Kenie Wright

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Kenie Wright
Personal information
Full name Makenzie Wright [1] [2] [3]
Date of birth (1997-08-14) August 14, 1997 (age 26) [4]
Place of birth Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 88 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 NJ/NY Gotham FC 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Makenzie "Kenie" Wright (born August 14, 1997) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League.

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Career

High school

Born and raised in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, Wright attended Lenape High School. [5]

Professional

Wright was drafted by Sky Blue FC in the 4th round of the 2019 NWSL College Draft. [6]

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References

  1. "Kenie Wright". Rutgers Scarlet Knights . Retrieved November 28, 2021. 2015 ECNL U17 National Champion with PDA Arsenal, a top national program
  2. Gallen, Daniel; Clark, Travis (July 17, 2015). "2015 ECNL Finals: Final day of group play". Top Drawer Soccer. Richmond, Virginia. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021. Makenzie Wright's Olimpico in the last two minutes punched PDA's ticket to the U17 title game.
  3. Callahan, Kevin (July 28, 2015). "Wright, Palladino are national champions together". Courier-Post . Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  4. FC, Sky Blue (August 14, 2019). "Gameday & a Birthday!? Let's gooooo! Join us in wishing @KenieWright10 a very Happy Birthday! pic.twitter.com/ivctoVZhv2".
  5. Ralph, Matthew (January 11, 2019). "Two players with ties to the Philadelphia area selected in NWSL draft; Mount Laurel, N.J. native Kenie Wright and Penn Fusion WPSL alum Kaylan Marckese were both fourth round picks by Sky Blue FC". Brotherly Game. Retrieved August 15, 2019. Sky Blue FC goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese out of the University of Florida with their first pick in the fourth round (28th overall) and one pick later chose Mount Laurel, N.J. native Kenie Wright, a defender from Rutgers University.... Prior to college, she won a state championship at Lenape High School in 2011 and a national championship with Players Development Academy in 2015.
  6. "Wright Drafted into the National Women's Soccer League". Rutgers University Athletics.