Kaiya June McCullough (born May 29, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who formerly played as a defender for Würzburger Kickers of the German 2.
[4] It later became known that a large part of her exit was motivated by verbal abuse and racism she faced under coach Richie Burke.
[5] Following former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, McCullough has been kneeling during the US National Anthem to protest police brutality and racism since 2017.
She had a large role in organizing the league players' support for Black Lives Matter,[7] especially during the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.
[8] In August 2021, McCullough was joined by many former Washington Spirit teammates with allegations of abuse against coach Richie Burke.