Mikayla Cluff

Club career Utah Royals Reserves In the 2019 college offseason, Cluff played for Utah Royals FC Reserves in their inaugural WPSL season. The team topped the Central Region Conference and progressed to the playoffs. Cluff scored both goals during a 2–1 victory over Fortuna Tulsa in the semi-finals and scored again in the Championship game as Utah lost 4–3 to Pensacola FC. In total, Cluff scored eight goals in 12 appearances.

Orlando Pride On January 13, 2021, Cluff was selected in the second round (14th overall) of the 2021 NWSL Draft by Orlando Pride. Despite not declaring, a rule change amid the COVID-19 pandemic meant that any player that had exhausted three years of college eligibility could be selected. Having returned to BYU for the 2021 NCAA college soccer season, Cluff signed a two-year contract with Orlando ahead of the 2022 season on January 26, 2022. She made her professional debut on March 19, 2022, starting in the season opener against Washington Spirit in the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup. She scored her first NWSL goal on May 18, 2022, against the North Carolina Courage.

Utah Royals On November 15, 2023, it was announced Orlando had traded Cluff to Utah Royals along with the no. 26 overall selection in the 2024 NWSL Draft in exchange for expansion draft protection from Utah Royals and $90,000 in allocation money. Cluff parted ways with the Royals on September 6, 2025, agreeing on a mutual contract termination with the club.

Seattle Reign Cluff joined Seattle Reign FC through the end of 2025 on the same day of her departure from Utah. She did not make an appearance for Seattle before departing from the Reign upon the expiration of her contract.

On January 25, 2026, Cluff announced her retirement from professional soccer after four years in the NWSL.

International career In April 2016, Cluff was named to a 26-player squad for the United States under-17 training camp held at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, California. In January 2022, Cluff was named to an 18-player under-23 training camp held in Austin, Texas and including a closed-doors scrimmage against the senior national team.

Personal life Cluff is the cousin of former United States youth international and BYU Cougars soccer player Cloee Colohan. Like Cluff, Colohan was also drafted into the NWSL, 14th overall in 2014.

On January 7, 2022, she married professional baseball player Jackson Cluff in a ceremony at the Draper Utah Temple. The pair met while both studying at Brigham Young University.

Career statistics College summary

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Honors BYU Cougars West Coast Conference: 2018, 2019, 2021 NCAA Women's College Cup runner-up: 2021

Individual West Coast Conference Player of the Year: 2019, TopDrawerSoccer NCCA Women's Division I Player of the Year: 2021