Kirsten Davis
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kirsten Davis Wright | ||
Date of birth | September 8, 1998 | ||
Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Louisville FC | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2017 | Westminster Academy | ||
Dallas Sting | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 94 | (45) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Racing Louisville FC | 39 | (6) |
International career | |||
2016 | United States U18 | ||
2020 | United States U23 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2023 |
Kirsten Wright (née Davis; born 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).
Early life
Davis was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 8, 1998 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.
Davis attended Westminster Christian Academy, where she scored 173 goals before graduating in 2017. In July 2017 she was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Missouri.
She also played youth club soccer with Dallas Sting and St. Louis Scott Gallagher of the Elite Clubs National League.
College career
Davis played college soccer at Texas Tech from 2017 to 2021. She scored her first collegiate goal on August 27, 2017, against San Diego.
Davis scored one goal during the 2018 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament, and was named to the All-Tournament team.
In 2019, Davis was named Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year, and a United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I First-Team All-American. 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 Davis one of three team captains.
In 2021, Davis was again named the Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year, and was the only Texas Tech player on the first or second all-conference teams. United Soccer Coaches named her a third-team All-American.
Davis ended her Texas Tech career having scored the second-most goals in program history, behind Janine Beckie.
Club career
Racing Louisville FC selected Davis in the second round of the 2021 NWSL Draft with the 12th-overall pick. She returned to Texas Tech after the draft for a fifth year before joining Louisville. Louisville protected Davis in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft despite her not yet having appeared for the team.
Davis made her Racing Louisville debut on March 18, 2022, against Kansas City Current. She scored her first goal for the club on March 25, 2022, against Houston Dash in a 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup match.
On January 10, 2024, she signed a new three-year contract with Racing Louisville.
With Louisville, she often operated as a single striker.
International career
In 2015, she attended training camps with the United States under-19 and under-20 teams.
She represented the United States under-18 team at the 2016 Women's International Cup. 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.
Personal life
Davis married Garrett Wright in December 2022.
Career statistics
- As of October 15, 2023
Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Racing Louisville FC | 2022 | NWSL | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | |
2023 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 26 | 5 | |||
Career total | 39 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 |
- Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
- Includes NWSL Playoffs
Honors
Individual
- NCAA Division I First-Team All-America: 2019
- Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year: 2019, 2021