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Kaleigh Riehl
	Riehl with the San Diego Wave in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Kaleigh Ann Riehl
Date of birth	October 21, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Fairfax Station, Virginia, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Utah Royals
Number	18
Youth career
2004–2015	Braddock Road YC
College career
Years	Team
2015–2019	Penn State Nittany Lions
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018	Washington Spirit Reserves
2020	Sky Blue FC
2020–2021	→ Paris FC (loan)
2021	Racing Louisville
2022–2023	San Diego Wave
2024–	Utah Royals
International career
2013–2014	United States U18
2014–2016	United States U20
2017–2019	United States U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kaleigh Ann Riehl (born October 21, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Riehl has represented the United States at the U-18, U-20 and U-23 levels.^[2] She was called up to the senior team training camp in January 2019.^[3] Riehl played for Penn State at the collegiate level and was the 11th pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft, going to Sky Blue FC.^[4]

Early life

Riehl was born on October 21, 1996, in Fairfax Station, Virginia. She played with Braddock Road Youth Club '95 Elite for 11 years, with whom she won several competitions.

College career

Riehl played with Penn State University for her entire college career. As a freshman, she started all 27 matches. She was named to the Big 10 all-freshman team and helped lead the team to winning the NCAA Championship. She was redshirted for the 2016 season, during which she started for the U.S. six times at the FIFA U-20 World Cup. As a sophomore, she started all 24 matches and recorded 13 clean sheets. As a junior, she started all 25 matches, recorded 13 clean sheets, and was named Big 10 defender of the year. As a senior, she started all 25 matches. Over all four years, she set the NCAA record for minutes played as an outfield player with 8,847 minutes played.^[2]

Club career

Sky Blue FC, 2020

On January 16, 2020, Riehl took part in the NWSL College Draft. She was the 11th pick, being chosen by Sky Blue FC.^[4] Riehl made her professional debut in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup on July 4, 2020, against the Utah Royals FC.^[5]