| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelly Ann Lindsey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-09-03)September 3, 1979 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2002 | United States | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003 | Colorado Buffaloes (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Texas Longhorns (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2008 | Saint Mary's Gaels | ||
| 2009 | Sky Blue FC | ||
| 2016–2020 | Afghanistan | ||
| 2020–2021 | Morocco (coach and director) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Lewes F.C. | ||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2024– | Lewes F.C. | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kelly Ann Lindsey (born September 3, 1979) is an Americansoccercoach and formerdefender who played for theUnited States women's national soccer team and theSan Jose CyberRays ofWomen's United Soccer Association (WUSA). She is the COO and Head of Football Performance and Club Operations atLewes F.C.
Lindsey attended and playedcollege soccer for theUniversity of Notre Dame. A tough defender with the Fighting Irish, Lindsey backstopped the team to a runners-up finish in the 1999NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship.[2]
From 2001 to 2003, Lindsey played for theSan Jose CyberRays of theprofessionalWomen's United Soccer Association. She was the number one pick in the2001 WUSA supplemental draft.[3] In2001 the CyberRays won thechampionship game, beatingAtlanta Beat on apenalty shootout.[4]Soccer America magazine named Lindsey the 2001Rookie of the Year.[5]
After the 2003 season, Lindsey reluctantly retired from professional soccer at the age of 23, due to persistent knee injuries.[6]
Lindsey's first appearance on theUnited States women's national soccer team was on January 7, 2000, in an 8–1 win overCzech Republic inMelbourne, Australia.[7][8] She collected a total of fourcaps over the following two years,[9] but was not included in the US squads for the2000 Sydney Olympics, or the2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
In 2003, Lindsey coached theUniversity of Colorado to their first everNCAA tournament selection. Then she trained the University of Texas and Saint Mary's (2006–2008). In 2009, she took the lead ofSky Blue FC, part of the newly formed Women's Professional Soccer League after Head Coach Ian Sawyers was terminated. Lindsay resigned with two weeks left in the regular season without explanation and Sky Blue FC went on to win the Championship.
Lindsey has also coached the USA U21 women's team as well as on the USA U14 national development program.[10]
In 2016, she took the role of Head Coach for theAfghanistan women's national football team.[10]
In February 2019, she was appointed asCONIFA's first ever director of women's football.[10]
In 2020, she was named as theRoyal Moroccan Football Federation women's football director and head coach of theMorocco women's national football team.[11] She also worked as director for the national team with the hiring of coachReynald Pedros.[12]
Lindsey later became the sporting director and head of performance atLewes F.C. for two years,[13] before joiningSaudi Women's Premier League clubAl-Ittihad in July 2023.[14]
In 2024 Lindsey returned to Lewes FC as COO and Head of Football Performance and Club Operations.[15]
Lindsey wasnicknamedBoof by players and supporters, owing to her hairstyle.[2]