Tziarra King

Tziarra Lanae King (born August 24, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Super League club Brooklyn FC. She played college soccer for the NC State Wolfpack and was drafted by the Utah Royals in the first round of the 2020 NWSL College Draft. She has also played for Seattle Reign FC.

Early life Raised in Sicklerville, New Jersey, King played for the varsity soccer team at Winslow Township High School where she set a record as the all-time leading scorer (for both girls and boys) with 105 career goals and 36 assists. She was named to the First-Team All-South Jersey team in 2014 and 2015. During her senior year, her 51 goals and 14 assists ranked first in the state of New Jersey. She was one of two players nominated by the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, after being the conference's first women's soccer player to win the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.

As a freshman in the 2016 season, King was a starting forward in all matches and was the Wolfpack's leading scorer with eight goals, including four game-winners. She competed on the pitch a total of 1,702 minutes. Top Drawer Soccer ranked King as the No. 28 freshman player in the country. As a junior in the 2018 ACC season, King was the Wolfpack's leading scorer for the third consecutive year with 10 goals and 26 points. She made her professional debut in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup in June 2020, scoring her first professional goal less than 20 minutes after entering the field as a second-half substitute in a 3–3 draw against the Houston Dash. King was a starter in all four matches of the tournament under head coach Laura Harvey.

Seattle Reign, 2021–2024 Ahead of the 2021 season, King was traded to the Reign in January 2021. She was a starter in 7 of the 15 matches she played. King was subsequently named NWSL Player of the Week. The Reign finished in second place during the regular season with a record. After advancing to the NWSL Playoffs, they were eliminated by eventual champions Washington Spirit.

In 2022, King helped the Reign finish in first place during the regular season, winning the NWSL Shield.

King scored her first goal of 2024 in a 2–1 loss to the Chicago Red Stars on April 21, which was named the NWSL Goal of the Week.

On December 20, 2024, King announced her departure from the club.

Brooklyn FC, 2026– On August 10, 2026, it was announced that King had signed with USL Super League club Brooklyn FC. She made her Super League debut on August 15, 2026, starting and playing the entirety of Brooklyn's season-opening defeat to Lexington SC.

Coaching career In 2025, King joined the West Seattle Rhodies FC as an Assistant Coach & Professional Player Mentor.

Honors Seattle Reign The Women's Cup: 2022 NWSL Shield: 2022

Individual The Women's Cup Most Valuable Player: 2022 NWSL Player of the Week: Week 10 2021 ACC Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year: 2019

Other work In September 2020, King entered into a collaboration with the National Women's Hockey League to help improve representation on NWHL merchandise.

Personal life King goes by the nickname "Zee".