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Kiki Pickett

American soccer player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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College 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.[2] In April 2021, Pickett was named Pac-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the 2020 season.[3]

Club career

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]

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Honors

Stanford Cardinal

References

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