Arkansas State women’s soccer head coach Brian Dooley announced August 12 that Kelsey Dossey has joined his coaching staff as an assistant coach.
“Kelsey has competed at the highest level in college and the professional leagues,” said Dooley. “Her ability to relate her experience into teaching moments makes our program better. Her energy, preparation and insight are a perfect fit for A-State soccer.”
Dossey, a standout goalkeeper at the University of Missouri, most recently signed with the Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL as a replacement goalkeeper. She was named to the preseason roster for the Kansas City Current and later trained with the Washington Spirit before landing with the Chicago Red Stars from April to August.
“I’m super grateful for this opportunity and excited to work with such a successful program that Coach Dooley has built, with the assistance of Shannon Locke,” Dossey said. “As I transition into this new role from player to coach, I look forward to sharing my experiences with the girls and stepping into this new position the Lord has set before me. I am excited for the challenge of maintaining a winning culture and bringing more success to A-State soccer.”
Prior to her time in the NWSL, Dossey played for RCD Espanyol in Barcelona. She competed in La Liga, the highest level of women’s professional soccer in Spain. She was La Liga XI Player of the Week for performance against Real Sociedad. She played in 13 games in the 2020-21 season. She also played for FF Lugano 1976 in Switzerland competing in the Champions League and the top Swiss League. She played 90 minutes against Manchester City in the first leg of the Round of 32. She started five matches and played all 450 minutes in the Swiss League recording two shutouts in the five fixtures.
In her four-year career at Missouri, Dossey appeared in 62 matches and logged 5,140 minutes between the posts for the Tigers. She finished her career with a 1.33 goals-against average and a .728 save percentage with 203 total saves, one of four in program history with more than 200 stops. She registered 24 wins and 11 shutouts for Missouri in her career, both fourth-most in program history. In her senior season (2018), she was Second Team All-SEC stopping 80 shots on the season, the ninth-best total in program history.
A native of Plainfield, Ind., Dossey was a 2014 NSCAA All-American and ISCA Indiana Player of the Year. She was one of three goalkeepers selected to the 2014 Girls High School All-America Game and she participated in the 2014 U.S. Soccer Women’s Youth National Team Training Camp. She was a four-year starter at Avon High School posting a 54-8-12 record and holds the Indiana high school record with 51 career shutouts. She led Avon to the 2013 state title.
