Victoria Pickett

Victoria Pickett (born August 12, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Wisconsin Badgers.

Victoria Pickett
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-12) August 12, 1996
Place of birth Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kansas City
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Wisconsin Badgers 57 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Kansas City 0 (0)
National team
2012 Canada U17
2013–2015 Canada U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

A former Canadian international, Pickett participated in the 2015 Pan American Games.[1][2]

Early life

Pickett was born on August 12, 1996, in Newmarket, Ontario. She is the daughter of Vanda and Vincent Pickett.[1]

Pickett started playing soccer when she was four years old. Her family moved to Barrie when she was five years old, and played with the Barrie Soccer Club for eight years. When she was 13, Pickett joined the Glen Shields Futbol Club in Concord, Ontario.[3]

Wisconsin Badgers

In 2018, Pickett made the women's semifinalist list for the Hermann Trophy, an annual award for college soccer players.[4]

Despite a knee injury in 2019, Pickett appeared in 57 games across her college career, scoring 5 goals and providing 11 assists.[5]

Club career

Pickett was drafted by Kansas City in the 2021 NWSL Draft.[6]

International career

When Pickett was 15 years old, she entered the Canadian youth program. She participated in the Women's Under 17 Championships at the 2012 Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), where she helped Canada win a silver medal.[7]

In 2015, Pickett scored the deciding goal for Canada during the CONCACAF U-20 championship.[8]

Pickett played as a defender for Canada in the 2015 Pan Am Games.[9][10]

References
  1. "Victoria Pickett". Canadian Olympic Team Official Website. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  2. "Official athlete list: Team Canada at TO2015 Pan Am Games". Canadian Olympic Team Official Website. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  3. Ramsey, Janis. "Barrie teen hits world centre stage". Simcoe.com. Barrie Advance. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  4. "3 Canadians among semifinalists for U.S. college soccer award". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  5. "Victoria Pickett | Women's Soccer". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  6. Yang, Stephanie (January 13, 2021). "All the picks from the 2021 NWSL College Draft". All For XI. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. "Victoria Pickett - 2015 - Athlete of the Year". Barrie Sports Hall of Fame Society. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  8. "CONCACAF U-20 women's championship: Canada clinches World Cup berth". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  9. Faris, Nick. "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games will be a preview of what the future holds for Canadian women's soccer". National Post. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  10. Prusina, Sandra. "Pan Am soccer offers glimpse of Canada's future". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
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