Keelyn Stewart
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keelyn Mai Stewart | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 2007 | ||
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]She is the twin sister of fellow professional player Taegan Stewart.[15][16]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of June 21, 2025
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Women's Inter-Provincial Championship
References
[edit]- ^ a b Keelyn Stewart at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Foothills Academy Members Taegan and Keelyn Stewart off to SC Freiburg". Calgary Foothills FC. 29 January 2024.
- ^ Code, Jillian (27 January 2025). "Calgary Wild FC announce signing of local teen twins". CityNews.
- ^ "Calgary Wild FC Welcomes Local Twin Talents". Footboom. 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Keelyn Stewart Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ Woldu, Moses (25 January 2024). "Twins soccer stars grab the attention of a top football team in Germany". Global News.
- ^ Spencer, Donna (27 January 2025). "Wild FC signs 17-year-old Calgary twins Keelyn and Taegan Stewart". Global News.
- ^ a b "Keelyn Stewart 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia.
- ^ a b "Keelyn Stewart 2024 L1A Stats". League1 Alberta.
- ^ "Teenaged Twins Sign with Hometown Calgary Wild FC". Calgary Wild FC. 27 January 2025.
- ^ Toombs, Aryn (28 January 2025). "Twintuition comes to Calgary Wild FC with signing of Stewart twins". LiveWire Calgary.
- ^ Zan, Elliot (28 January 2025). "Calgary twins become youngest players to sign with new women's pro soccer league". CBC Sports.
- ^ "Canada blanks Jamaica 5-0 to open play at CONCACAF U-15 Women's Championship". Toronto Star. 1 August 2022.
- ^ "WU19 squad announced for Portugal friendlies". Football Association of Wales. 17 October 2024.
- ^ "'Double the trouble': Calgary twins Keelyn and Taegan Stewart join Calgary Wild FC". Calgary Herald. 27 January 2025.
- ^ Desai, Devika (5 June 2025). "Twins and Wild FC players Keelyn and Taegan Stewart go from grad to game". Calgary Herald.
External links
[edit]- Keelyn Stewart at PlaymakerStats