Kate Wiesner

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Kate Wiesner
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Wiesner with Penn State in 2019
Personal information
Full name Kate McGuire Wiesner [1]
Date of birth (2001-02-11) February 11, 2001 (age 24)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Left back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
Number 6
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Penn State Nittany Lions 71 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Washington Spirit 20 (2)
International career
2016–2018 United States U-17 34+ (1+)
2017 United States U-19 3 (0)
2019 United States U-20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 21, 2025

Kate McGuire Wiesner (born February 11, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left back or winger for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was taken by the Spirit in the first round of the 2024 NWSL Draft.

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Early life

Wiesner grew up in Monrovia, California, the daughter of Scott and Mary Wiesner. [2] She joined Slammers FC at age 13, going on to win three ECNL national championships with the club. [2] [3] [4] She sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury in 2018. [5] She was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the No. 1 prospect of the 2019 class, part of Penn State's top-ranked recruiting class. [6] She graduated from Monrovia High School. [2]

College career

After becoming a starter for the Penn State and scoring a goal in her college debut against Stanford, Wiesner sustained a second anterior cruciate ligament injury in the eighth game of her freshman season in 2019. [7] [8] Her recovery took two years before she returned to the field in 2021, making 19 appearances and scoring 1 goals in her junior season. [2] [9] Back to starting regularly in 2022, she led the Big Ten Conference with 11 assists and scored 2 goals in 23 games. She scored the game winner against Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament semifinals as the Nittany Lions won the tournament. [2] [9] She was named co-captain for her fifth and final season in 2023, [10] scoring 2 goals and adding 5 assists in 21 games, earning third-team All-Big Ten honors as part of the conference's best scoring defense. [9] [11]

Club career

Wiesner was drafted by the Washington Spirit with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NWSL Draft, the team's third pick of the night. [12] She was signed to a three-year contract. [13] She made her professional debut as a starter in the season-opening loss to the Seattle Reign on March 17. [14] On June 8, she scored her first professional goal, striking the ball into the corner through traffic for the lone goal of the game against the Utah Royals. [15] She made 15 regular-season appearances as a rookie as the Spirit finished second in the standings. [16] On November 10, she made her playoff debut in the quarterfinals against Bay FC, playing 42 minutes as a substitute for Heather Stainbrook in the 2–1 extra time win. [16] She was unused the rest of the playoffs as Washington lost to the Orlando Pride in the 2024 NWSL Championship. [16]

After missing several months with a hip injury, Wiesner made her first appearance of the season in a 0–0 draw with the San Diego Wave on June 22, 2025. [17] She scored her first goal of the season on August 23, lifting a cross that found its way into the net in a 3–2 win over Bay FC before an NWSL record crowd at Oracle Park. [18]

International career

Wiesner was called into training with the United States under-15 team in 2015. [19] She joined the under-17 team the following year, playing up two age groups, and was part of the squads 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. [2] [4] She also played friendly tournaments at the under-19 and under-23 level. [20]

Wiesner called up as a training player for head coach Emma Hayes's first senior national team camp in June 2024. [21]

Honors and awards

Penn State Nittany Lions

Washington Spirit

United States U-17

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2025/26 Concacaf W Champions Cup Club Roster" (PDF). CONCACAF. August 7, 2025. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kate Wiesner – Women's Soccer". Penn State Nittany Lions . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ Parchman, Will (September 2, 2015). "ECNL stories to watch for the '15-16 season". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Eskilson, J.R. (September 27, 2016). "Meet the U17 World Cup Team: Part Two". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ Clark, Travis (August 1, 2018). "2019 Women's Recruiting Rankings: August". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  6. ↑ Clark, Travis (August 16, 2019). "Final Women's DI Recruiting Class Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. 1 2 3 Lamm, Keeley (January 12, 2024). "Kate Wiesner Drafted No. 7 Overall By Washington Spirit In 2024 NWSL Draft". Onward State. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Asman, Dyke and Wiesner Named 2023 Women's Soccer Captains". Penn State Nittany Lions. April 21, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  11. ↑ Vogt, Amanda (January 12, 2024). "NWSL's Washington Spirit draft Penn State women's soccer defender Kate Wiesner". Daily Collegian . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Washington Spirit Officially Signs 2024 Rookie Class to Professional Contracts". Washington Spirit. March 11, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  14. ↑ Bansil, Sapna (March 17, 2024). "Spirit finds trouble early, drops opener at Seattle". The Washington Post . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  15. ↑ Elliott, Annie (June 9, 2024). "Washington Spirit notch ninth win of season against Utah Royals". The District Press. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  16. 1 2 3 "Kate Wiesner 2024 Match Logs". FBref.com . Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  17. ↑ Anderson, Jason (July 19, 2025). "USWNT's Trinity Rodman trains with Spirit for first time in three months". USA Today . Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Recap: Spirit defeats Bay FC 3-2, earns sixth away win of the season". Washington Spirit. August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  19. ↑ "U15, U16 GNTs head to Portland for camp". United States Soccer Federation. June 1, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2024– via TopDrawerSoccer .
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. ↑ "Recap: Short-Handed Spirit Wins 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup". Washington Spirit. March 8, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
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