Kelsey Daugherty

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.

Kelsey Daugherty
Personal information
Full name Kelsey Renee Daugherty[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996
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 31
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

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. "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. "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.
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