Seven Castain
Full nameSeven Berlin Castain
Birth dateApril 26, 2004 (age 22)
Height5 ft 4 in
PositionForward
CurrentclubOrlando Pride
Clubnumber30
Youthclubs 1Utah Avalanche
Youthyears 22018–2021
Youthclubs 2Waterford Ravens
Collegeyears 12022–2025
College 1TCU Horned Frogs
Collegecaps 193
Collegegoals 140
Years 12022–2023
Clubs 1Utah Avalanche
Caps 1–
Goals 113
Years 22025
Clubs 2Utah United
Caps 212
Goals 221
Years 32026–
Clubs 3Orlando Pride
Caps 31
Goals 30
Club-updateMarch 15, 2026

Seven Berlin Castain (born April 26, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the TCU Horned Frogs, earning first-team All-American honors after leading the team to their first NCAA College Cup appearance in 2025.

Early life

Castain grew up in Draper, Utah, the only child born to Heidi and Daren Castain.[1][2] She was named for the number 7's biblical meaning of "lucky", "perfection", or "completeness".[2][3] She played high school soccer at Waterford School in Sandy, Utah, setting a school record with 113 career goals in two-and-a-half seasons and earning first-team all-state selections three times. In her senior year in 2021, she was named high school All-American after setting a state record with 71 goals, including all four goals for her side in a 4–3 victory over Rowland Hall in the Class 2A state title game.[1][3] She played club soccer for the Utah Avalanche, earning ECNL all-conference honors.[4] She committed to TCU during her junior year.[5]

College career

Castain enrolled early at Texas Christian University at age 17 in the spring of 2022.[6][7] In her freshman season, she scored 2 goals with 4 assists in 24 games (9 starts), earning Big 12 Conference all-freshman honors, and helped the TCU Horned Frogs to runner-up finishes for the Big 12 regular-season and tournament titles and the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament.[1][8] She started all 19 games and scored 7 goals in her sophomore season in 2023, earning first-team All-Big 12 honors after helping TCU finish third in the conference.[1][9]

Castain jointly led the conference with 13 goals in 23 games in her junior season in 2024, including a four-goal outburst against Colorado, and was named first-team All-Big 12 and fourth-team All-American. She helped lead the Horned Frogs to the Big 12 regular-season title and was named in the all-tournament team after reaching the Big 12 tournament final.[1][10]

Castain ranked second in the conference with 17 goals in 24 games in her senior season in 2025, leading the team to their second consecutive Big 12 regular-season title.[1][11] In the NCAA tournament, she scored five goals in the first two rounds as TCU reached the NCAA semifinals for the first time in program history. In the semifinals, she had two good chances including one in the last seconds in the 1–0 loss to Florida State.[12] She was named first-team All-Big 12 and first-team All-American and won the Elite Scholar-Athlete Award for having the best grade-point average (4.0) at the NCAA College Cup.[13]

During college, Castain also played for the Utah Avalanche in the Women's Premier Soccer League and Utah United in the USL W League.[10] In 2025, Utah United's first year in the USL W League, she led the nation with 17 goals in 9 regular-season games.[14] She added four goals in three playoff games, including one in the 4–0 victory over the North Carolina Courage U23 in the national final, and was named the USL W League Player of the Year.[15]

Club career

The Orlando Pride announced on January 16, 2026, that they had signed Castain to her first professional contract on a one-year deal.[16] She made her professional debut in the season opener on March 15, starting in a 2–1 defeat to the Seattle Reign.[17]

International career

Castain was called into United States national team development camp, training concurrently with the senior national team, in January 2026.[18]

Honors and awards

TCU Horned Frogs

Utah United

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Seven Castain". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  2. ^ Butler, Eric (2021-10-23). "Waterford beats Rowland Hall 4-3 to claim girls' 2A soccer title". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  3. ^ Walker, Sean (2021-10-23). "Lucky 7: Castain's 4 goals help Waterford snap Rowland Hall's state-record 2A title streak". KSL.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  4. ^ "ECNL All Conference Northwest". Elite Clubs National League. Retrieved 2025-11-04. – via TopDrawerSoccer
  5. ^ Clark, Travis (January 4, 2021). "Commitments: Utah forward heads to TX". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  6. ^ Brown, Tyler (2022-06-12). "TCU Women's Soccer: New Kids On The Block". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  7. ^ Walker, Sean (2025-07-16). "How a Utah semipro soccer team went from tryouts to league final in less than a year". KSL.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  8. ^ "TCU Falls in Overtime in Big 12 Championship". TCU Horned Frogs. 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  9. ^ "2023 Soccer Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  10. ^ "College Feature: Seven Castain, TCU". Women's Premier Soccer League. 2024-11-22. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  11. ^ Engel, Mac (2025-11-03). "George Costanza would be hot; someone stole 'Seven.' She's a great soccer player". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  12. ^ Sperry, Daniel (2025-12-04). "TCU women's soccer can’t conjure late magic again, falls in national semifinals". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  13. ^ "Castain Selected as NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete". TCU Horned Frogs. 2025-12-03. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  14. ^ "Utah United's Seven Castain wins 2025 Golden Boot". USL W League. 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  15. ^ "Utah United's Seven Castain named 2025 W League Player of the Year". USL W League. 2025-08-01. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  16. ^ "Orlando Pride signs Seven Castain, Cara Martin and Nicole Payne to one-year contracts". Orlando Pride. 2026-01-16. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  17. ^ "Match Report: Orlando Pride Falls 2-1 to Seattle Reign FC in Season Opener". Orlando Pride. 2026-03-15. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
  18. ^ "24 Players Named To U.S. National Team Development Camp Which Will Run Concurrently With USWNT Training Camp in Los Angeles". United States Soccer Federation. 2026-01-15. Retrieved 2026-01-23.