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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1991-11-05) November 5, 1991 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Denton, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | North Texas Mean Green | 85 | (32) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Seattle Sounders Women | ||
2015 | Rävåsens IK | 19 | (3) |
2016 | Alamein FC | ||
2017–2019 | Celtic | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kelsey Hodges (born November 5, 1991) is an American former women's soccer player who played for Celtic.
Early life and education
Hodges was born in Denton, Texas, on November 5, 1991, to Kevin and Ann Hodges. She began playing soccer when she was five years old.
Hodges attended John H. Guyer High School, where she played on the varsity team all four years. In addition to soccer, she also lettered in basketball and track, where she set a school record for long jump. She later received a bachelor's in business marketing from the University of North Texas.
Career
From ages 12 to 15, Hodges participated in the United States' Olympic Development Programme; she later played for the Texas state team.
While attending University of North Texas, she played for the university's women's soccer team. She was a member of the All-Sun Belt First Team twice (2011, 2012), as well as a member of the First-Team All-C-USA (2013). In 2013, she was named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year.
Hodges made her semi-professional debut in 2014 playing for Seattle Sounders Women, after which she played a year each for Rävåsens IK and Alamein FC.
she played semi-professionally for Women before moving to Sweden to Ravasens IK, followed by a stint in Australia with Alamein FC in Victoria.
In 2017, Hodges signed a long-term contract to play with Celtic F.C. Women.
References
- ^ "Kelsey Hodges – Women's Soccer". University of North Texas Athletics. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- "'Tic-Fire Questions With Kelsey Hodges…". Magzter. 55 (8). Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Dallas Ghirl Kelsey Hodges signs as Celtic get their woman..." Scottish Women's Football. January 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- Vito, Brett (September 17, 2010). "Soccer: Guyer-ex Hodges right at home". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- "Local talent Kelsey Hodges stars for UNT soccer". North Texas Daily. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- 1991 births
- Sportspeople from Denton, Texas
- Living people
- Celtic F.C. Women players
- Women's association football defenders
- Scottish Women's Premier League players
- American women's soccer players
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- American expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- North Texas Mean Green women's soccer players
- Soccer players from Texas
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate women's footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia
- 21st-century American sportswomen