Cecelia Anne Kizer (born August 7, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or a midfielder for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

College career

Kizer played college soccer at Ole Miss from 2015 to 2018.[2] She scored 48 goals for Ole Miss, the most in program history, and was named first-team All-SEC three times.[2]

Club career

Kizer was drafted by Houston Dash in the 2nd round of the 2019 NWSL College Draft.[3]

She was selected by Racing Louisville in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft.[4]

Kizer scored the first goal for Racing Louisville in the 12th minute on a through ball from the team's No. 1 draft pick Emily Fox in the opening game of the Challenge Cup against the NWSL Orlando Pride on Saturday, April 10, 2021, to give the team a 1–0 lead. The inaugural game for Racing Louisville was held Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville. Racing Louisville tied the game in stoppage time on a goal by Brooke Hendrix.[5]

Kizer scored seven goals and added three assists across all competitions in 2021.[6] She again scored the first goal of the season for Racing Louisville in the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup.[7]

Kizer was traded along with Addisyn Merrick to the Kansas City Current on June 9, 2022.

On January 17, 2024, Kizer returned to the Houston Dash in a trade for Nichelle Prince.[8]

On September 7, 2024, NJ/NY Gotham FC signed Kizer to multi-year contract.[9]

International career

She was called up to the United States national under-23 team in August 2019.[10]

Honors

Houston Dash

References

  1. ^ Cece Kizer at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "CeCe Kizer – Soccer". Ole Miss Athletics.
  3. ^ "Soccer's Kizer Selected by Houston Dash in NWSL College Draft". Ole Miss Athletics. 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ Communications, Racing Louisville FC (November 12, 2020). "Racing acquires rights to Heath, Press in expansion draft". Racing Louisville Football Club – NWSL.
  5. ^ Gardner, Hayes (12 April 2021). "A downpour and a rainbow: Racing Louisville FC's debut was historic and breathless". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Cece Kizer". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  7. ^ "Kizer scores the opener — again — as Racing draws KC Current". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  8. ^ "Houston Dash Acquire Forward Cece Kizer in Trade with Kansas City Current". Houston Dynamo/Dash. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  9. ^ Communications, Gotham FC (2024-09-07). "Gotham FC signs forward Cece Kizer to multi-year contract". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  10. ^ "U-23 WNT Will Travel to 2019 Nordic Tournament to Face Norway, England and Sweden". www.ussoccer.com.
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