Kirsten Wright should not be confused with Kristin Davis.
| Kirsten Wright | |
| Full Name: | Kirsten Davis Wright[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1998 |
| Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Racing Louisville FC |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Westminster Academy |
| Youthclubs2: | Dallas Sting |
| Collegeyears1: | 2017–2021 |
| College1: | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| Collegecaps1: | 94 |
| Collegegoals1: | 45 |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Racing Louisville FC |
| Caps1: | 39 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U18 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U23 |
| Club-Update: | October 15, 2023 |
Kirsten Wright (; 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).
Davis 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]
Davis attended Westminster Christian Academy,[4] [5] where she scored 173 goals before graduating in 2017.[4] [6] In July 2017 she was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Missouri.[4]
She also played youth club soccer with Dallas Sting[7] and St. Louis Scott Gallagher[8] of the Elite Clubs National League.
Davis 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]
Davis scored one goal during the 2018 Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament, and was named to the All-Tournament team.[11]
In 2019, Davis 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 Davis one of three team captains.[14]
In 2021, Davis 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]
Davis ended her Texas Tech career having scored the second-most goals in program history, behind Janine Beckie.[18]
Racing Louisville FC selected Davis 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 Davis in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft despite her not yet having appeared for the team.[3]
Davis 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]
With Louisville, she often operated as a single striker.[24]
In 2015, she attended training camps with the United States under-19 and under-20 teams.[8]
She represented the United States under-18 team at the 2016 Women's International Cup.[25] 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]
Davis married Garrett Wright in December 2022.[26]
| Season | League | Cup[27] | Playoffs[28] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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