Mallie McKenzie

Fresh off her NWSL rookie season, Mallie McKenzie will come into 2025 ready to compete in midfield for the Thorns.

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McKenzie earned her first pro contract after impressing the Thorns technical staff as a non-roster invitee at the 2024 Coachella Valley Invitational and would go on to start all matches for Portland in the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, grabbing her first assist.

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As a college player, McKenzie played for Georgia University (2019-22) where she set a program record 98 matches played and 4^th-highest assists in program history with 22 as well as scoring 6 goals. She was pivotal for Georgia’s first ever SEC Conference Tournament Championship victory in 2023 and led the Bulldogs to NCAA DI Soccer Tournament berths in 2022 and 2023.