Katie Sullivan (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting JAX | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | Villa Joseph Marie High School | ||
| NJ Rush Grey | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Johns Hopkins Blue Jays | 88 | (60) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Sporting JAX | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Katie Sullivan is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for USL Super League club Sporting Club Jacksonville. She played college soccer for the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, where she became one of the program’s all-time top scorers.
Early life and youth career
Sullivan grew up in Yardley, Pennsylvania, and played high school soccer at Villa Joseph Marie High School under head coach Richard Finneyfrock. She helped lead the team to one state championship and four district championships, finishing her prep career with 56 goals and 44 assists.
At the club level, she played for NJ Rush Grey, winning the US Youth Soccer New Jersey State Cup. She also volunteered with Special Stars, a program supporting children with special needs in sports.[1]
College career
Sullivan attended Johns Hopkins University, where she played four seasons (2021–2024) for the Blue Jays women’s soccer team. As a sophomore in 2022, she emerged as the team’s central playmaker, earning regional recognition for her composure and attacking instincts.[2] That season, she helped lead Johns Hopkins to its first-ever NCAA Division III National Championship, scoring the game-winning goal in the final against Case Western Reserve and contributing multiple goals and assists throughout the tournament.
Over her collegiate career, Sullivan scored 60 goals and recorded 31 assists, ranking second in program history in both categories and totaling 151 points. She also played a key role in helping Johns Hopkins set a program record for most goals in a single season. Her outstanding performances earned her numerous conference and national honors, including selections to the USC All-America teams.
In 2024, Sullivan was named the NCAA Division III nominee for the Honda Athlete of the Year in soccer, part of the prestigious Honda Sports Award program recognizing the top NCAA Division III women’s soccer player nationwide.[3][4]
In December 2024, she was further honored as the NCAA Division III National Player of the Year by Philadelphia Soccer Now, recognizing her goal-scoring exploits, All-American accolades, and leadership during Johns Hopkins’ record-setting season.[5]
Club career
Sporting JAX
On June 18, 2025, Sullivan signed with USL Super League expansion club Sporting JAX.[6]
Career statistics
College
| Season | Games | Scoring | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | G | A | PTS | SH | SOG | |||
| Johns Hopkins Blue Jays | |||||||||
| 2021 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 67 | 29 | ||
| 2022 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 45 | 82 | 43 | ||
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 35 | 103 | 43 | ||
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 46 | 110 | 51 | ||
| Career | |||||||||
| Career Total | 88 | 86 | 60 | 31 | 151 | 362 | 166 | ||
Honors
Team
- NCAA Division III National Champion: 2022
- Centennial Conference Champion: multiple seasons
Individual – Athletic
- United Soccer Coaches (USC) First Team All-American: 2021, 2023
- USC Second Team All-American: 2022
- USC First Team All-Region V: 2021, 2022, 2023
- D3soccer.com Second Team All-American: 2022
- Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Year: 2023
- First Team All-Centennial Conference: 2021, 2022, 2023
- DIII Honda Athlete of the Year finalist: 2024
Individual – Academic
- College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District: 2022, 2023
- Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll: 2022, 2023
Personal life
Sullivan majored in economics. In addition to soccer, she briefly competed on the university’s track and field team during her freshman year.
References
- ^ "15 Katie Sullivan". HopkinsSports.com. Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ McGlynn, Sean (2 December 2022). "Sophomore midfielder from Yardley a focal point of Johns Hopkins attack". Brotherly Game. SB Nation. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Johns Hopkins' Katie Sullivan Named 2024 DIII Honda Athlete of the Year Nominee". Collegiate Women Sports Awards. Collegiate Women Sports Awards. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ Moore, Tom. "Villa Joseph Marie grad Katie Sullivan named Division III women's soccer player of year". PhillyBurbs.com. Philly Burbs. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ Ralph, Matthew (17 December 2024). "Yardley, Pa. native Katie Sullivan named NCAA Division III National Player of the Year". PhiladelphiaSoccerNow.com. Philadelphia Soccer Now. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Sporting JAX signs four standout college stars to inaugural roster". SportingJAX.com. Sporting JAX. Retrieved 25 June 2025.