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Kiara Shaelene "Kiki" Pickett (born April 30, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays for North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League. She was drafted fourth overall in the 2021 NWSL Draft by Kansas City, who sent $175,000 in allocation money to Sky Blue FC (since renamed NJ/NY Gotham FC) in exchange for the draft pick.[2]

Kiki Pickett

Personal information
Full name	Kiara Shaelene Pickett[1]
Date of birth	(1999-04-30) April 30, 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Santa Barbara, California, United States
Height	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	North Carolina Courage
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-	North Carolina Courage	2	(0)
National team‡
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

Career

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.[3] In April 2021, Pickett was named Pac-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the 2020 season.[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]

References

External links

• Stanford Cardinal profile

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