Cece Kizer
![]() Kizer with the Houston Dash in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cecelia Anne Kizer[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-08-07) August 7, 1997 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Overland Park, Kansas | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Houston Dash | ||
Number | 5 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Ole Miss Rebels | 83 | (48) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Houston Dash | 16 | (0) |
2020 | Kolbotn | 5 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Racing Louisville | 29 | (5) |
2022–2023 | Kansas City Current | 35 | (13) |
2024– | Houston Dash | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
2018–2019 | United States U-23 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, April 21, 2024 (UTC) |
Cecelia Anne Kizer (born August 7, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or a midfielder for the Houston Dash 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]
International career
She was called up to the United States national under-23 team in August 2019.[9]
Honors
Houston Dash
- NWSL Challenge Cup: 2020
References
- ^ Cece Kizer at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b c "CeCe Kizer – Soccer". Ole Miss Athletics.
- ^ "Soccer's Kizer Selected by Houston Dash in NWSL College Draft". Ole Miss Athletics. 10 January 2019.
- ^ Communications, Racing Louisville FC (November 12, 2020). "Racing acquires rights to Heath, Press in expansion draft". Racing Louisville Football Club – NWSL.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cece Kizer". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "Kizer scores the opener — again — as Racing draws KC Current". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "Houston Dash Acquire Forward Cece Kizer in Trade with Kansas City Current". Houston Dynamo/Dash. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "U-23 WNT Will Travel to 2019 Nordic Tournament to Face Norway, England and Sweden". www.ussoccer.com.
External links
- Cece Kizer at Soccerway
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