Kaylan Marckese
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kaylan Jenna Marckese[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 22, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| 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) |
| 2020 | Selfoss | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | HB Køge | 35 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Bristol City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Tampa Bay Sun | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 30, 2025 | |||
Kaylan Jenna Marckese (born April 22, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.
College career
[edit | edit source]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.[2]
She received a bachelor's degree in Sports Management in December 2018, at the University of Florida.[3]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Sky Blue FC
[edit | edit source]Marckese was selected in the 4th round with the 28th pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft by Sky Blue FC (now known as Gotham FC). She did not sign with the team or make any appearances.
Selfoss
[edit | edit source]In April 2020, Marckese signed for Selfoss in the Úrvalsdeild. Marckese played 19 games and helped the team win the 2020 Icelandic Super Cup.[4]
HB Køge
[edit | edit source]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.[4]
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.[5][6]
Arsenal
[edit | edit source]On July 25, 2022, Marckese signed for Arsenal.[4] On the October 27, 2022 she made her club debut in the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage match against FC Zürich Frauen.[7]
Her departure from the club was announced on May 15, 2024.[8]
Loan to Bristol City
[edit | edit source]On August 2, 2023, it was announced that Marckese would spend the 2023–24 season on loan with Bristol City.[9][10] After suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury on November 12 in a match against Aston Villa, Marckese returned to Arsenal to continue her rehabilitation.[11]
Tampa Bay Sun
[edit | edit source]On July 8, 2024, Marckese returned to her hometown by signing with the Tampa Bay Sun ahead of the inaugural USL Super League season.[12] On 6 March 2025, Marckese and her team announced that she had ruptured her ACL, after going down 10 minutes into her debut on 8 February 2025.[13]
Community Work
[edit | edit source]Marckese works with young primary school girls to pursue careers in sport. She has also spoken at the Arsenal Embrace Equity event during International Women’s Month to highlight the contributions women have made in society. For her community work, Marckese was named the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Community Champion for the 2022/23 season.[14]
Honors
[edit | edit source]Selfoss
- Icelandic Super Cup: 2020
HB Køge
- Kvindeliga: 2020–21, 2021–22
Arsenal
Tampa Bay Sun
References
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External links
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- Florida Gators profile
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from St. Petersburg, Florida
- American women's soccer players
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Florida Gators women's soccer players
- Gotham FC players
- Gotham FC draft picks
- Arsenal W.F.C. players
- Bristol City W.F.C. players
- Tampa Bay Sun FC players
- Women's Super League players
- HB Køge (women) players
- Selfoss (women's football) players
- American expatriate sportspeople in England
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- USL Super League players