Penelope Hocking

Forward

HOMETOWN: Anaheim, CA, USA

HEIGHT: 5'5"

Penelope Hocking joined the Kansas City Current in March 2026 via a trade with Bay FC. She began her pro career in 2023 when Chicago selected her with the No. 7 overall pick in the NWSL Draft. She played in 29 regular season matches with 26 starts across the 2023 and 2024 campaigns for Chicago, totaling seven goals and a pair of assists in 2,170 minutes while also scoring two goals in three games during the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup. Hocking then joined Bay FC in August 2024, appearing in Bay’s final eight regular season matches in 2024 and recording the game-winning assist in her club debut before tallying an assist on Bay’s first-ever playoff goal. The 2025 season saw Hocking record a team-leading six goals and one assist in 18 regular season contests with 10 starts as one of 18 players in the league to score six or more regular season goals a year ago.

Internationally, Hocking played for the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team at the 2018 FIFA U-20 World Cup and subbed in during two group stage matches against Paraguay and Spain. Hocking was also tabbed to the U.S. U-23 roster for a training camp in January 2022.

Hocking starred at USC from 2018-21 where she was a two-time All-American, MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist, 2021 Pac-12 Forward of the Year and 2018 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. In 2021, she became USC’s all-time leading scorer by breaking a record that stood for over two decades, and her 54 goals as a Trojan are the 12th most in Pac-12 Conference history. She then took her grad year at Penn State in 2022 where she registered seven goals and 11 assists to earn All-Big Ten Second Team honors. In total, Hocking amassed 61 goals and 33 assists in 95 collegiate career appearances.