Kelly McFarlane

Kelly McFarlane
	McFarlane in 2013 playing for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team
Personal information
Full name	Kelly Heavner McFarlane
Date of birth	October 2, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Mill Valley, California, United States
Height	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
College career
Years	Team
2010–2013	North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014	Houston Dash
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kelly Heavner McFarlane (born October 2, 1992) is an American former soccer player who last played as a defensive midfielder for Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League.

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

McFarlane played college soccer for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she appeared in 92 games, scoring five goals and tallying 14 assists.^[3] She played all the matches during the Tar Heels national championship season in 2012.^[1]^[3]^[4] McFarlane was included twice in the All-ACC Academic Team.^[2]

During the 2014 National Women's Soccer League pre-season, McFarlane spent time with Houston Dash as a trialist. On May 14, 2014, she signed with the club.^[3] McFarlane spent the entire 2014 season with the club, playing 13 matches for them. Following the season completion, she was waived.^[5]

Personal life[edit]

After her professional soccer career, McFarlane pursued an academic and medical career being awarded a Knight-Hennessy Scholarship in 2019.^[6]^[2]

Her sister Darcy McFarlane also played professional soccer.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Kelly McFarlane". Go Heels. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kelly McFarlane". knight-hennessy.stanford.edu. February 27, 2019. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Houston Dash sign midfielder Kelly McFarlane". Houston Dash. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
^ Drescher, John. "The whole world is the locker room". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
^ "Houston Dash receive Canadian defender Allysha Chapman as allocated player". Houston Dash. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
^ "UNC-Chapel Hill alumna Kelly McFarlane named Knight-Hennessy Scholar". UNC News. March 5, 2019. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

External links[edit]

Kelly McFarlane at Soccerway

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[2013_Women's_Soccer_Roster-1] "Kelly McFarlane". Go Heels. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[Kelly_McFarlane-2] "Kelly McFarlane". knight-hennessy.stanford.edu. February 27, 2019. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[Houston_Dash_sign_midfielder_Kelly_McFarlane-3] "Houston Dash sign midfielder Kelly McFarlane". Houston Dash. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[The_whole_world_is_the_locker_room_—_Drescher-4] Drescher, John. "The whole world is the locker room". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[Houston_Dash_receive_Canadian_defender_Allysha_Chapman_as_allocated_player-5] "Houston Dash receive Canadian defender Allysha Chapman as allocated player". Houston Dash. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[UNC-Chapel_Hill_alumna_Kelly_McFarlane_named_Knight-Hennessy_Scholar-6] "UNC-Chapel Hill alumna Kelly McFarlane named Knight-Hennessy Scholar". UNC News. March 5, 2019. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

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