Kelsey Hodges

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Kelsey Hodges
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-05) November 5, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Denton, Texas, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
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.[2]

Early life and education[edit]

Hodges was born in Denton, Texas, on November 5, 1991, to Kevin and Ann Hodges.[1] She began playing soccer when she was five years old.[3]

Hodges attended John H. Guyer High School,[4][5] where she played on the varsity team all four years.[1] In addition to soccer, she also lettered in basketball and track, where she set a school record for long jump.[1] She later received a bachelor's in business marketing from the University of North Texas.[1][3]

Career[edit]

From ages 12 to 15, Hodges participated in the United States' Olympic Development Programme; she later played for the Texas state team.[3]

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).[1] In 2013, she was named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year.[1]

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.[3]

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.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Kelsey Hodges – Women's Soccer". University of North Texas Athletics. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "'Tic-Fire Questions With Kelsey Hodges…". Magzter. 55 (8). Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.