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Grace Gordon
Personal information
Full name Grace Keller Gordon[1]
Date of birth October 10, 2000 (aged 25)[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kansas City Current
Number 41
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Drexel Dragons 0 (0)
2020–2022 Seton Hall Pirates 50 (0)
2023–2024 Oklahoma State Cowgirls 32 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Kansas City Current 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 27, 2025

Grace Keller Gordon (born October 10, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Drexel Dragons, Seton Hall Pirates, and Oklahoma State Cowgirls.

Early life

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Gordon grew up in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, as part of a family of 6 children.[3] She started off playing soccer as a striker before changing positions to goalkeeper with the help of her father. She also eventually trained with former United States national team goalkeeper Jill Loyden to hone her skills.[4] Gordon attended the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, where she played both soccer and lacrosse.[5] With the soccer team, she was a two-time all-region selection, two-time MVP, and a team captain in her senior year. She also played in 3 league championship games with Shipley and won a title in 2016.[3]

College career

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Drexel Dragons

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Gordon did not get any offers to Division I schools after leaving high school. She later trained with the Drexel Dragons as a walk-on trialist and made the 2019 team roster.[6] In her single season with Drexel, Gordon was a backup goalkeeper and did not make any appearances.[7][8] She later redshirted the season[3] and entered the NCAA transfer portal in search of other opportunities.[9]

Seton Hall Pirates

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Gordon then joined the Seton Hall Pirates for her second year of college.[10] She immediately stepped into Seton Hall's #1 goalkeeper role and started all 11 games of the delayed 2020 season.[6][10] Gordon showed off her shot-stopping abilities throughout the year, leading the Big East Conference with 5.64 saves per game. The following season, she built upon her success, recording 93 saves and playing in all 11 matches.[10] In a match against Providence on October 28, 2021, she set a personal record, making 12 saves in the 2–0 defeat.[11] Gordon set a career-high 98 saves in 2022 and also combined with Seton Hall's defensive unit to record 5 shutouts.[10] In the September of her third year as a Pirate, she was named the Big East Goalkeeper of the Week after keeping a clean sheet against Saint Mary's.[12]

Oklahoma State Cowgirls

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In 2023, Gordon entered the transfer portal for the second time, in hopes of finding a larger program to join. While she contemplated moving to Baylor, she ultimately ended up joining the Oklahoma State Cowgirls to ride out the tail end of her college career.[9] While she faced some competition at the start of the season from Ary Purifoy,[13] Gordon was able to seize the Oklahoma State starting goalkeeper position. She racked up 19 appearances and 6 shutouts in her first season.[3]

In 2024, Gordon started the campaign off on a good note, receiving two Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week honors in a row.[6] She built upon the success and recorded 9 clean sheets by the time Oklahoma State's season was two-thirds of the way over.[3][14] She later added 3 more and tied Adrianna Franch's single-season record of 12.[15] In her two seasons with the Cowgirls, Gordon had totaled 32 appearances and 115 saves.[3]

Club career

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Kansas City Current

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Gordon inked her first professional deal on July 11, 2025, signing a short-term goalkeeper replacement contract with the Kansas City Current.[16]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of July 27, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kansas City Current 2025 NWSL 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Undergraduate Commencement Program" (PDF). Seton Hall University. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  2. ^ "Summary - Grace Gordon - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Women Soccerway". cn.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Grace Gordon - 2024 - Cowgirl Soccer". Oklahoma State University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "Shipley goalie Grace Gordon is Main Line Girls Athlete of the Week". PA Prep Live. September 24, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  5. ^ "Shipley goalie Grace Gordon is Main Line Girls Athlete of the Week". Mainline Media News. September 25, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Poncy, Calif (October 4, 2024). "How Grace Gordon went from a walk-on to OSU's star goalkeeper". The O'Colly. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  7. ^ Kusmirek, Stefan (August 30, 2019). "Drexel soccer headlines Welcome Week extravaganza against several local rivals". The Triangle. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  8. ^ "Grace Gordon - 2019 - Women's Soccer". Drexel University Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Cowgirl Soccer's Gordon Living Out Her Dreams". Oklahoma State University Athletics. Archived from the original on May 21, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d "Grace Gordon - Women's Soccer". Seton Hall University Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  11. ^ "Gordon's 12 Saves Not Enough In Loss To Providence". Seton Hall University Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  12. ^ "Gordon Named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week". Seton Hall University Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  13. ^ Dorell, Tessa (August 25, 2023). "One goal: Gordon making strides, but Cowgirl goalie competition ongoing". The O'Colly. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  14. ^ Tessier, Wyatt (October 11, 2024). "Grace Gordon, OSU post another shutout in 3-0 win over Houston". The O'Colly. Archived from the original on July 11, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  15. ^ "Cowgirl Soccer's Gordon Living Out Her Dreams". Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  16. ^ "Match Preview: Kansas City Current Begins Teal Rising Cup, Presented by Visit Missouri, Against Palmeiras". Kansas City Current. July 11, 2025. Archived from the original on July 15, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
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