Delaney Baie "D. B." Pridham (born September 1, 1997) is an

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professional soccer player who plays as a forward for

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club

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. She previously played collegiate soccer for the

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, and professionally for ÍBV in

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and

Kristianstads DFF Kristianstads DFF is a women's association football club from Kristianstad, Sweden. The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund. History The original club Wä IF played in from 1989 to 1994 in the Damallsvenskan. The club was reformed ...

in Sweden.

Early and college career

Pridham played youth soccer for

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in the ECNL and for her

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team, the St. Francis Lancers. She committed to Santa Clara University in June 2014, and joined the Broncos in 2016. Pridham made her debut on August 19, 2016, in a 3–2 win over USC. As a freshman, she played in 21 games, recording one assist. The following year, she made 20 appearances, scoring three goals and registering two assists, for a total of 8 points. As a junior, she appeared in all 22 games for the Broncos, once again recording three goals and two assists. In her last season at Santa Clara, she played in 16 games, recording two assists. She finished her time in college with a total of six goals and seven assists in 79 games.

Club career

In January 2021, Pridham signed with Úrvalsdeild kvenna side ÍBV. She made a total of 12 appearances for ÍBV – ten in the league and two in the Icelandic Cup – and scored a total of eight goals, of which seven came in the league and one in the Cup. On August 15, 2021, she joined

club

. Ten days later, she made her debut in a 3–1 loss to

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. On August 18, 2022, she made her Champions League debut in a 3–1 defeat to

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. She left Kristianstad in December 2022. On February 16, 2023, Pridham signed with

, following a successful trial period with the club.

International career

In June 2022, she was named to

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's preliminary roster for the

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Career statistics

Club

Personal life

Pridham majored in

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. She is the younger sister of Mackenzie Pridham.

References

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