American professional soccer player
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
^ "Kelsey Renee Daugherty | UEFA Women's Champions League" . UEFA . Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023 .
^ a b "Kelsey Daugherty Profile" . UAB Blazers .
^ "Kelsey Daugherty Named Conference USA Goalkeeper of the week" . UAB Blazers . October 22, 2018.
^ LoRé, Michael (January 2, 2019). "Daugherty Eligible for 2019 NWSL College Draft" . Long Island Rough Riders .
^ "2019 NWSL Draft: Preliminary List Released" . United Women's Soccer . December 26, 2019.
^ a b "Daugherty Signs Professional Contract" . UAB Blazers . June 27, 2019.
^ 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).
^ "Alumni Spotlight: Kelsey Daugherty" . UAB Blazers . September 17, 2020.
^ "Kelsey Daugherty till Djurgården" [Kelsey Daugherty to Djurgården]. Djurgårdens IF (in Swedish). February 2, 2021.
^ "Alumni Update: Daugherty Signs with Swedish Club Djurgården" . UAB Blazers . February 8, 2021.
^ Rahm, Nils (August 15, 2022). "Kelsey Daugherty lämnar Djurgården" [Kelsey Daugherty leaves Djurgården]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved August 15, 2022 .
^ "Racing completes transfer, signs goalkeeper Daugherty" (Press release). Racing Louisville FC . August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022 .
^ "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.
^ Laird, Lewis (August 23, 2023). "American goalkeeper Kelsey Daugherty signs for Celtic FC Women" . Celtic FC .
^ Cuddihy, Paul (August 23, 2023). "Kelsey Daugherty: It feels great to have joined such a big club" . Celtic FC .
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