Katie Cappelletti

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Katie Cappelletti
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Cappelletti in 2025
Personal information
Full name Katherine Cappelletti [1]
Date of birth (2002-09-12) September 12, 2002 (age 22)
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 North Carolina Courage
Number 99
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Saint Joseph's Hawks 85 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– North Carolina Courage 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Katherine Cappelletti (born September 12, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Saint Joseph's Hawks of Philadelphia.

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Early life and college career

Cappelletti began playing in goal when she was six. [2] She grew up in Fayetteville, New York, and attended Jamesville-DeWitt High School. [3] She played club soccer for Syracuse Development Academy. [3]

Cappeletti's freshman season with the Saint Joseph's Hawks was postponed to the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] In five seasons with the Hawks, she started 85 games and set a program record with 27 clean sheets. In her final season in 2024, she led the Atlantic 10 Conference in saves, posted 8 clean sheets (including one combined) in 20 games, and was named first-team All-A-10 and the A-10 Goalkeeper of the Year. [3] [5]

Club career

Cappelletti began training with the North Carolina Courage as a non-roster invitee in the 2025 preseason. [6] On May 22, 2025, the Courage signed Cappelletti to a professional contract through the remainder of the season. [5]

Honors and awards

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Saint Joseph's University Undergraduate Commencement" (PDF). Saint Joseph's University. p. 7. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Michael (July 8, 2022). "She's Very Hands On: Cappelletti backstops Lady Lancers' surge". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Katie Cappelletti". Saint Joseph's Hawks . Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ Messina, Mia (September 25, 2024). "These St. Joe's women's soccer players are back for their fifth and final year together as 'a little family'" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Courage Sign Goalkeeper Katie Cappelletti". North Carolina Courage. May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ "NC Courage Announces Preseason Roster". North Carolina Courage. January 27, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
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