Kiara Shaelene "Kiki" Pickett is an American professional football player who plays as a defender for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was drafted fourth overall in the 2021 NWSL Draft by the Kansas City Current.
She scored the championship-winning penalty kick in the 2019 NCAA final against North Carolina.
She was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year for the 2020 season.
She started playing football at age 3, inspired by family pick-up games.
In her free time, she enjoys reading and bowling.
Outside of football, Kiki was on the Stanford dance team during the offseason, juggling 6 AM practices with classes and training.
She talks about the importance of having multiple identities beyond being just a football player — mentioning dance, poetry, and open mic nights as other outlets.
Her favorite football player is Ronaldinho.
She is half Mexican.
Her favorite food is bread.
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
|---|---|---|---|
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2024
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present
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Bay FC | 35 | 3 |
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2021
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2024
|
North Carolina Courage | 22 | 0 |
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2021
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2021
|
Kansas City Current | 16 | 0 |
|
2017
-
2021
|
Stanford Cardinal | 81 | 5 |
| International Stats | |||
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2019
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2019
|
United States U23 | 3 | 0 |
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2018
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2018
|
United States U20 | 16 | 0 |
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2016
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2017
|
United States U17 | 3 | 1 |
