Kelsey Daugherty

Kelsey Daugherty
Personal information
Full name Kelsey Renee Daugherty[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 30
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 UAB Blazers 69 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Long Island Rough Riders 10 (0)
2019–2020 Fortuna Hjørring 13 (0)
2020 Chicago Red Stars 0 (0)
2021–2022 Djurgården 18 (0)
2022–2023 Racing Louisville 0 (0)
2023 Avaldsnes 11 (0)
2023– Celtic 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 27, 2023

Kelsey Renee Daugherty (born December 31, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Celtic of the Scottish Women's Premier League.

Early life

Daugherty started playing in her hometown of Kennesaw, Georgia. She was part of Harrison High School's state championship-winning team in 2014.[2]

College career

As a Blazer, Daugherty racked up dozens of honors and awards, capping her career by being named Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Year. Additionally her senior year, she was named First Team All-Conference, United Soccer Coaches All-South Region First Team and Conference USA All-Academic First Team. She was named Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Week two times.[2]

In her junior season, Daugherty was an All-Conference USA First Team and All-Academic First Team selection while being named Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Week four times. She also was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Team and a member of the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Scholar All-South Region Team and United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Scholar All-America Third Team.[3]

Club career

In 2018, she played for the Long Island Rough Riders of the UWS, where she was a team Player of the Year candidate, making 41 saves over the 10-game season.[4]

In 2019, Daugherty was eligible for the 2019 NWSL College Draft.[5]

Although Daugherty went undrafted, she received tryouts with a pair of teams: North Carolina Courage and Washington Spirit.[6]

While trialing with the Washington Spirit, Daugherty met former Wake Forest All-American Aubrey Bledsoe, who previously played with Danish club Fortuna Hjørring of the Elitedivisionen and connected her with the club, who proceeded to sign her to a contract.[6] She got injured on the October 30, 2019, in the Round of 16 at the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League against Olympique Lyonnais.[7]

In 2020, she joined the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League on a short-term contract.[8]

In 2021, she signed with Swedish club Djurgårdens IF.[9][10]

On August 15, 2022, Daugherty transferred to Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League.[11][12]

In April 2023, she joined Norwegian Toppserien club Avaldsnes IL.[13]

In August 2023, she signed a two-year contract with Celtic of the Scottish Women's Premier League.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Kelsey Renee Daugherty | UEFA Women's Champions League". UEFA. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Kelsey Daugherty Profile". UAB Blazers.
  3. ^ "Kelsey Daugherty Named Conference USA Goalkeeper of the week". UAB Blazers. October 22, 2018.
  4. ^ LoRé, Michael (January 2, 2019). "Daugherty Eligible for 2019 NWSL College Draft". Long Island Rough Riders.
  5. ^ "2019 NWSL Draft: Preliminary List Released". United Women's Soccer. December 26, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Daugherty Signs Professional Contract". UAB Blazers. June 27, 2019.
  7. ^ Knudsen, Lizette (October 30, 2019). "Fortuna Hjørring-målmand bæres fra banen i ydmygende nedslagtning" [Fortuna Hjørring goalkeeper is carried off the field in humiliating slaughter]. TV3 Sport (in Danish).
  8. ^ "Alumni Spotlight: Kelsey Daugherty". UAB Blazers. September 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Kelsey Daugherty till Djurgården" [Kelsey Daugherty to Djurgården]. Djurgårdens IF (in Swedish). February 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "Alumni Update: Daugherty Signs with Swedish Club Djurgården". UAB Blazers. February 8, 2021.
  11. ^ Rahm, Nils (August 15, 2022). "Kelsey Daugherty lämnar Djurgården" [Kelsey Daugherty leaves Djurgården]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "Racing completes transfer, signs goalkeeper Daugherty" (Press release). Racing Louisville FC. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "Vi forsterker oss på keeperplass og hentes Kelsey Daugherty fra USA" [We are strengthening ourselves in the goalkeeper position and Kelsey Daugherty is brought from the USA]. Avaldsnes IL (in Norwegian). April 1, 2023.
  14. ^ Laird, Lewis (August 23, 2023). "American goalkeeper Kelsey Daugherty signs for Celtic FC Women". Celtic FC.
  15. ^ Cuddihy, Paul (August 23, 2023). "Kelsey Daugherty: It feels great to have joined such a big club". Celtic FC.