Kelsey Davis Explained

Kelsey Davis
Fullname:Kelsey Laine Davis[1]
Birth Date:14 May 1987
Birth Place:Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Boston Breakers
Clubnumber:18
Youthclubs1:So Cal United
Youthyears1:โ€“2005
College1:UCLA Bruins
Collegeyears1:2005
College2:Portland Pilots
Collegeyears2:2006โ€“2009
Clubs1:Chicago Red Stars
Years1:2010
Clubs2:Boston Breakers
Years2:2011
Nationalteam1:United States U-20
Nationalyears1:2004โ€“2006
Nationalteam2:United States U-23
Nationalyears2:2007

Kelsey Laine Davis (born May 14, 1987) is an American soccer player from Thousand Oaks, California. She was a goalkeeper for the Boston Breakers and Chicago Redstars 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] Davis was signed by the Boston Breakers as a free agent on January 12, 2011.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Bio: Kelsey Davis . . January 26, 2023.
  2. Web site: Pilots goalkeeper Kelsey Davis on national team roster. Mike. Wilson. The. Oregonian. May 7, 2009. oregonlive.
  3. Web site: First gain, then pain ยป Ventura County Star. July 24, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724083915/http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/jul/26/first-gain-then-pain/?printer=1/. July 24, 2011.
  4. Web site: U.S. U-23 WNT Ties Germany 2-2 in Marburg, Germany - U.S. Soccer. May 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130511203048/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/U-23-WNT/2010/05/US-U23-WNT-Ties-Germany-2-2-in-Marburg-Germany.aspx. May 11, 2013.
  5. Web site: Chicago Red Stars Open Road Trip Vs. Washington on Saturday. June 11, 2010. OurSports Central.
  6. Web site: Women's Professional Soccer :: Boston Breakers :: Kelsey Davis. September 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110907091215/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/boston/players/bios/davis-kelsey. September 7, 2011.