Kaylan Marckese

Kaylan Marckese
Personal information
Full name Kaylan Jenna Marckese[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-22) April 22, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Tampa Bay Sun
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 Sky Blue FC 0 (0)
2020 Selfoss 16 (0)
2021–2022 HB Køge 35 (0)
2022–2024 Arsenal 2 (0)
2023–2024 → Bristol City (loan) 4 (0)
2024– Tampa Bay Sun 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 8, 2024

Kaylan Jenna Marckese (born April 22, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tampa Bay Sun FC in the USL Super League.

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.[2]

She received a bachelor's degree in Sports Management in December 2018, at the University of Florida.[3]

Club career

Sky Blue FC

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

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

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

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

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

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]

Community Work

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.[13]

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". University of Florida Athletic Association. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Kaylan Marckese - Soccer". Florida Gators. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Kaylan Marckese joins the club". Arsenal Football Club. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League: 2021/22 season in numbers". UEFA. May 21, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Kaylan Marckese 2022-2023 Match Logs (Goalkeeping)". FBref.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "Kaylan Marckese to leave Arsenal". May 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "Kaylan Marckese joins Bristol City on loan". Arsenal F.C. August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "Marckese signs on loan" (2 August 2023). Bristol City F.C. August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "Marckese returns to Arsenal for recovery" (4 January 2024). Bristol City F.C. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "COMING HOME!". Twitter.com. Tampa Bay Sun. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "Arsenal pair win PFA Champions Award". Arsenal pair win PFA Champions Award. July 13, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  14. ^ 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.