Savy King

Savannah Mckenzie King (born February 7, 2005) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played one season of college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels before being drafted second overall by Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Draft. She represented the United States at the under-17 and under-20 level, helping win bronze at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
King was born in Santa Monica, California, to Karrie King, a former professional cyclist and runner, and Kim Parker King. She grew up in West Hills with her twin brother, Parker. She played multiple sports in her youth, including softball, baseball, and flag football, only taking up soccer at age ten on an AYSO team. She later played club soccer for Real So Cal and then Slammers FC HB Køge, with which she won the ECNL under-18/19 national title in 2023.
King attended Agoura High School, where she lettered in four years of track and set school records in the 200-meter (25.49) and 400-meter dash (56.87). She also played flag football at Agoura and once recorded six interceptions and four touchdowns in a single game. Ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the top left back of the class of 2023, she committed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in November 2022. She entered into a name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreement with Nike before starting college.
King spent one season as a starting center back for North Carolina in 2023, starting all 23 games. Head coach Anson Dorrance called her performance in the team's scoreless season opener at Penn State the "best first-game performance by a freshman" in program history. In the first three weeks of the season, she was twice named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Defensive Player of the Week as North Carolina conceded only two goals in its first six games. She led the team in minutes played in her freshman season, which ended in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament, and was named to the ACC all-freshman team and the All-ACC second team.
Bay FC, a new NWSL expansion team, selected King second overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft; she and North Carolina teammate Ally Sentnor were the top two picks. She was signed to a three-year contract. She made her professional debut on March 17, starting at left back in Bay's first-ever game, a 1–0 win against Angel City FC. She held a regular starting position before missing about a month while at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, an absence during and after which Alyssa Malonson filled the starting left back spot. She finished her rookie season with 2 assists in 18 appearances (12 starts).
On February 3, 2025, King was traded to her hometown team Angel City FC, reportedly at her request, in exchange for $200,000 in immediate intra-league transfer funds and an additional $100,000 in 2026. Angel City signed a two-year extension with King before the season began, keeping her under contract until 2028. King returned to center back in her club debut, starting in the season opener on March 16, a 1–1 draw against the San Diego Wave.
King was invited to United States national under-15 team training camps in 2019 and 2020. In 2022, she helped the national under-17 team win the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship to qualify for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where she helped the United States advance out of the group stage, though they lost in the first knockout round on penalties. The next year, she was called up to the national under-20 team for the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where as co-captain she helped the United States qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She played almost every minute of the U-20 Women's World Cup, helping the United States finish in third place, its best result since 2012.
King was called up by Emma Hayes into Futures Camp, practicing alongside the senior national team, in January 2025. She was a training player for the national team at the 2025 SheBelieves Cup the following month.
United States U-17
United States U-20
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