Kelli Hubly

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Kelli Hubly
Kelli Hubly Portland Thorns vs Orlando Pride 2018-04-15 7A4A4744 (40618342635) (cropped).jpg
Hubly with the Portland Thorns in April 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-09) August 9, 1994 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Elk Grove Village, Illinois, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Portland Thorns
Number 20
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Kentucky 65 (10)
2016 DePaul 18 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Portland Thorns 21[1] (0)
National team
2010 United States U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 28, 2020

Kelli Hubly (born August 9, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Portland Thorns FC. With the Thorns, Hubly won the 2017 NWSL Championship, the 2021 NWSL Shield, and other awards.

Early years[]

Hubly was born in Elk Grove, Illinois and attended Elk Grove High School. Growing up she played for the club Sockers F.C. in Chicago, winning the 2010 and 2011 Illinois Cup Championships and the U.S. Youth Soccer Regional Championship in 2011.[2]

College[]

Hubly played at the University of Kentucky her first three years (2012–14) of college, making the All-Freshman Team of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 2012, winning the SEC's Freshman of the Week award on October 15, 2012, and making Top Drawer Soccer's National Team of the Week on October 8, 2013.[3] In 2014 she helped the Wildcats advance to the SEC championship game.[3] In 2015 she transferred to DePaul University, red-shirting that year due to NCAA transfer rules. She played the following year (2016), leading the Big East Conference in assists and assists per game, and graduated in 2017.[3]

Club career[]

Hubly joined the Portland Thorns as a temporary national-team replacement player in 2017.[4] Coming on for the last few minutes, Hubly made her first team debut on July 15, 2017, in a 1–0 win over the North Carolina Courage.[5][6] That fall she won the 2017 NWSL Championship with the Thorns. She earned her first professional start on March 24, 2018, against the Courage.[7] After playing every minute of the first four games of the 2018 NWSL season due to an injury to usual starter Emily Menges, Hubly was signed by the Thorns on April 27, 2018, to a long-term contract.[4] Hubly was a key member and frequent starter for the Thorns teams that won the 2020 Fall Series (Community Shield), 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup, 2021 Women's International Champions Cup, and 2021 NWSL Shield.[3]

International[]

Hubly was a member of the U.S. Women's National Team at the U-15, U-17, and U-18 levels.[2]

Honors and awards[]

College[]

  • Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team: 2012

Club[]

Portland Thorns FC

References[]

  1. ^ a b "USA - K. Hubly". Fox Sports. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Kelli Hubly - Women's Soccer". University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Kelli Hubly". Portland Thorns FC. Retrieved December 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "Thorns FC sign defender Kelli Hubly". April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "Portland Thorns vs. North Carolina - 15 July 2017". July 15, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "North Carolina Corage vs. Portland Thorns FC". March 25, 2018. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "NWSL MATCH RECAP | North Carolina Courage 1, Portland Thorns 0 | PTFC". Portland Timbers. March 24, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Snipes, Tyler (August 22, 2021). "The Portland Thorns are WICC Champions!". International Champions Cup.

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