Kelsey Wys
 Wys playing for the Spirit in September 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelsey Wys | ||
| Date of birth | February 4, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Coral Springs, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Selfoss | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Florida State Seminoles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Western New York Flash | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Washington Spirit | 34 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Newcastle Jets (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–present | Selfoss | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | United States U17 | ||
| 2010 | United States U20 | ||
| 2013 | United States U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 20, 2019 | |||
Kelsey Wys (born February 4, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays for UMF Selfoss in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. In 2019, she won the Icelandic Cup with UMF Selfoss.
Playing career
College
Wys attended Florida State University and played for the Seminoles from 2010–2013.[1]
Club
Western New York Flash
In January 2014, Wys was selected by the Western New York Flash in the second round (18th selection overall) of the 2014 NWSL College Draft. She made her debut for the team on May 11, 2014 during a home match against Sky Blue FC. During the game, Wys provided a direct assist to striker Abby Wambach, a first for a goalkeeper in the league.[2]
Washington Spirit
In 2015, Wys was traded to the Washington Spirit in exchange for goalkeeper Chantel Jones.[3] She made her debut for the Spirit during a 3–1 defeat to Seattle Reign FC in Seattle on 2 May.[4] Wys started in 11 games for the Spirit in 2015. The Coral Springs, Fla native tallied 35 saves and three shutouts. In 2016, Wys started 12 regular season matches and both post season matches for the Spirit.[5]
After four seasons with the Spirit, Wys was waived ahead of the 2019 season to pursue opportunities overseas.[6]
Loan to Newcastle Jets
In November 2016, Wys joined Australian club Newcastle Jets on a season long loan.[7] In her 3rd match, on November 20, 2016, Wys tore her anterior cruciate ligament ruling her out for the rest of the season.[8][9]
UMF Selfoss
In April 2019, Wys joined UMF Selfoss of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[10] On 17 August 2019, she helped Selfoss defeat KR, 2-1, in the Icelandic Cup finals, securing the clubs first major trophy.[11]
References
- ^ "Kelsey Wys". Florida State University. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ Lauletta, Dan (May 13, 2014). "The Lowdown: 4 reasons to be awed by the Reign". The Equalizer. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Flash, Spirit Swap Goalkeepers". The Equalizer. November 13, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ Ruiz, Don. "Reign back to winning ways, 3–1 over Spirit". News Tribune. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ http://washingtonspirit.com/persons/kelsey-wys/
- ^ "Washington Spirit waives goalkeeper Kelsey Wys". Washington Spirit. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "Jets complete W-League season". Newcastle Star. November 2, 2016.
- ^ Kerry, Craig (November 20, 2016). "W-League: Newcastle go top of the table with gritty, injury-marred win over Perth". The Newcastle Herald.
- ^ Gutierrez, Jackie (November 21, 2016). "Kelsey Wys' ACL injury ends play with Newcastle Jets". Vavel.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (April 17, 2019). "Fyrrverandi samherji Dagnýjar ver mark Selfyssinga í sumar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ Gabríel Sighvatsson (August 17, 2019). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Selfoss - KR 2-1 - Selfoss er bikarmeistari árið 2019". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved August 18, 2019.
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- National Women's Soccer League players
- Parade High School All-Americans (girls' soccer)
- Selfoss women's football players
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- W-League (Australia) players
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