Kalani Kossa-Rienzi
American soccer player (born 2002)
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Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (born June 27, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.
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Kossa-Rienzi with the Seattle Sounders in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | June 27, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Berkeley, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
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| 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 | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 8, 2025 | |||
Early life
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
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
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
- As of March 8, 2025[23]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||