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Keelyn Stewart
Personal information
Full name Keelyn Mai Stewart
Date of birth (2007-10-10) 10 October 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Calgary Wild FC
Number 19
Youth career
Suburban FC
Calgary Foothills FC
2022–2023 Vancouver Whitecaps
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 4 (1)
2024 ASA High Performance 11 (2)
2025– Calgary Wild FC 5 (0)
International career
2022 Canada U15 4 (0)
2024– Wales U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 21, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2025

Keelyn Mai Stewart (born 10 October 2007) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Calgary Wild FC in the Northern Super League. Born in Canada, she has also represented Wales at youth international level.

Early life

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Keelyn was born in Calgary, but moved to Halifax at age one and began playing soccer with Suburban FC at age three, before moving back to Calgary at age four.[1] In Calgary, she played youth soccer with Calgary Foothills WFC.[2] At age ten, she trained with the boys Barcelona Academy, returning a year later to play on an all-boys team at the Barca Academy World Cup.[3][4] In August 2022, she joined the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite.[5]

In 2023, she began training with German club SC Freiburg's U17 and U20 teams periodically for two years, and was set to join their U20 side on a permanent basis in 2025, however, she signed a professional contract instead with another club.[6][7]

Club career

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In 2023, she played with Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in League1 British Columbia.[8] She won the league and national title with the Whitecaps. In 2024, she played with ASA High Performance in League1 Alberta.[9]

In January 2025, she signed a professional contract with Northern Super League club Calgary Wild FC.[10][11] At the time of her signing, she was the joint-youngest player (alongside her twin sister) to sign a contract with a team in the league.[12]

International career

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Keelyn made her debut in the Canada national program with the Canada U15 at the 2022 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship.[1] She earned an assist on a goal scored by her twin sister on August 1, 2015 against Jamaica U15.[13]

In October 2024, she was named to the Wales U19 team for a friendly against Portugal U19.[14]

Personal life

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She is the twin sister of fellow professional player Taegan Stewart.[15][16]

Career statistics

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As of June 21, 2025
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 2023[8] League1 British Columbia 4 1 1 0 1[a] 0 6 1
ASA High Performance 2024[9] League1 Alberta 11 2 11 2
Calgary Wild 2025 Northern Super League 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 20 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 3

References

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  1. ^ a b Keelyn Stewart at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ "Foothills Academy Members Taegan and Keelyn Stewart off to SC Freiburg". Calgary Foothills FC. 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ Code, Jillian (27 January 2025). "Calgary Wild FC announce signing of local teen twins". CityNews.
  4. ^ "Calgary Wild FC Welcomes Local Twin Talents". Footboom. 27 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Keelyn Stewart Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  6. ^ Woldu, Moses (25 January 2024). "Twins soccer stars grab the attention of a top football team in Germany". Global News.
  7. ^ Spencer, Donna (27 January 2025). "Wild FC signs 17-year-old Calgary twins Keelyn and Taegan Stewart". Global News.
  8. ^ a b "Keelyn Stewart 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia.
  9. ^ a b "Keelyn Stewart 2024 L1A Stats". League1 Alberta.
  10. ^ "Teenaged Twins Sign with Hometown Calgary Wild FC". Calgary Wild FC. 27 January 2025.
  11. ^ Toombs, Aryn (28 January 2025). "Twintuition comes to Calgary Wild FC with signing of Stewart twins". LiveWire Calgary.
  12. ^ Zan, Elliot (28 January 2025). "Calgary twins become youngest players to sign with new women's pro soccer league". CBC Sports.
  13. ^ "Canada blanks Jamaica 5-0 to open play at CONCACAF U-15 Women's Championship". Toronto Star. 1 August 2022.
  14. ^ "WU19 squad announced for Portugal friendlies". Football Association of Wales. 17 October 2024.
  15. ^ "'Double the trouble': Calgary twins Keelyn and Taegan Stewart join Calgary Wild FC". Calgary Herald. 27 January 2025.
  16. ^ Desai, Devika (5 June 2025). "Twins and Wild FC players Keelyn and Taegan Stewart go from grad to game". Calgary Herald.
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