Kati Jo Spisak
American soccer player and coach
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Kati Jo Spisak (born November 22, 1983) is an American professional soccer coach and retired American soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. She is currently a super agent in Women's Soccer and owns her own boutique agency, Spisak Agency, in the National Women's Soccer League.[2]
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Spisak playing for St. Louis Athletica | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kati Jo Spisak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | November 22, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Texas A&M Aggies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Washington Freedom | ||
| 2010 | Saint Louis Athletica | ||
| 2011 | Boston Breakers | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004 | United States U-21 | ||
| United States U-23 | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2021 | Washington Spirit (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
College
Spisak attended Texas A&M University where she was a three time All-American and team captain, and repeatedly on the Herman Trophy list.[3][4] She would also earn team honors as Newcomer of the Year (2002) and Defensive MVP (2003).[5] Spisak was inducted to the Texas A&M Hall of Fame in 2018.
Club
Washington Freedom
After college, Spisak began her professional career with Washington Freedom. She would step into starting goalkeeper .[6]
During the restructuring of the W-League into the new Women's Professional Soccer as the top flight women's league, the Washington Freedom officially drafted Spisak.[7]
Saint Louis and Boston
Ahead of the 2010 season, Spisak joined Saint Louis Athletica, competing with Hope Solo.[8] Athletica would fold mid-way during the season, releasing all rostered players as free agents.[9]
After Athletica folded, Spisak joined Boston Breakers.[10]
International
Spisak was named to the United States U-21 team that competed and won the 2004 Nordic Cup.[2][11]
Managing career
Ahead of the 2014 season, Spisak would return to Washington as an assistant coach for the Washington Spirit, supporting Mark Parsons.[3]
She also worked as head coach of the Washington Spirit Reserves and guided the team to their first W-League Title in 2015.[12]
Honors
Personal life
In September 2025, Spisak was engaged to Columbia University interim president Claire Shipman.[13]