Kirsten Wright (née Davis; born September 8, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
.jpg) Davis with Racing Louisville FC in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kirsten Davis Wright[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 8, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Louisville FC | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Westminster Academy | ||
| Dallas Sting | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 94 | (45) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Racing Louisville FC | 39 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | United States U18 | ||
| 2020 | United States U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2023 | |||
Early life
editDavis was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 8, 1998[2] to parents from Texas. Her family lived in Australia for several years while she was in middle school, returning before her freshman year of high school.[3][4]
Davis attended Westminster Christian Academy,[5][6] where she scored 173 goals before graduating in 2017.[5][7] In July 2017 she was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Missouri.[5]
She also played youth club soccer with Dallas Sting[8] and St. Louis Scott Gallagher[3] of the Elite Clubs National League.
College career
editDavis played college soccer at Texas Tech from 2017 to 2021.[9] She scored her first collegiate goal on August 27, 2017, against San Diego.[10]
Davis scored one goal during the 2018 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament, and was named to the All-Tournament team.[11]
In 2019, Davis was named Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year,[12] and a United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I First-Team All-American.[13] She also set a program record for game-winning goals in a single season with six. In the 2020 season shortened by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, the Red Raiders named Davis one of three team captains.[14]
In 2021, Davis was again named the Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year,[15] and was the only Texas Tech player on the first or second all-conference teams.[16] United Soccer Coaches named her a third-team All-American.[17]
Davis ended her Texas Tech career having scored the second-most goals in program history, behind Janine Beckie.[18]
Club career
editRacing Louisville FC selected Davis in the second round of the 2021 NWSL Draft with the 12th-overall pick.[19][18] She returned to Texas Tech after the draft for a fifth year before joining Louisville.[18] Louisville protected Davis in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft despite her not yet having appeared for the team.[4]
Davis made her Racing Louisville debut on March 18, 2022, against Kansas City Current.[20][21] She scored her first goal for the club on March 25, 2022, against Houston Dash in a 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup match.[22]
On January 10, 2024, she signed a new three-year contract with Racing Louisville.[23]
With Louisville, she often operated as a single striker.[24]
International career
editIn 2015, she attended training camps with the United States under-19 and under-20 teams.[3]
She represented the United States under-18 team at the 2016 Women's International Cup.[25] She was also called up to a training camp for the under-23 team in 2020, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
Personal life
editDavis married Garrett Wright in December 2022.[26]
Career statistics
edit- As of October 15, 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Louisville FC | 2022 | NWSL | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 39 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 | ||
- ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
- ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs
Honors
editIndividual
- NCAA Division I First-Team All-America: 2019
- Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year: 2019, 2021
References
edit- ^ "Angel City FC vs Racing Louisville FC: April 15, 2023". OurSportsCentral (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. April 16, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Kirsten Davis Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Uptergrove, Kate (December 5, 2015). "WCA's Kirsten Davis sets her sights on Olympic soccer dreams". West Newsmagazine. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Davis, Kirsten (February 26, 2022). "Being Her Best Self : An Interview with Racing Louisville Rookie Kirsten Davis". Beautiful Game Network (Interview). Interviewed by Bekki Morgan. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c Mayes, Warren (July 13, 2017). "Westminster Christian Academy's Kirsten Davis is named player of the year". West Newsmagazine. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ Duda, Gus. "Westminster Alumni Succeeding at the Next Level".
- ^ Choate, Zac (May 18, 2017). "Meet Soccer Star Kirsten Davis". FOX2Now. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ Watts, Austin (October 15, 2017). "Davis sets tone in freshman season". The Daily Toreador (Press release). Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Kirsten Davis – Women's Soccer". Texas Tech Red Raiders.
- ^ "Davis' Late Goal Lifts Tech To 1–0 Victory Over USD". Texas Tech Red Raiders.
- ^ O'Brien, Jeremy (November 4, 2018). "Davis Voted to Big 12 All-Tournament Team" (Press release). Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Davis, White Highlight Host of Big 12 Awards for Tech". Texas Tech Red Raiders.
- ^ Coaches, United Soccer. "NCAA Division I Women's All-America Teams Announced | United Soccer Coaches".
- ^ a b Lyons, Joe (October 25, 2020). "Westminster soccer star deals with trying season at Texas Tech". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Davis Tabbed Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year" (Press release). Texas Tech Red Raiders. November 2, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ Boles, Nathan (November 2, 2021). "Kirsten Davis Wins Big 12 Soccer Offensive Player of the Year". KTXT. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ Coaches, United Soccer. "2021 NCAA Division I Women's All-Americans Announced | United Soccer Coaches".
- ^ a b c Lloyd-Hughes, Theo (October 29, 2021). "Q&A: Kirsten Davis on her time at Texas Tech and what's next for the 2019 All-American". The Striker. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Kirsten Davis and Channing Foster Selected in the 2021 NWSL Draft". www.slsgsoccer.com. June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Kizer scores the opener — again — as Racing draws KC Current".
- ^ "Racing forward Davis proves to be an 'electric' addition".
- ^ "Davis, McDonald score, but Dash's second half flurry defeats Racing".
- ^ "Kirsten Wright signs multi-year deal with Racing".
- ^ Newman, Blair (May 15, 2023). "Top 50 USWNT prospects for the 2027 World Cup: Nos. 50–41". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "U-18 WNT Will Travel to Northern Ireland for 2016 Women's International Cup – U.S. Soccer". October 16, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-16.
- ^ "Kirsten Davis Wright on Instagram: "Best day of my life!!! 12-16-2022❤️"". Instagram.
External links
edit- Kirsten Wright at Racing Louisville FC
- Kirsten Davis at the National Women's Soccer League
- Kirsten Davis at Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Kirsten Davis at Soccerway
- Kirsten Davis at FBref.com