Cece Kizer

Cecelia Anne "Cece" Kizer (born August 7, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or a midfielder for Racing Louisville of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Cece Kizer
Personal information
Full name Cecelia Anne Kizer[1]
Date of birth (1997-08-07) August 7, 1997
Place of birth Overland Park, Kansas
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Racing Louisville
Number 5
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Ole Miss Rebels 83 (48)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Houston Dash 16 (0)
2020 Kolbotn 5 (3)
2021– Racing Louisville 19 (3)
National team
2018–2019 United States U-23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 28, 2020

College career

Kizer played college soccer at Ole Miss from 2015 to 2018.[2]

Club career

Kizer was drafted by Houston Dash in the 2nd round of the 2019 NWSL College Draft.[3]

She was selected by Racing Louisville in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft.[4]

Kizer scored the first goal for Racing Louisville in the 12th minute on a through ball from the team's No. 1 draft pick Emily Fox in the opening game of the Challenge Cup against the NWSL Orlando Pride on Saturday, April 10, 2021, to give the team a 1–0 lead. The inaugural game for Racing Louisville was held Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville. Racing Louisville tied the game in stoppage time on a goal by Brooke Hendrix.[5]

Kizer scored seven goals and added three assists across all competitions in 2021.[6] She again scored the first goal of the season for Racing Louisville in the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup.[7]

International career

She was called up to the United States national under-23 team in August 2019.[8]

References
  1. Cece Kizer at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. "CeCe Kizer - Soccer". Ole Miss Athletics.
  3. "Soccer's Kizer Selected by Houston Dash in NWSL College Draft". Ole Miss Athletics.
  4. Communications, Racing Louisville FC (November 12, 2020). "Racing acquires rights to Heath, Press in expansion draft". Racing Louisville Football Club - NWSL.
  5. Gardner, Hayes (12 April 2021). "A downpour and a rainbow: Racing Louisville FC's debut was historic and breathless". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. "Cece Kizer". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  7. "Kizer scores the opener — again — as Racing draws KC Current". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  8. "U-23 WNT Will Travel to 2019 Nordic Tournament to Face Norway, England and Sweden". www.ussoccer.com.


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