American soccer player (born 2001)
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 .
Early life
Wiesner was raised in Monrovia, California , the daughter of Scott and Mary Wiesner, and attended Monrovia High School .[ 1] [ 2] Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) beginning at age 13, winning national titles in 2015, 2016, and 2018.[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] tore her ACL in 2018.[ 5] TopDrawerSoccer [ 5]
College career
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] [ 8] 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] [ 9] [ 10] [ 8] [ 9]
Club career
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] [ 12] Seattle Reign on March 17.[ 13]
International career
Wiesner was called into training with the United States national under-15 team in 2015.[ 14] 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] 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]
References
^ a b c "Kate Wiesner – Women's Soccer" . Penn State Nittany Lions . Retrieved May 21, 2024 .^ "Kate Wiesner" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved May 21, 2024 .^ Parchman, Will (September 2, 2015). "ECNL stories to watch for the '15-16 season" . TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved May 21, 2024 . ^ a b Eskilson, J.R. (September 27, 2016). "Meet the U17 World Cup Team: Part Two" . TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved May 21, 2024 . ^ a b Clark, Travis (August 1, 2018). "2019 Women's Recruiting Rankings: August" . TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved May 21, 2024 . ^ Aferiat, Jake (August 24, 2019). "Why freshman Kate Wiesner could be the next 'big-time player' for Penn State women's soccer" . Centre Daily Times . Retrieved May 21, 2024 . ^ Lapreziosa, Madeline (October 8, 2020). "How a trio of Penn State women's soccer players bonded while recovering from ACL injuries" . Daily Collegian . Retrieved May 21, 2024 . ^ a b c Lamm, Keeley (January 12, 2024). "Kate Wiesner Drafted No. 7 Overall By Washington Spirit In 2024 NWSL Draft" . Onward State . Retrieved May 21, 2024 . ^ a b Vogt, Amanda (January 12, 2024). "NWSL's Washington Spirit draft Penn State women's soccer defender Kate Wiesner" . Daily Collegian . Retrieved May 21, 2024 . ^ "Asman, Dyke and Wiesner Named 2023 Women's Soccer Captains" . Penn State Nittany Lions . April 21, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .^ Brockway, Ella (January 12, 2024). "Spirit gets busy, deals Ashley Sanchez, Sam Staab and loads up in draft" . The Washington Post . Retrieved May 21, 2024 . ^ "Washington Spirit Officially Signs 2024 Rookie Class to Professional Contracts" . Washington Spirit . March 11, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .^ Bansil, Sapna (March 17, 2024). "Spirit finds trouble early, drops opener at Seattle" . The Washington Post . Retrieved May 21, 2024 . ^ "U15, U16 GNTs head to Portland for camp" . United States Soccer Federation . June 1, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer ^ "USA U19 wins CFA International Tournament" . United States Soccer Federation . September 15, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer "Under-23 WNT heads to Europe in June" . United States Soccer Federation. June 15, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer .^ Goff, Steven (May 21, 2024). "Emma Hayes, USWNT's new coach, names her first roster as Olympics near" . The Washington Post . Retrieved May 21, 2024 .
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