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Kiara Locklear
Personal information
Birth name Kiara Dawn Pralle[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-02) November 2, 2002 (age 22)[2]
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Fort Lauderdale United
Number 20
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Charlotte 49ers 35 (1)
2023–2024 Lipscomb Bisons 42 (24)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Fort Lauderdale United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kiara Locklear (née Pralle; born November 2, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Super League club Fort Lauderdale United. She played college soccer for the Charlotte 49ers and the Lipscomb Bisons, earning All-American honors.

Early life and college career

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Locklear grew up in Bourbonnais, Illinois, the daughter of Dan and Karla Pralle.[2] Originally a fullback, she played club soccer for the Chicago Fire Juniors and Eclipse Select, winning the ECNL under-18/19 national title with Eclipse in 2021.[2][3] She attended Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School, where she ran cross country.[2]

Lipscomb Bisons

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After two seasons with the Charlotte 49ers, where she was ever present in defense, Locklear transferred to the Lipscomb Bisons in 2023.[2][4] In her first season in Nashville, she moved to midfield and scored 5 goals in 20 games.[4][5] She helped the Bisons to the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) regular-season title and earned third-team all-conference honors.[4][6]

Now a forward, Locklear had a breakout senior season in 2024, establishing a program record with 19 goals (second in the nation) in 22 games.[4][7] In the ASUN tournament, she scored a hat trick in the semifinals and was named the tournament MVP after winning in the final. Locklear was named the ASUN Player of the Year and fourth-team United Soccer Coaches All-American, becoming the first All-American selection in program history.[4][8]

Club career

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Fort Lauderdale United

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After her senior season at Lipscomb, Locklear signed her first professional contract with Fort Lauderdale United during the USL Super League's inaugural season.[9] She made her professional debut off the bench on December 7, 2024.[10] In her first start one week later, scored her first two professional goals, helping Fort Lauderdale win 2–0 against the Carolina Ascent.[10] Fort Lauderdale finished fourth in the regular season, matching up against the first-place Ascent in the playoff semifinals. On June 8, 2025, Locklear scored twice in the 2–1 semifinal victory at American Legion Memorial Stadium. She put away the game winner in the last minute of extra time when her opponents may have thought she was offside, but there was no video assistant referee to intervene.[11]

Personal life

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She married Jordan Locklear in 2025.[12]

Honors and awards

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Lipscomb Bisons

Individual

  • ASUN Player of the Year: 2024
  • Fourth-team All-American: 2024
  • All-ASUN: 2024 (first team), 2023 (third team)
  • ASUN tournament Most Valuable Player: 2024
  • Conference USA all-freshman team: 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Provost's List, Honor Roll recognizes academic achievements for fall semester 2024". Lipscomb University. December 20, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Kiara Pralle". Charlotte 49ers. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  3. ^ "Eight Signees Set to Join 49ers Women's Soccer in 2021". Charlotte 49ers. November 13, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Kiara Pralle". Lipscomb Bisons. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  5. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". Lipscomb Bisons. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  6. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  7. ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". Lipscomb Bisons. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  8. ^ "Pralle Named Fourth Team All-American". Lipscomb Bisons. December 7, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  9. ^ "Pralle Signs Professional Contract to Fort Lauderdale United FC". Lipscomb Bisons. December 13, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  10. ^ a b {{Soccerway}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
  11. ^ Puente, Nathaniel (June 8, 2025). "Carolina Ascent loses to Fort Lauderdale with last-second goal in semifinals". WCNC-TV. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  12. ^ Kiara [@kiara.locklear]; (March 5, 2025). "hey, @jlocklear51, it's wedding week 🤩". Retrieved June 9, 2025 – via Instagram.
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