Kelsey Davis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelsey Laine Davis | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Thousand Oaks, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Boston Breakers | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Southern California Blues | ||
| 2005 | UCLA Bruins | ||
| 2006–2009 | Portland Pilots | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010 | Chicago Red Stars | ||
| 2011 | Boston Breakers | ||
| National team | |||
| 2004–2006 |  United States U-20 | ||
| 2007– | United States U-23 | ||
| 2009 | United States | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kelsey Laine Davis (born May 14, 1987) is an American soccer player from Thousand Oaks, California. She is a goalkeeper for the Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and the United States U-23 women's national soccer team.
Career
National Team career
Davis played in the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand and the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia.
In May 2009, Davis was named to the senior national team roster for two games against Canada.[1] During an exhibition game with the United States U-23 women's national soccer team in June against F.C. Indiana, Davis fractured her jaw and was unable to compete with the U-23 team later that summer in England.[2]
Davis returned to the U-23 national team in May 2010 and was the starting goalkeeper in two matches between the Germany U-23 national team and the South Korea U-20 national team, sharing the captain's armband with Lauren Fowlkes and Kylie Wright.[3]
Professional career
Davis was drafted by the Chicago Red Stars at the 2010 WPS Draft, going 24th overall. After returning from national team duty in May 2010, Davis suffered an ACL injury that ended her first WPS season.[4] Davis was signed by the Boston Breakers as a free agent on January 12, 2011.[5]
External links
- Kelsey Davis – FIFA competition record
- 2008 Portland player page
- 2005 UCLA player page
- Davis' blog for NCAA.com
- Chicago Red Stars player profile
- Going Pro: Kelsey Davis, American Soccer, and Emerging Adulthood
- Audio Interview with Kelsey Davis at Cross-Conference Collector
References
- ↑ Pilots goalkeeper Kelsey Davis on national team roster, The Oregonian.
- ↑ First gain, then pain, Ventura County Star.
- ↑ U.S. U-23 WNT Ties Germany 2-2 in Marburg, Germany, 31 May 2010, US Soccer.
- ↑ Chicago Red Stars Open Road Trip Vs. Washington on Saturday, 11 June 2010, Our Sports Central news release.
- ↑ , 29 June 2011, www.womensprosoccer.com/boston/players/bios/davis-kelsey
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