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Kiki Pickett
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Pickett with the North Carolina Courage in 2023
Personal information
Full name Kiara Shaelene Pickett
Date of birth (1999-04-30) April 30, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Santa Barbara, California, United States
Height 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Bay FC
Number 23
Youth career
2011–2013 Santa Barbara SC
2014–2017 Eagles SC
2014–2017 Dos Pueblos High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Kansas City Current 16 (0)
2022–2023 North Carolina Courage 13 (0)
2024– Bay FC 10 (1)
National team
2014–2016 United States U17
2015–2019 United States U20
2019 United States U23
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 7, 2024.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 25, 2021

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.

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

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. On May 18, 2021, Pickett signed a 3-year contract with Kansas City. She made her professional debut on June 26, 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 1–2 loss to the Washington Spirit.

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.

On January 21, 2024, Pickett signed a two-year deal with Bay FC.

Honors

Stanford Cardinal

  • NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament: 2017, 2019
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