Keegan Kelly

Photo by: Melissa Wheeler

Photo by: Jamie Schwaberow/Clarkson Creative Photography

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Position:
Forward
Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Auckland, New Zealand
High School:
Rosmini College
Club:
Western Springs

Awards:
Summit League Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2025)...Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week (11/11/25)...Summit League Male Newcomer of the Month (November, 2024)…Summit League Offensive Player of the Week (08/26/24).

2025:
Played in 18 matches, starting 17 as Denver’s striker…Missed matches in September when he represented New Zealand at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile, the only college player in the country to play in the U-20 World Cup this season…Didn’t score in his first 13 appearances before scoring five goals in a three-match stretch…Scored a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw at St. Thomas on November 5, clinching Denver a share of the Summit League regular season title…Scored a hat trick in Denver’s Summit League Semifinal win on November 9 against Oral Roberts…Scored the opener in Denver’s 4-2 Summit League Final win over Kansas City on November 15…The hat trick was the 15^th in Denver’s Division I history…The hat trick was the fifth-fastest in program history between goals 1 and 3 of a hat trick (21:18).

2024:
Played in 21 of Denver’s 23 matches, starting 15 in Denver’s forward partnership…Saw 850 minutes of action, tallying 11 points on four goals and three assists…Scored in each of Denver’s first two NCAA Tournament wins at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium, becoming the fourth Pioneer in program history to score two goals in their NCAA Tournament careers…Turned UMass over in the press to setup Ofunrein’s goal to make it 3-0 in the NCAA Quarterfinals vs. UMass...Scored the game-winner in the 9th minute of Denver’s 1-0 win over [14] Indiana in the NCAA Round of 16 on Nov. 30...Headed in a Sam Bassett set piece for his first goal since the opening weekend in the NCAA Second Round win over Gardner-Webb...Assisted Sam Bassett’s opening goal in the Summit League Final...Assisted on Oje Ofunrein’s first goal in the Pios 2-1 win at Omaha on November 9...Scored the game-winner in Denver’s 1-0 win over No. 5 Stanford on August 25...Opened the scoring in his collegiate debut in Denver’s 2-1 season opening win at Cal.

Before Denver:
Won the Golden Boot with 18 goals in the 2022 campaign while playing for the East Coast Bays Men’s First Team as a 17 year old…2022 Young Player of the Year…Played in all three matches for the New Zealand U23 Olympic qualification team, scoring a goal in the final…Has been involved in the New Zealand U-17 regional camps since the age of 15 and the New Zealand U-20 regional camps since the age of 17.

Personal:
Chose the University of Denver because it provides him with everything he needs to become a better person on and off the field, while attending an exceptional academic University and playing for a very successful head coach and soccer program...Hopes to play professional soccer and continue to represent his country…Enjoys concerts, the beach and playing golf.