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DeutschKatie Shea Collins
.jpg) Collins with South Carolina in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kathleen Shea Collins | ||
| Date of birth | October 28, 2005 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | South Carolina Gamecocks | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | South Carolina Gamecocks | 19 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | United States U-19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | United States U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 3, 2024 | |||
Kathleen Shea Collins (born October 28, 2005) is an American college soccer player who plays as a forward for the South Carolina Gamecocks. She has represented the United States at the youth international level.
Early life and college career
[edit]Collins grew up in Gallatin, Tennessee, the daughter of Kevin and Nina Collins, and has a twin brother, Patrick.[1] She started playing soccer at the local YMCA at a young age.[2] She competed with her brother in multiple sports growing up, including football, lacrosse, and baseball, and played soccer on boys' and girls' teams.[3][4] She played club soccer for Tennessee United SC, Tampa Bay United SC, and Tennessee SC, earning ECNL All-American honors in 2022.[5][6]
Collins attended Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School, where she became the all-time top scorer with 106 goals and 31 assists.[3] Her standout performance started bringing more students to games when she was a freshman.[7] In her junior season in 2022, she broke a school record with 30 goals in just 11 games.[3] She surpassed that mark in her senior season in 2023, scoring 44 goals and 6 assists (90% of the team's offense), and was named the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year and United Soccer Coaches All-American.[1][8]
South Carolina Gamecocks
[edit]Collins scored 13 goals with 3 assists in 19 games in her freshman season with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2024. She scored a hat trick on her debut and another hat trick in the first round of the NCAA tournament, adding another goal in their loss in the second round.[1][9] She was named second-team All-SEC and first-team Freshman Best XI by TopDrawerSoccer.[1][10]
International career
[edit]Collins was first called into the United States youth national team at the under-17 level in 2021.[11] She debuted at the under-19 level at the 2023 Pan American Games, where they faced other countries' senior teams. She scored one goal and appeared in all five games as the United States won a bronze medal.[7][12] She played for the under-20 team ahead of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and traveled with the team to train in the run-up to the tournament in Colombia.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Katie Shea Collins". South Carolina Gamecocks. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ Ford, Jaydon (September 9, 2024). "Freshman forward Katie Shea Collins looks to make mark on Gamecock women's soccer team". The Daily Gamecock. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c Kellar, Blaine (September 18, 2023). "More goals in mind for South Carolina soccer commit Katie Shea Collins after resetting Pope Prep scoring record". Main Street Preps. Main Street Media of Tennessee. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ Muller, Brad (September 9, 2024). "Twin Brother Helps Build Competitive Edge for Katie Shea Collins". South Carolina Gamecocks. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ Womble, Zach (September 22, 2020). "Led by talented freshman, JPII girls soccer could be contender in DII-AA". Main Street Preps. Main Street Media of Tennessee. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ Mawdsley, Robin (February 25, 2020). "Tennessee United Player Makes National Team". Tennessee United SC. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
"ECNL Girls All-America Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 29, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer. - ^ a b Palmateer, Tyler (October 11, 2023). "South Carolina soccer commit Katie Shea Collins emotional with TSSAA career ending, joining US National Team". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ "Pope Prep's Katie Shea Collins named Gatorade Tennessee Girls Soccer Player of the Year". Main Street Preps. Main Street Media of Tennessee. June 25, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ Vereen, Matthew (August 18, 2024). "Gamecock freshman scores hattrick as South Carolina cruises past Furman in opener". WACH. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Women's DI Postseason Awards". TopDrawerSoccer. December 18, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ Eskilson, J.R. (February 4, 2021). "Call-ups for the U.S. U17 WNT Camp". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ a b Katie Shea Collins at Soccerway
- ^ "U.S. U-20 WYNT Head Coach Tracey Kevins Names 21-Player Roster for 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia". United States Soccer Federation. August 8, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Katie Shea Collins at Soccerway.com
