Kaylan Marckese

Kaylan Jenna Marckese (born April 22, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Arsenal of the WSL.[2]

Kaylan Marckese
Personal information
Full name Kaylan Jenna Marckese[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-22) April 22, 1998
Place of birth St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 18
Youth career
2011–2015 Tampa Bay United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Florida Gators 78 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Gotham FC 0 (0)
2020 Selfoss 16 (0)
2021–2022 HB Køge 35 (0)
2022– Arsenal 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 26, 2022

College career

Marckese played as first goalkeeper for the Florida Gators between 2015 and 2018. She was named to the SEC All-Tournament team in 2017 and 2018.[3]

She received a bachelor's degree in Sports Management in December 2018, at the University of Florida.[4]

Club career

Gotham FC, 2019

Marckese was selected with the 28th pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft by Sky Blue FC (now known as Gotham FC) where she formed a goalkeeper pair with Canadian Kailen Sheridan.[5]

Selfoss, 2020

In April 2020, Marckese signed for Selfoss in the Úrvalsdeild. Marckese played 19 games and helped the team win the 2020 Icelandic Super Cup.[2]

HB Køge, 2021–2022

In January 2021, Marckese signed for the Danish league club and newly promoted HB Køge. Marckese spent two seasons with the club as their starting goalkeeper, and helped the team win two successive Kvindeliga titles in 2020–21 and 2021–22.[2]

She started all eight of HB Koge’s matches in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League. Marckese made 48 saves, the most by any goalkeeper in the competition.[6][7]

Arsenal, 2022–present

On July 25, 2022, Marckese signed for Arsenal.[2] On the 27th October 2022 she made her club debut in the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage match against FC Zürich Frauen[8].

Honors

Selfoss

HB Køge

Arsenal

References
  1. "Kaylan Jenna Marckese". Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  2. "Kaylan Marckese joins the club". Arsenal Football Club. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  3. "Kaylan Marckese". University of Florida Athletic Association. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  4. "Kaylan Marckese - Soccer". Florida Gators. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  5. Howard, Mary (January 10, 2019). "Kaylan Marckese Selected by Sky Blue FC in NWSL Draft". University of Florida Athletic Association. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  6. "UEFA Women's Champions League: 2021/22 season in numbers". UEFA. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  7. "Fra amatørklub til verdenseliten på halvandet år: Oprykkerne fra HB Køge skal spille Champions League". DR (in Danish). May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  8. "Kaylan Marckese 2022-2023 Match Logs (Goalkeeping)". FBref.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  9. Sanders, Emma (March 5, 2023). "Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea: Gunners fight back to win Women's League Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved March 5, 2023.


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