Amelia White (soccer)
American soccer player (born 2003)
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Amelia Grace White (born 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
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White with the Kansas City Current in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amelia Grace White[1] | ||
| Date of birth | June 17, 2003[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kansas City Current | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fort Wayne United | |||
| 2018–2021 | Homestead Spartans | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 88 | (11) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Indy Eleven | 5 | (4) |
| 2026– | Kansas City Current | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | United States U-15 | ||
| 2018 | United States U-16 | ||
| 2019 | United States U-17 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 10, 2026 | |||
Early life
White grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Laura and Avery, and has two siblings.[2] She and her twin sister began playing soccer when they were six years old.[3] She soon joined local club Fort Wayne United, training with the boys' team at 13 and playing up with the oldest girls' team at 14.[3] She played soccer and ran track at Homestead High School, helping the soccer team to the IHSAA Class 3A state title game as a freshman in 2018.[3] She committed to play college soccer for Penn State in her freshman year.[4] She missed much of the next two high school seasons due to youth international duty.[3] In her senior year in 2021, she scored 25 goals with 15 assists while leading Homestead to a 22–0 record and their first state championship.[3] She was named Miss Indiana Soccer, the Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year, and the Just Women's Sports High School Soccer Player of the Year.[3] TopDrawerSoccer ranked White the 2nd-best prospect in the 2022 class, part of Penn State's top-ranked recruiting class.[5]
College career
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White played in all 23 games, starting 9, and scored 2 goals with 4 assists for the Penn State Nittany Lions as a freshman in 2022, earning Big Ten Conference all-freshman honors.[2] She helped the team win the Big Ten tournament and scored twice as they reached the NCAA tournament third round.[2] She played in all 23 games, starting 3, and scored 2 goals with 1 assists as a sophomore in 2023, reaching the NCAA tournament quarterfinals.[2] She took on a larger role in her junior year in 2024, making 20 starts and scoring 1 goal with 5 assists in 21 games, as she again made the NCAA tournament quarterfinals.[2] She started all 21 games in her senior year in 2025, scoring 6 goals and adding 4 assists in her most productive college campaign.[2] She earned second-team All-Big Ten honors and scored once in the NCAA tournament before losing in the second round.[2]
Club career
The Kansas City Current announced on January 6, 2026, that they had signed White to her first professional contract on a two-year deal.[6] She made her professional debut against the Portland Thorns on March 28, replacing Gabrielle Robinson as an 81st-minute substitute in a 2–0 loss.[7]
International career
White began training with the United States under-15 team in 2017.[8] In 2018, she helped the under-16 team win the UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament.[9] She was one of the under-17 team's leading scorers with five goals in 2019.[10] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and the 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup were cancelled.[6]
