Kelsey Wys

Kelsey Wys
Wys playing for the Spirit in September 2016
Personal information
Full name Kelsey Laine Wys[1]
Date of birth (1991-02-04) February 4, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Coral Springs, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Florida State Seminoles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Western New York Flash 10 (0)
2015–2018 Washington Spirit 26 (0)
2016–2017 → Newcastle Jets (loan) 3 (0)
2019 Selfoss 18 (0)
International career
2008 United States U17
2010 United States U20
2013 United States U23
Managerial career
2020–2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers (assistant)
2022– Missouri Tigers (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kelsey Laine Wys (born February 4, 1991) is an American soccer coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. She currently serves as an assistant coach for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.[2]

Playing career

High School

Wys attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and played for the Lady Eagles soccer team.

College

Wys attended Florida State University and played for the Seminoles from 2010 to 2013.[3]

Club

Western New York Flash

In January 2014, Wys was selected by the Western New York Flash in the second round (18th selection overall) of the 2014 NWSL College Draft. She made her debut for the team on May 11, 2014, during a home match against Sky Blue FC. During the game, Wys provided a direct assist to striker Abby Wambach, a first for a goalkeeper in the league.[4]

Washington Spirit

In 2015, Wys was traded to the Washington Spirit in exchange for goalkeeper Chantel Jones.[5] She made her debut for the Spirit during a 3–1 defeat to Seattle Reign FC in Seattle on 2 May.[6] Wys started in 11 games for the Spirit in 2015. The Coral Springs, Fla native tallied 35 saves and three shutouts. In 2016, Wys started 12 regular season matches and both post season matches for the Spirit.[7]

After four seasons with the Spirit, Wys was waived ahead of the 2019 season to pursue opportunities overseas.[8]

Loan to Newcastle Jets

In November 2016, Wys joined Australian club Newcastle Jets on a season long loan.[9] In her 3rd match, on November 20, 2016, Wys tore her anterior cruciate ligament ruling her out for the rest of the season.[10][11]

UMF Selfoss

In April 2019, Wys joined UMF Selfoss of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[12] On 17 August 2019, she helped Selfoss defeat KR, 2–1, in the Icelandic Cup finals, securing the club's first major trophy.[13]

Coaching career

Appalachian State

In February 2020, Wys was announced as an assistant coach for the women's soccer team at Appalachian State University.[14]

In February 2022, Wys was announced as goalkeeper coach at the University of Missouri.

Personal

Wys currently resides in Columbia, Missouri. Wys reportedly spends her time off the pitch managing a grade V bilateral quad strain.

References

  1. ^ "College of Human Sciences: Bachelor of Science With Major In" (PDF). The Florida State University Commencement Ceremony. Florida State University. May 2013. p. 35. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Kelsey Wys". Florida State University. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Kelsey Wys". appstatesports.com. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Lauletta, Dan (May 13, 2014). "The Lowdown: 4 reasons to be awed by the Reign". The Equalizer. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "Flash, Spirit Swap Goalkeepers". The Equalizer. November 13, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  6. ^ Ruiz, Don. "Reign back to winning ways, 3–1 over Spirit". News Tribune. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  7. ^ "Kelsey Wys to Miss Remainder of Australian W-League Season After Tearing ACL". Washington Spirit. November 21, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "Washington Spirit waives goalkeeper Kelsey Wys". Washington Spirit. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "Jets complete W-League season". Newcastle Star. November 2, 2016.
  10. ^ Kerry, Craig (November 20, 2016). "W-League: Newcastle go top of the table with gritty, injury-marred win over Perth". The Newcastle Herald.
  11. ^ Gutierrez, Jackie (November 21, 2016). "Kelsey Wys' ACL injury ends play with Newcastle Jets". Vavel.
  12. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (April 17, 2019). "Fyrrverandi samherji Dagnýjar ver mark Selfyssinga í sumar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  13. ^ Gabríel Sighvatsson (August 17, 2019). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Selfoss - KR 2-1 - Selfoss er bikarmeistari árið 2019". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  14. ^ Antrum, Zach (February 25, 2020). "App State women's soccer adds two assistant coaches". The Appalachian. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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