Kalani Kossa-Rienzi

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Kalani Kossa-Rienzi
Kossa-Rienzi with the Seattle Sounders in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-06-27) June 27, 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Berkeley, California, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
Number 85
Youth career
Mavericks SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Washington Huskies 76 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Crossfire Red 4 (5)
2024–2025 Tacoma Defiance 25 (0)
2024–2025 → Seattle Sounders FC (loan) 3 (1)
2025– Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 8, 2025

Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (born June 27, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.

Early life

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Kossa-Rienzi played youth soccer with Mavericks SC.[1] He attended Berkeley High School, where he was named the WACC-Foothill Player of the Year, the North Coast Section Player of the Year, an All-USA Second Team selection, and an All-American, as a junior.[1][2] Kossa-Rienzi is of partial Chinese descent.[3]

College career

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In 2020, Kossa-Rienzi began attending the University of Washington, where he played for the men's soccer team.[2] He recorded an assist in his collegiate debut on February 4, 2021, against the Northwest Eagles.[4] On September 24, 2021, he scored his first collegiate goal in a 2–0 victory over the Portland Pilots.[5] At the end of his sophomore season, he was named an All-Pac 12 Honorable Mention.[6] In 2022, he was named to the All-Pac 12 First Team and the All-Far West Region Second Team.[7][2] Ahead of his senior season, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Preseason Team.[8] At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Pac 12 First Team and the All West Region Second Team.[9] He was also invited to the MLS College Showcase.[10] Over his four seasons, he scored six goals and added 11 assists in 76 appearances.[11]

Club career

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In 2023, Kossa-Rienzi played with the Crossfire Red in the National Premier Soccer League.[12]

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Kossa-Rienzi was selected in the first round (23rd overall) by the Seattle Sounders FC.[13][14] After participating in pre-season with the first team,[15] he signed a contract with their second team, Tacoma Defiance, in MLS Next Pro in March 2024.[16][17] During the 2024 season, he went on short-term loans with the Seattle Sounders first team, making his first start on May 22 in a U.S. Open Cup match against Phoenix Rising FC in which he scored his first goal for the club, which was the winning goal in a 2–1 victory to help the club advance to the quarter-finals.[18][19] In March 2025, he signed additional short-term loans with the first team.[20] On March 8, 2025, he scored his first MLS goal in a victory over Los Angeles FC.[21] On March 10, 2025, he signed an MLS contract with the first team for the remainder of the season, with options for 2026 and 2027.[22]

Career statistics

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As of March 8, 2025[23]
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crossfire Red 2023[24] National Premier Soccer League 4 5 3 3 1 0 – 8 8
Tacoma Defiance 2024 MLS Next Pro 25 0 2 0 – – 27 0
Seattle Sounders FC (loan) 2024 Major League Soccer 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1
2025 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Total 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 1
Career total 32 6 5 3 3 1 0 0 38 10

References

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