Kate Wiesner
American soccer player (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kate Meguire Wiesner (born February 11, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions before being selected by the Spirit in the first round of the 2024 NWSL Draft.
.jpg) Wiesner with Penn State in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kate Meguire Wiesner | ||
| Date of birth | February 11, 2001 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Washington Spirit | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 71 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Washington Spirit | 15 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2018 | United States U-17 | 34+ | (1+) |
| 2017 | United States U-19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | United States U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 21, 2025 | |||
Early life and college career
Wiesner was raised in Monrovia, California, the daughter of Scott and Mary Wiesner, and attended Monrovia High School.[1][2] She played club soccer for Slammers FC beginning at age 13, winning ECNL national titles in 2015, 2016, and 2018.[1][3][4] She tore her ACL in 2018.[5] TopDrawerSoccer considered her the top recruit of the class of 2019.[5]
Penn State Nittany Lions
Wiesner scored for the Penn State Nittany Lions in her collegiate debut against Stanford on August 23, 2019, but suffered the second ACL tear of her career in the eighth game of the season.[6][7] She returned to the college field two years later, making 19 appearances as a junior in 2021.[8] The following year, she led the Big Ten Conference with 11 assists and scored two goals, including the game winner in the semifinals of the 2022 Big Ten tournament, which Penn State won.[8] She was the team's co-captain and part of their conference-best defense in her final season in 2023.[9][10] She added two goals and five assists and was recognized with All-Big Ten third-team honors.[8][9]
Club career
Washington Spirit
The Washington Spirit selected Wiesner with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NWSL Draft, their third pick of the night.[11] She was signed to a three-year contract.[12] She appeared in the starting lineup of the opening matchday against the Seattle Reign on March 17.[13]
International career
Wiesner was called into training with the United States national under-15 team in 2015.[14] She joined the national under-17 team the following year, playing up two age groups, and was a member of the team at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, and the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup two years later.[1][4] She also played friendly tournaments at the under-19 and under-23 level.[15]
Wiesner was called up as a training player for head coach Emma Hayes's first senior national team camp in June 2024.[16]
Honors and awards
Penn State Nittany Lions
Washington Spirit
United States U-17
Individual
- Third-team All-Big Ten: 2023
- Big Ten tournament all-tournament: 2023
References
External links
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