Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (born June 27, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays for the Tacoma Defiance in MLS Next Pro.
[1][2] In 2020, Kossa-Rienzi began attending the University of Washington, where he played for the men's soccer team.
[10] In 2023, Kossa-Rienzi played with the Crossfire Red in the National Premier Soccer League.
[11] At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Kossa-Rienzi was selected in the first round (23rd overall) by the Seattle Sounders FC.
[15][16] During the 2024 season, he went on short-term loans with the Seattle Sounders first team, making his first start on May 22 in a U.S. Open Cup match against Phoenix Rising FC in which he scored his first goal for the club, which was the winning goal in a 2–1 victory to help the club advance to the quarter-finals.