Kennedy Wesley

PRONUNCIATION:

ken-e-dee Wes-lee

HEIGHT:

5’5"

DOB:

March 8, 2001

HOMETOWN:

Seal Beach, California

COLLEGE:

Stanford University

POSITION:

Defender

JERSEY NUMBER:

12

AGE:
CITIZENSHIP:

USA

LAST CLUB:
HOW ACQUIRED:

2024 NWSL Draft pick (1st round, 12th overall)

2024: In Wesley’s rookie season, she made 13 appearances and 12 starts throughout the regular season…She then made three additional appearances and two starts in all competitions…As a defender, she scored two goals across all competitions, both coming from headers…Named Rookie of the Month for September…HONORS: 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup, Rookie of the Month (Sept. 2024)

College: Wesley was a defensive mainstay for Stanford University from 2019-23, where she finished her collegiate career as the all-time leader in matches played (104) and ranked ninth in games started (92), starting the final 60 matches of her career. A two-year captain, Wesley led the Cardinals to an NCAA Championship in 2019 and Pac-12 Championship in 2019 and 2022. 

International: Wesley played for the U.S. Youth National Teams at the U-17 and U-20 level…She was a part of the U-17 roster that competed at the 2016 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the U.S. U-20 WNT that won the 2020 Concacaf Championship.