Kelly Lindsey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelly Ann Lindsey | ||
| Date of birth | September 3, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 91 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | San Jose CyberRays | 47 | (0) |
| Total | 47 | (0) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2002 | United States | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Sky Blue FC | ||
| 2016– | Afghanistan | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:27, 27 December 2013 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:27, 27 December 2013 (UTC) |
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Kelly Ann Lindsey (born September 3, 1979) is an American soccer coach and former defender who played for the United States women's national soccer team and the San Jose CyberRays of Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA). She is currently the manager for the Afghanistan Women's National Football Team.
Lindsey attended and played college soccer for the University of Notre Dame. A tough defender with the Fighting Irish, Lindsey backstopped the team to a runners-up finish in the 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship.
From 2001–2003, Lindsey played for the San Jose CyberRays of the professional Women's United Soccer Association. In 2001 the CyberRays won the championship game, beating Atlanta Beat on a penalty shootout.Soccer America magazine named Lindsey the 2001 Rookie of the Year.
After the 2003 season Lindsey reluctantly retired from professional soccer at the age of 23, due to persistent knee injuries.
Lindsey's first appearance on the United States women's national soccer team was on January 7, 2000, in an 8–1 win over Czech Republic in Melbourne, Australia. She collected a total of four caps over the following two years, but was not included in the US squads for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, or the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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