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Kiki Pickett
Pickett with the North Carolina Courage in 2023
Personal information
Full name Kiara Shaelene Pickett[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-30) April 30, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Santa Barbara, California, United States
Height 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bay FC
Number 23
Youth career
2011–2013 Santa Barbara SC
2014–2017 Eagles SC
2014–2017 Dos Pueblos High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Stanford Cardinal 81 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Kansas City Current 16 (0)
2022–2023 North Carolina Courage 13 (0)
2024– Bay FC
International career‡
2014–2016 United States U17
2015–2019 United States U20
2019 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 2, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 25, 2021

Kiara Shaelene "Kiki" Pickett (born April 30, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Bay FC in the National Women's Soccer League. She played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal and was drafted fourth overall in the 2021 NWSL Draft by the Kansas City Current.

College career[edit]

Pickett played collegiately at Stanford University, where she helped the Cardinal win the Women's College Cup in 2017 and 2019. At the 2019 title game, she scored the winning penalty in the shootout against North Carolina.[2] In April 2021, Pickett was named Pac-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the 2020 season.[3]

Club career[edit]

Pickett was drafted fourth overall in the 2021 NWSL Draft by the Kansas City Current, who sent $175,000 in allocation money to Sky Blue FC (since renamed NJ/NY Gotham FC) in exchange for the draft pick.[4] On May 18, 2021, Pickett signed a 3-year contract with Kansas City.[5] She made her professional debut on June 26, 2021, coming on as a substitute[6] in a 1–2 loss to the Washington Spirit.[7]

In the off-season before 2022, Pickett was traded to the North Carolina Courage along with a No. 3 2022 NWSL Draft pick in exchange for Sam Mewis.[8]

On January 21, 2024, Pickett signed a two-year deal with Bay FC.[9]

Honors[edit]

Stanford Cardinal

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 – List of Players: USA U20 (women)" (PDF). FIFA. July 26, 2018. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Stanford women win NCAA soccer title, beating NC on PKs". Associated Press. December 9, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2020 women's soccer All-Conference honors". Pacific 12 Conference. April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Lara, Cindy (January 13, 202). "Kansas City NWSL trades $175K in allocation money to draft Stanford's Kiki Pickett". The Blue Statement.
  5. ^ "KANSAS CITY SIGNS FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK DEFENDER KIKI PICKETT" (Press release). Kansas City NWSL. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Cora Hall [@corahall] (June 27, 2021). "Also, Kiki Pickett makes her KC debut, getting subbed in for Silva #KCvWAS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Kansas City vs Washington Spirit, June 26, 2021 match report". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  8. ^ Pickman, Ben (November 30, 2021). "KC Current Trade for USWNT Star Sam Mewis". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  9. ^ "Bay FC Signs Free Agent Defender Kiki Pickett". Bay FC. January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

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