Makenzy Allyson Doniak (born February 25, 1994) is an American professional soccer player. A forward, she plays for the San Diego Wave of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Spent time on loan at

HB Køge HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It ...

in the

Elitedivisionen The Danish Women's League ( da, Danmarksturneringens Kvindeliga, Kvinde-DM Liga or Kvindeligaen) is a semi-professional top-flight league for women's football in Denmark. It is organised by the Danish Football Association (DBU) as part of the ...

Club career

Virginia Cavaliers

Doniak left the Virginia Cavaliers as the career leader in points (164) and goals (64).

Western New York Flash, 2016

Doniak was drafted by

Western New York Flash The Western New York Flash (WNY Flash) was an American soccer club based in Elma, New York that competed in the United Women's Soccer league. They have won league championships in four different leagues: the USL W-League in 2010, Women's Pro ...

in the 2nd round of the

2016 NWSL College Draft Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film d ...

. Doniak won the 2016 NWSL Championship as a member of the Flash.

North Carolina Courage 2017–2018

Doniak became a member of the Courage when the

were purchased by the North Carolina FC Organization. She was part of the Courage team that won the 2017 NWSL Shield, and advanced to the 2017 Championship Game. Doniak came in as a first half substitute in the final, replacing an injured

Taylor Smith Taylor Smith may refer to: * Taylor Smith (Australian footballer) (born 2000), Australian rules footballer with the Gold Coast Suns * Taylor Smith (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player * Taylor Smith (golfer) (1967–2007), American ...

. The Courage lost to the

Portland Thorns FC The Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which receives support from the Uni ...

1–0. On February 23, 2018, the Courage announced that Doniak had torn her ACL and would miss the entire 2018 season.

Loan to Adelaide United 2017

On October 27, 2017, Doniak was loaned to Australian club

Adelaide United Adelaide United Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was founded in 2003 to fil ...

as an international player for the

2017–18 W-League The 2017–18 W-League season was the tenth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. Clubs Stadia and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes Transfers Foreign players The ...

season. She scored 7 goals during the season, which led the team in scoring.

Utah Royals FC, 2018–2019

On June 28, 2018, the Utah Royals acquired Doniak from the Courage in a trade that sent the rights for

Heather O'Reilly Heather Ann O'Reilly (born January 2, 1985) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Irish club Shelbourne of the Women's National League. She played for the United States women's national soccer team (USWNT), w ...

to North Carolina. Doniak made her debut for the Royals on May 11, 2019, against the

Houston Dash The Houston Dash is a professional women's soccer team based in Houston, Texas. It joined the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the 2014 season, and is affiliated with the MLS team Houston Dynamo FC. History Establishment On November ...

. She scored her first goal for Utah on May 26 in a 2–0 victory over the

Orlando Pride The Orlando Pride is a professional women's soccer team based in Orlando, Florida. The team joined the National Women's Soccer League, the top level of women's soccer in the US, for the 2016 season. It became the tenth team to be added to th ...

. Doniak made one start in 11 appearances for Utah during the 2019 NWSL season.

Chicago Red Stars, 2020–2021

On December 19, 2019, Doniak was traded to the

Chicago Red Stars The Chicago Red Stars are a professional women's soccer club based in Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. A founding member of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, they have played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) sin ...

in exchange for Chicago's second round draft pick in the 2021 NWSL College Draft.

San Diego Wave FC, 2021– Present

In December 2021, the

San Diego Wave FC San Diego Wave FC is a National Women's Soccer League expansion team that began play in 2022. The team is based in San Diego, California. The team is owned by Ron Burkle. The team is the San Diego area's first women's professional soccer team s ...

announced it acquired the rights to Doniak, Mexican international Katie Johnson, and Kelsey Turnbow in a trade with the Chicago Red Stars.

References

External links

Virginia bio
* 1994 births Living people Adelaide United FC (A-League Women) players American women's soccer players National Women's Soccer League players North Carolina Courage players People from Chino Hills, California Soccer players from California Sportspeople from San Bernardino County, California United States women's under-20 international soccer players Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer players Western New York Flash draft picks Western New York Flash players Women's association football forwards Utah Royals FC players Chicago Red Stars players San Diego Wave FC players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark HB Køge (women) players {{US-women-footy-bio-stub