Taryn Ries

Taryn Morgan Ries (born March 18, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward. Ries played college soccer for the Portland Pilots, where she was a three-time first-team All-WCC. She started her career in Europe, playing with Swedish club IK Uppsala and German club MSV Duisburg.

Early life Ries was born in Vancouver, Washington, and grew up in the nearby town of Ridgefield. She played soccer Ridgefield High School and helped the team make history by reaching the state playoffs four years in a row. Operating as a midfielder and forward, Ries was an offensive standout and named to the all-state and all-region teams in each of her years of play. She recorded 96 goals and 78 assists across her high school career, and helped the Ridgefield Spudders to a historic second-place state finish in 2015. Ries also played club soccer for ECNL club FC Portland in the neighboring state of Oregon. She netted her first collegiate goal on October 14, 2017, opening the scoring a 2–1 win against LMU. She ended up appearing 19 times as a freshman, starting 12 games. Ries was tied for fourth in the WCC in game-winners and was named to the All-West Region Second Team. Ries was again named to the All-WCC First Team at the end of the season, marking her third consecutive year with the award. She completed her college career having scored 34 goals in 82 games. She scored her first Elitettan goal on May 21, 2022, contributing to an 8–1 thrashing of Sundsvalls DFF. After playing 12 league matches and scoring two goals, Ries sustained a foot injury in mid-June and was forced to sit out for the rest of the season.

During her time in convalescence, Ries looked on as Uppsala were promoted to the Damallsvenskan in lieu of Eskilstuna United, who were unable to satisfy economic standards required to make the jump to the Swedish top flight. Ries ended up extending her contract for another season with Uppsala on February 2, 2023. She returned to play after eight months and immediately made an impact, scoring two goals and playing ninety minutes in a cup match on February 26. At the end of the season, Uppsala were relegated back to the Elitettan after finishing second-to-last in the league.

MSV Duisburg On January 10, 2024, Ries joined German club MSV Duisburg on a contract lasting through the end of the 2023–24 season. At the time of her signing, Duisburg sat at the bottom of the Frauen-Bundesliga and had only scored six goals in the first half of the campaign. Ries quickly added to the total, scoring her first goal with Duisburg on February 11 in a 1–1 draw with SC Freiburg. In her short spell with the club, she made a total of 11 appearances and scored three times. However, just as she had experienced with Uppsala, Duisburg were relegated at the end of the season. It was later announced that instead of competing in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, Duisburg would play a tier lower in the Regionalliga due to financial concerns. Ries did not re-sign with the team at the end of the season.

Spokane Zephyr Ries joined Spokane Zephyr FC of the USL Super League on June 20, 2024, ahead of the league's inaugural season. In doing so, she returned to her home state and reunited with Duisburg teammate Haley Thomas. Ries started Spokane's first-ever franchise match, a 1–1 home draw with Fort Lauderdale United FC. The very next game, she scored her first goal and Spokane's second in history during another 1–1 draw, this time with Brooklyn FC.

International career Ries was called into camps with United States youth teams as a high schooler. Ries was also called up to an under-17 camp the following year.