| Kelsey Daugherty | |
| Fullname: | Kelsey Renee Daugherty[1] |
| Birth Date: | 31 December 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Kennesaw, Georgia, United States |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Celtic |
| Clubnumber: | 30 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| College1: | UAB Blazers |
| Collegecaps1: | 69 |
| Collegegoals1: | 0 |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Clubs1: | Long Island Rough Riders |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Fortuna Hjørring |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | Chicago Red Stars |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Djurgården |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Racing Louisville |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | Avaldsnes |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Celtic |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 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. 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]