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American soccer player (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kirsten Wright (née Davis; born September 8, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
.jpg) Davis with Racing Louisville FC in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kirsten Davis Wright[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 8, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Louisville FC | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Westminster Academy | ||
| Dallas Sting | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 94 | (45) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Racing Louisville FC | 39 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | United States U18 | ||
| 2020 | United States U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2023 | |||
Davis was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 8, 1998[2] to parents from Texas. Her family lived in Australia for several years while she was in middle school, returning before her freshman year of high school.[3][4]
Davis attended Westminster Christian Academy,[5][6] where she scored 173 goals before graduating in 2017.[5][7] In July 2017 she was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Missouri.[5]
She also played youth club soccer with Dallas Sting[8] and St. Louis Scott Gallagher[3] of the Elite Clubs National League.
Davis played college soccer at Texas Tech from 2017 to 2021.[9] She scored her first collegiate goal on August 27, 2017, against San Diego.[10]
Davis scored one goal during the 2018 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament, and was named to the All-Tournament team.[11]
In 2019, Davis was named Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year,[12] and a United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I First-Team All-American.[13] She also set a program record for game-winning goals in a single season with six. In the 2020 season shortened by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, the Red Raiders named Davis one of three team captains.[14]
In 2021, Davis was again named the Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year,[15] and was the only Texas Tech player on the first or second all-conference teams.[16] United Soccer Coaches named her a third-team All-American.[17]
Davis ended her Texas Tech career having scored the second-most goals in program history, behind Janine Beckie.[18]
Racing Louisville FC selected Davis in the second round of the 2021 NWSL Draft with the 12th-overall pick.[19][18] She returned to Texas Tech after the draft for a fifth year before joining Louisville.[18] Louisville protected Davis in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft despite her not yet having appeared for the team.[4]
Davis made her Racing Louisville debut on March 18, 2022, against Kansas City Current.[20][21] She scored her first goal for the club on March 25, 2022, against Houston Dash in a 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup match.[22]
On January 10, 2024, she signed a new three-year contract with Racing Louisville.[23]
With Louisville, she often operated as a single striker.[24]
In 2015, she attended training camps with the United States under-19 and under-20 teams.[3]
She represented the United States under-18 team at the 2016 Women's International Cup.[25] She was also called up to a training camp for the under-23 team in 2020, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
Davis married Garrett Wright in December 2022.[26]
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