Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kennedy Megan Wesley [1] | ||
Date of birth | March 8, 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Monica, California, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Position(s) | Center back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | San Diego Wave | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
So Cal Blues | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2023 | Stanford Cardinal | 104 | (4) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | San Diego Wave | 13 | (1) |
International career | |||
2016–2018 | United States U17 | ||
2020 | United States U20 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 30, 2024 |
Kennedy Megan Wesley (born March 8, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal and was drafted by the Wave in the first round of the 2024 NWSL Draft.
Wesley was born in Santa Monica, California, and attended Valley Christian High School. [2] She played youth soccer for SoCal Blues, with which she won the 2015 ECNL U15 National Championship. [3]
Wesley played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal over five seasons from 2019 to 2023. [4] Of a possible 106 appearances, she appeared in 104 games, setting a school record. [5] Her 92 game starts, including starts in the final 60 matches of her college career, were 9th highest in Stanford history. [6] She played center defender for all 25 matches in the 2023 season. [5]
Wesley was selected in the first round (12th overall) of the 2024 NWSL Draft by San Diego Wave FC. [7] [6] On February 8, 2024, San Diego signed Wesley to a two-year contract. [8]
She made her club debut in a scoreless draw against Racing Louisville April 13, 2024. [9] She started in place of Naomi Girma, who was out due to injury sustained in a USWNT match. [10] Wesley scored her first professional goal on July 20, 2024, in a NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup match against Bay FC. [11] She tallied her first NWSL regular season goal on September 8, 2024, scoring San Diego's lone goal in teammate Alex Morgan's final match, a 4–1 defeat to the North Carolina Courage. [12] Both goals were header goals from a corner kick by María Sánchez. [11] [12] Wesley was named the NWSL Rookie of the Month for September after sporting an 85.66 percent passing accuracy and having the second-most clearances on the Wave, behind fellow defender Naomi Girma. [2] [13]
Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | Playoffs [b] | Continental [c] | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
San Diego Wave FC | 2024 | NWSL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 [d] | 1 | 16 | 2 | |
Career total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
Stanford Cardinal [14]
United States U17
United States U20
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