Cecelia Anne Kizer (born August 7, 1997) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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or a

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for the

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of the

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(NWSL).

College career

Kizer played

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from 2015 to 2018. She scored 48 goals for Ole Miss, the most in program history, and was named first-team All-SEC three times.

Club career

Kizer was drafted by

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in the 2nd round of the

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. She was selected by

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in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft. Kizer scored the first goal for Racing Louisville in the 12th minute on a through ball from the team's No. 1 draft pick

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in the opening game of the Challenge Cup against the NWSL

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on Saturday, April 10, 2021, to give the team a 1–0 lead. The inaugural game for Racing Louisville was held

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in Louisville. Racing Louisville tied the game in stoppage time on a goal by Brooke Hendrix. Kizer scored seven goals and added three assists across all competitions in 2021. She again scored the first goal of the season for Racing Louisville in the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup. Kizer was traded along with Addisyn Merrick to the

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on June 9, 2022. On January 17, 2024, Kizer returned to the Houston Dash in a trade for

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. On September 7, 2024,

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signed Kizer to multi-year contract. On April 17, 2025, Gotham announced they and Kizer agreed to a mutual contract termination. The next day, Kizer signed a two-year deal with the

and subsequently made her club debut in a 1–0 win over the Chicago Stars.

International career

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

Honors

Houston Dash *

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: 2020

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* 1997 births Living people American women's soccer players Houston Dash players National Women's Soccer League players Houston Dash draft picks Ole Miss Rebels women's soccer players Racing Louisville FC players American expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Norway American expatriate women's soccer players Soccer players from Overland Park, Kansas Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Kansas City Current players 21st-century American sportswomen Gotham FC players {{US-women-footy-forward-stub