| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelsey Renee Daugherty [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 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.
Daugherty started playing in her hometown of Kennesaw, Georgia. She was part of Harrison High School's state championship-winning team in 2014. [2]
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]
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]