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Mckenna Rae Whitham (born July 27, 2010) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Super League club DC Power FC, on loan from Gotham FC. The youngest player in National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) history, she joined Gotham FC at age 13 and made her NWSL debut at age 14 in 2025. She is a youth United States youth international.
Whitham grew up in Granite Bay, California, the daughter of Joni and Josh Whitham, and was homeschooled by her mother. Her father was an alternate for the United States Ski Team at the 1998 Winter Olympics as a high schooler. Whitham played ECNL club soccer for MVLA Soccer Club and Slammers FC HB Køge. She led MVLA to the under-13 national finals in July 2023, finishing runners-up to Slammers. She signed a name, image, and likeness contract with Nike in February 2024 at age 13, becoming the youngest athlete to sign with the company.
When she was 13 years old, Whitham trained as a non-roster invitee with National Women’s Soccer League clubs Kansas City Current, Washington Spirit, and NJ/NY Gotham FC in the 2024 preseason. She became the youngest person to play for an NWSL team when she appeared…
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