External links
- Kelsey Oyler at Soccerway.com
- Kelsey Oyler at ESPN FC
- Kelsey Oyler at the Gonzaga Bulldogs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 12, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Meridian, Idaho, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spokane Zephyr | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Nova | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 58 | (6) |
| 2024 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 20 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Utah Avalanche | 1 | (1) |
| 2025– | Spokane Zephyr | 15 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:01, December 21, 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kelsey Oyler (born June 12, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left back for USL Super League club Spokane Zephyr FC. She played college soccer for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, where she set program records in assists, and for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Oyler was born and raised in Meridian, Idaho. She participated in soccer, basketball, and track and field from an early age. At six years old, Oyler moved up an age group in soccer, but her lack of height led to declines in both her playing performance and mental health. [1] Although she later returned to her original age group, Oyler's size resulted in her developing Osgood–Schlatter disease in middle school that plagued both of her knees for five years. [2] The adversity caused her to consider not trying out for the Rocky Mountain High School soccer team. [1]
With encouragement from her mother, Oyler eventually joined Rocky Mountain's squad and went on to have a successful high school career. [1] [3] She contributed to three state titles and won three state Player of the Year awards in as many seasons. [4] [5] She was twice recognized as Idaho's Gatorade Player of the Year and set Rocky Mountain program records with 66 career goals and 69 career assists. [6] [2] She also played youth soccer for ECNL club FC Nova. [4]
Oyler committed to Gonzaga University as a high school sophomore. [1] She finished high school a semester early to train with the Bulldogs squad as a practice player for the spring 2021 college season. [2] Once the fall rolled around, Oyler was moved to the active roster and found herself converted from forward to outside back. [1] She had an auspicious start to her collegiate career, scoring in her Gonzaga debut in August 2021. [7] One month later, she was named the West Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week after netting a game-winning goal to produce a program-record eighth win in a row for the Bulldogs. [8] Her 7 assists in 2021 tied Gonzaga's single-season program record. She was also named to the WCC all-freshman team. [4]
As a sophomore, Oyler started every single of the Bulldogs' matches for the second year in a row; she would also go on to achieve the same feat in her third year at Gonzaga. Before the 2023 season started up, she played for the Utah Avalanche of the pre-professional Women's Premier Soccer League, where she scored a goal in her single regular season appearance. [9]
In her junior year, Oyler posted 12 assists, breaking both Gonzaga's single-season and career assist records. Six of her 2023 assists came in a flurry, as she piled three onto Arizona on September 16 and then another three on San Diego two matches later. [4] [10] She was named a second-team All-American and contributed to Gonzaga's first-ever WCC title. [4] [11]
Oyler transferred to the University of Arkansas ahead of the 2024 season, where she started all but one of her 20 appearances for the Razorbacks. She tallied two assists in each of her third and fourth Arkansas games, including in a match against her former team, Gonzaga. [12] She helped the Razorbacks reach the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, where they were eliminated by Stanford. [13]
Oyler spent the 2025 NWSL preseason as a non-roster trialist for Portland Thorns FC, and later, Racing Louisville FC. She did not make either team's final squad. [14] [15]
On July 9, 2025, Oyler was announced to have signed her first professional contract with USL Super League club Spokane Zephyr FC. [16] [11] She made her pro debut on August 23, starting in the Zephyr's season-opening loss to the Dallas Trinity. [17] On September 13, she recorded her first goal contribution for Spokane, assisting Lena Silano in a 2–1 victory over reigning champions Tampa Bay Sun FC. [18]
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