Kirsten Wright

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Kirsten Wright
2023 NWSL Challenge Cup final, 548 (Davis).jpg
Davis with Racing Louisville FC in 2023
Personal information
Full name Kirsten Davis Wright
Birth name Kirsten Mackenzie Davis [1]
Date of birth (1998-09-08) September 8, 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Racing Louisville FC
Number 22
Youth career
2014–2017 Westminster Academy
Dallas Sting
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Texas Tech Red Raiders 94 (45)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Racing Louisville FC 39 (6)
International career
2016 United States U18
2020 United States U23
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 15, 2023

Kirsten Davis Wright (born Kirsten Mackenzie Davis, 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).

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Early life

Wright 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]

Wright 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

Wright 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]

Wright scored one goal during the 2018 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament, and was named to the All-Tournament team. [11]

In 2019, Wright 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 Wright one of three team captains. [14]

In 2021, Wright 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]

Wright ended her Texas Tech career having scored the second-most goals in program history, behind Janine Beckie. [18]

Club career

Racing Louisville FC selected Wright 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 Wright in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft despite her not yet having appeared for the team. [4]

Wright 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] In April 2024, she underwent right knee surgery, [24] and was later placed on the season-ending injury list. [25]

With Louisville, she often operated as a single striker. [26]

International career

In 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. [27] 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

She married Garrett Wright in December 2022. [28] In April 2025, they announced Wright was pregnant. [29]

Career statistics

As of October 15, 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] Playoffs [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Louisville FC 2022 NWSL 18261—243
2023 21451—265
2024 00——00
Career total39611200508
  1. ↑ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Includes NWSL Playoffs

Honors

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Commencement Program 2021-05" (PDF). Texas Tech University. p. 41. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kirsten Davis Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Uptergrove, Kate (December 5, 2015). "WCA's Kirsten Davis sets her sights on Olympic soccer dreams". West Newsmagazine. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. 1 2 3 Mayes, Warren (July 13, 2017). "Westminster Christian Academy's Kirsten Davis is named player of the year". West Newsmagazine. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ Duda, Gus. "Westminster Alumni Succeeding at the Next Level".
  7. ↑ Choate, Zac (May 18, 2017). "Meet Soccer Star Kirsten Davis". FOX2Now . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  8. ↑ Watts, Austin (October 15, 2017). "Davis sets tone in freshman season". The Daily Toreador (Press release). Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Kirsten Davis – Women's Soccer". Texas Tech Red Raiders.
  10. ↑ "Davis' Late Goal Lifts Tech To 1–0 Victory Over USD". Texas Tech Red Raiders.
  11. ↑ O'Brien, Jeremy (November 4, 2018). "Davis Voted to Big 12 All-Tournament Team" (Press release). Texas Tech Red Raiders . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Davis, White Highlight Host of Big 12 Awards for Tech". Texas Tech Red Raiders.
  13. ↑ Coaches, United Soccer. "NCAA Division I Women's All-America Teams Announced | United Soccer Coaches".
  14. 1 2 Lyons, Joe (October 25, 2020). "Westminster soccer star deals with trying season at Texas Tech". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Davis Tabbed Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year" (Press release). Texas Tech Red Raiders. November 2, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  16. ↑ Boles, Nathan (November 2, 2021). "Kirsten Davis Wins Big 12 Soccer Offensive Player of the Year". KTXT . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  17. ↑ Coaches, United Soccer. "2021 NCAA Division I Women's All-Americans Announced | United Soccer Coaches".
  18. 1 2 3 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.
  19. ↑ "Kirsten Davis and Channing Foster Selected in the 2021 NWSL Draft". www.slsgsoccer.com. June 15, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Kizer scores the opener — again — as Racing draws KC Current".
  21. ↑ "Racing forward Davis proves to be an 'electric' addition".
  22. ↑ "Davis, McDonald score, but Dash's second half flurry defeats Racing".
  23. ↑ "Kirsten Wright signs multi-year deal with Racing".
  24. ↑ "Racing places Kirsten Wright on 45-day injured list".
  25. ↑ "Kirsten Wright placed on season-ending injury list".
  26. ↑ Newman, Blair (May 15, 2023). "Top 50 USWNT prospects for the 2027 World Cup: Nos. 50–41". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  27. ↑ "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.
  28. ↑ "Kirsten Davis Wright on Instagram: "Best day of my life!!! 12-16-2022❤️"". Instagram.
  29. ↑ @kirstenwright; (2025-04-24). "A dream come true— thanking God for this perfect little angel! We can't wait to meet our sweet baby BOY!🩵🧸" – via Instagram.
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