Born in Pasco, Washington, Yates played youth club for Pacific Northwest SC where she won a state championship.

[3] Yates played five seasons of college soccer at the University of Washington between 2018 and 2022 while majoring in education, communities and organizations.

[7] She made her debut on March 26, entering as a 53rd-minute substitute for Marta in Orlando's 2023 season opener, a 4–0 defeat away to Portland Thorns FC.

[11] She participated in multiple exhibition tournaments, notably scoring a hattrick against Iran under-16s at the 2016 Torneo Femminile Delle Nazioni in Italy, the first meeting of the two nations in women's soccer at any age level.

[12] In February 2017, she was called up for the under-18 squad for a series of friendlies in England before being elevated to the under-19s later in the year to participate in the CFA Tournament in China.