Kaylie Collins

About

Kaylie Ann Collins (born May 17, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Washington Spirit of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the USC Trojans and was drafted by the Orlando Pride in the fourth round of the 2021 NWSL Draft.

Born in Clayton, California, Collins was a four-year starting varsity goalkeeper and captain at Carondelet High School and was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com high school All-American first team in 2016. She played club soccer with Diablo FC and Mustang SC, reaching the National Championship semifinals and Surf Cup final in 2014, and was a Region IV Olympic Development Program member.

Collins played four seasons of college soccer at the University of Southern California between 2016 and 2021 while also studying as a communications major before completing a master’s degree in applied psychology. After redshirting as a true freshman behind Sammy Jo Prudhomme in 2016, Collins made 19 appearances for the USC Trojans in her redshirt freshman year in 2017 and was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. Also in 2017, Collins was made the team’s culture committee…