Cece Kizer

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cece Kizer

| image = NC Courage vs Houston Dash (Mar 2024) 004.jpg

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption = Kizer with the Houston Dash in 2024

| fullname = Cecelia Anne Kizer{{NFF}}

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|8|7}}

| birth_place = Overland Park, Kansas

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}{{Cite web|url=https://olemisssports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/cece-kizer/1006|title=CeCe Kizer – Soccer|website=Ole Miss Athletics}}

| position = Forward, midfielder

| currentclub = Utah Royals

| clubnumber = 25

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| collegeyears1 = 2015–2018

| college1 = Ole Miss Rebels

| collegecaps1 = 83

| collegegoals1 = 48

| years1 = 2019–2020

| clubs1 = Houston Dash

| caps1 = 16

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2020

| clubs2 = Kolbotn

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2021–2022

| clubs3 = Racing Louisville

| caps3 = 29

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = Kansas City Current

| caps4 = 35

| goals4 = 13

| years5 = 2024

| clubs5 = Houston Dash

| caps5 = 3

| goals5 = 0

| clubs6 = NJ/NY Gotham FC

| years6 = 2024–2025

| caps6 = 8

| goals6 = 1

| clubs7 = Utah Royals

| years7 = 2025–

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam1 = United States U-23

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = April 18, 2025

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

College career

Kizer played college soccer at Ole Miss 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 Houston Dash in the 2nd round of the 2019 NWSL College Draft.{{Cite web|url=https://olemisssports.com/news/2019/1/10/soccers-kizer-selected-by-houston-dash-in-nwsl-college-draft|title=Soccer's Kizer Selected by Houston Dash in NWSL College Draft|website=Ole Miss Athletics|date=10 January 2019 }}

She was selected by Racing Louisville in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingloufc.com/news_article/show/1132557-racing-acquires-rights-to-heath-press-in-expansion-draft|title=Racing acquires rights to Heath, Press in expansion draft|first=Racing Louisville FC|last=Communications|date=November 12, 2020|website=Racing Louisville Football Club – NWSL}}

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.{{Cite news|last=Gardner|first=Hayes|date=12 April 2021|title=A downpour and a rainbow: Racing Louisville FC's debut was historic and breathless|work=The Courier-Journal|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/2021/04/11/racing-louisville-fc-womens-soccer-debut-historic-and-breathless/7045893002/|access-date=12 April 2021}}

Kizer scored seven goals and added three assists across all competitions in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Cece Kizer |url=https://www.racingloufc.com/roster/cece-kizer/ |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=Racing Louisville FC |language=en-US}} She again scored the first goal of the season for Racing Louisville in the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup.{{Cite web |title=Kizer scores the opener — again — as Racing draws KC Current |url=https://www.racingloufc.com/news/2022/03/18/kizer-scores-the-opener-again-as-racing-draws-kc-current/ |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=Racing Louisville FC |language=en-US}}

Kizer was traded along with Addisyn Merrick to the Kansas City Current on June 9, 2022.

On January 17, 2024, Kizer returned to the Houston Dash in a trade for Nichelle Prince.{{Cite web |title=Houston Dash Acquire Forward Cece Kizer in Trade with Kansas City Current|url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dash-acquire-forward-cece-kizer-in-trade-with-kansas-city-current|access-date=2024-01-17 | website=Houston Dynamo/Dash|language=en-US}}

On September 7, 2024, NJ/NY Gotham FC signed Kizer to multi-year contract.{{Cite web |last=Communications |first=Gotham FC |date=2024-09-07 |title=Gotham FC signs forward Cece Kizer to multi-year contract |url=https://www.gothamfc.com/news_article/show/1317697 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=NJ/NY Gotham FC |language=en-us}}

On April 17, 2025, Gotham announced they and Kizer agreed to a mutual contract termination.https://www.gothamfc.com/news/gotham-fc-and-forward-cece-kizer-agree-to-mutual-contract-termination The next day, Kizer signed a two-year deal with the Utah Royals and subsequently made her club debut in a 1–0 win over the Chicago Stars.{{Cite web |last=rsl |title=Utah Royals FC Signs Former Gotham FC Attacker Cece Kizer {{!}} Utah Royals |url=https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/news/utah-royals-fc-signs-former-gotham-fc-attacker-cece-kizer |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=rsl |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |title=Last-Gasp Penalty From Ally Sentnor Sees Utah Royals Edge Chicago Stars {{!}} Utah Royals |url=https://www.rsl.com/utahroyals/news/last-gasp-penalty-from-ally-sentnor-sees-utah-royals-edge-chicago-stars |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=rsl |language=en}}

International career

She was called up to the United States national under-23 team in August 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/mnt-travel-roster/2019/08/us-u23-wnt-travels-2019-nordic-tournament-norway-england-sweden|title=U-23 WNT Will Travel to 2019 Nordic Tournament to Face Norway, England and Sweden|website=www.ussoccer.com}}