Kate Wiesner

Kate Meguire Wiesner (born February 11, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions. She was selected by the Spirit in the first round of the 2024 NWSL Draft.

Early life
Wiesner was raised in Monrovia, California, the daughter of Scott and Mary Wiesner, and attended Monrovia High School. She played club soccer for Slammers FC of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) beginning at age 13, winning national titles in 2015, 2016, and 2018. She tore her ACL in 2018. TopDrawerSoccer considered her the top recruit of the class of 2019.

College career
Wiesner scored for the Penn State Nittany Lions in her collegiate debut against Stanford on August 23, 2019, but suffered the second ACL tear of her career during the eighth game of the season. She returned to the college field two years later, making 19 appearances as a junior in 2021. The following year, she led the Big Ten Conference with 11 assists and scored two goals, including the game winner in the semifinals of the 2022 Big Ten tournament, which Penn State won. She was team's co-captain and part of their conference-best defense in her final season in 2023. She added two goals and five assists and was recognized with All-Big Ten third-team honors.

Club career
The Washington Spirit selected Wiesner with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NWSL Draft, their third pick of the night. She was signed to a three-year contract. She made her debut as a starter in the Spirit's season opener against the Seattle Reign on March 17, 2024.

International career
Wiesner was called into training with the United States national under-15 team in 2015. She joined the national under-17 team the following year, playing up two age groups, and was a member of the team at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, and the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup two years later. She also played friendly tournaments at the under-19 and under-23 level.

Wiesner was called into a senior national team camp as a training player in June 2024.