Kelcie Hedge

{{Short description|American soccer player}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kelcie Hedge

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| fullname = Kelcie Lee Anne Hedge{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2016/pdf/FU20W_2016_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 – List of Players: USA |work=FIFA |page=15 |date=November 21, 2016 |access-date=September 22, 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728161912/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2016/pdf/FU20W_2016_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=July 28, 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|9|19}}

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| height = 5 ft 7 in

| position = Midfielder

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| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Washington Premier FC

| collegeyears1 = 2015–2016

| college1 = Washington Huskies

| collegecaps1 = 21

| collegegoals1 = 4

| collegeyears2 = 2017–2019

| college2 = Santa Clara Broncos

| collegecaps2 = 64

| collegegoals2 = 13

| years1 = 2020–2021

| clubs1 = OL Reign

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022–2023

| clubs2 = Houston Dash

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 0

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| nationalteam1 = United States U17

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| nationalyears2 = 2016

| nationalteam2 = United States U20

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2019

| nationalteam3 = United States U23

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

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| club-update = 22:42, March 27, 2023 (UTC)

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Kelcie Lee Anne Hedge (born September 19, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

OL Reign selected Hedge with the ninth overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft, and she signed a three-year contract with the team on March 6, 2020.{{cite news |title=GET TO KNOW OL REIGN DRAFT PICK KELCIE HEDGE |url=https://www.olreign.com/news/2020/5/8/get-to-know-ol-reign-draft-pick-kelcie-hedge |access-date=19 July 2021 |publisher=OL Reign |date=May 8, 2020}} However, Hedge suffered an ACL injury on July 1 and subsequently missed the entire season.{{cite news |title=MIDFIELDER KELCIE HEDGE SUFFERS ACL TEAR IN TRAINING |url=https://www.olreign.com/news/2020/7/2/midfielder-kelcie-hedge-suffers-acl-tear-in-training |access-date=19 July 2021 |publisher=OL Reign |date=July 2, 2020}}

Hedge made her professional debut on July 18, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/game/chicago-red-stars-vs-ol-reign-2021-07-18/latest|title = National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL}}

She was traded to Houston Dash in December 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dash-acquire-midfielder-kelcie-hedge-from-ol-reign | title=Houston Dash acquire midfielder Kelcie Hedge from OL Reign | Houston Dynamo }}

Her contract with the Dash was mutually terminated in June 2023.{{cite press release |url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/houstondash/news/houston-dash-mutually-part-ways-with-midfielder-kelcie-hedge |title=Houston Dash mutually part ways with midfielder Kelcie Hedge |date=June 16, 2023 |publisher=Houston Dynamo FC |access-date=June 16, 2023 }}

International career

Hedge is a United States youth international and played at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.{{cite news |title=Kelcie Hedge Officially Named To U-20 National Team |url=https://gohuskies.com/news/2016/10/13/womens-soccer-kelcie-hedge-officially-named-to-u-20-national-team.aspx |access-date=19 July 2021 |publisher=Washington Huskies |date=October 13, 2016}}

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