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Savvy King

Savvy King

American professional soccer defender for Angel City FC (NWSL) who returned to play after open-heart surgery following a 2025 on-pitch cardiac event.

Sep 5, 2026

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Stronger Than Ever: Savy King

Sep 5 · 9m

speaker_2SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
2:08
The 2024 NWSL Draft, Bay FC select Savvy King from UNC.
Savvy King
Savvy KingGUEST
2:15
Because I was 18, I think I was the third youngest person ever drafted.
Savvy King
Savvy KingGUEST
2:19
It was something that I had always dreamed of and wanted to do, which was to play professionally.
Savvy King
Savvy KingGUEST
2:24
I never in a million years would have expected that it would have happened as young as it did.
Savvy King
Savvy KingGUEST
2:29
So I was really, I felt like I was playing some of the best soccer I've ever played.
Savvy King
Savvy KingGUEST
2:33
I went to the U-20 World Cup in Columbia.
Savvy King
Savvy KingGUEST
2:35
I was a co-captain on that team, so I was just feeling really confident in myself.
speaker_3NARRATOR
4:59
I mean, at

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