Career Summary

2021 SEASON (HOUSTON)

• One of 3 Dash players to appear in every match this regular season
• Has two goals and two assists on the year in regular season
• Wore the captain armband in Houston’s first two matches of the 2021 Challenge Cup
• Played in her 100th NWSL regular-season game on June 26 vs. Orlando
• Top scorer at Women’s International Champions Cup in August (3 goals)

2020 SEASON (HOUSTON)

• Made Dash debut on June 30 vs. Utah and scored her first Dash goal in the 3-3 draw
• Finished the Challenge Cup tournament tied for most goals with three and one assist
• Earned Challenge Cup championship game MVP honors when she scored the insurance goal against Chicago to help Dash win its first trophy
• Started in all four games of NWSL Fall Series, scoring 3 goals and tallying 2 assists

2019 Season (Reign FC)

• Joined the Reign on January 15 via trade from Sky Blue FC
• Made 15 appearances, scored 2 goals

2018 Season (Sky Blue FC)

• Traded to Sky Blue FC from FC Kansas City • Notched 2 goals in 21 appearances

2015-2017 Seasons (FC Kansas City)

• 12th overall pick of the 2015 NWSL Draft
• Made pro debut on April 12, 2015 against Sky Blue FC
• Named the team’s rookie of the year for 2015
• Appeared in the 2015 NWSL Championship game as a second-half substitute

College (Texas A&M)

• 16 goals and seven assists in 26 matches in 2014
• Ranked third in SEC and 19th in the nation for goals in 2014
• Won the SEC Offensive Player of the Year award in 2014
• Recorded 41 goals and 25 assists in 84 career matches over four seasons

INTERNATIONAL (USA)

• Made her international debut with the U.S. Under-23 team in 2016
• Earned first call-up to senior national team in fall 2020