Kelly Conheeney
Personal information
Full name Kelly Conheeney
Date of birth (1991-01-24) January 24, 1991
Place of birth Ridgewood, New Jersey
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Virginia Tech Hokies 72 (26)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Ottawa Fury
2016 Sky Blue FC 13 (1)
2017 Houston Dash 0 (0)
2018 Hammarby IF DFF 9 (1)
International career
2010 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 25, 2016

Kelly Conheeney (born January 24, 1991) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

A native of Ridgewood, New Jersey, Conheeney played soccer at Ridgewood High School.[1]

Career

In 2012, she played with the Ottawa Fury, scoring the final penalty kick in the league championship game to win the league title.[2]

Conheeney suffered a concussion while at Virginia Tech in 2012, and was sidelined for three years.[3][4] In April 2016, she made the opening day roster for Sky Blue FC.[5] She scored the game-winning goal in Sky Blue FC's first game of the 2016 NWSL season.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Cooper, Darren. "Former Ridgewood soccer star Kelly Conheeney out to make a difference", The Record (Bergen County), April 3, 2014. Accessed April 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Lee, Allison (May 17, 2016). "For Kelley Conheeney, soccer truly is the beautiful game". Once a Metro.
  3. ↑ "espnW – Virginia Tech Hokies fifth-year senior Kelly Conheeney paying the price for previous head injuries". espnW. 5 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Before history in Seattle, Sky Blue's Conheeney lost three years to concussions". FourFourTwo.
  5. ↑ "Kelly Conheeney makes NWSL roster". hokiesports.com.
  6. ↑ Allison Lee (April 18, 2016). "Sky Blue FC opens 2016 with 2–1 upset of Seattle Reign – Once A Metro". Once A Metro.
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