Keelyn Stewart
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keelyn Mai Stewart | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Calgary Wild FC | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Suburban FC | |||
Calgary Foothills FC | |||
2022–2023 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 4 | (1) |
2024 | ASA High Performance | 11 | (2) |
2025– | Calgary Wild FC | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Canada U15 | 4 | (0) |
2024– | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 21, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2025 |
Keelyn Mai Stewart (born 10 October 2007) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Calgary Wild FC in the Northern Super League. Born in Canada, she has also represented Wales at youth international level.
Early life
Keelyn was born in Calgary, but moved to Halifax at age one and began playing soccer with Suburban FC at age three, before moving back to Calgary at age four.[1] In Calgary, she played youth soccer with Calgary Foothills WFC.[2] At age ten, she trained with the boys Barcelona Academy, returning a year later to play on an all-boys team at the Barca Academy World Cup.[3][4] In August 2022, she joined the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite.[5]
In 2023, she began training with German club SC Freiburg's U17 and U20 teams periodically for two years, and was set to join their U20 side on a permanent basis in 2025, however, she signed a professional contract instead with another club.[6][7]
Club career
In 2023, she played with Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in League1 British Columbia.[8] She won the league and national title with the Whitecaps. In 2024, she played with ASA High Performance in League1 Alberta.[9]
In January 2025, she signed a professional contract with Northern Super League club Calgary Wild FC.[10][11] At the time of her signing, she was the joint-youngest player (alongside her twin sister) to sign a contract with a team in the league.[12]
International career
Keelyn made her debut in the Canada national program with the Canada U15 at the 2022 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship.[1] She earned an assist on a goal scored by her twin sister on August 1, 2015 against Jamaica U15.[13]
In October 2024, she was named to the Wales U19 team for a friendly against Portugal U19.[14]
Personal life
She is the twin sister of fellow professional player Taegan Stewart.[15][16]
Career statistics
- As of June 21, 2025
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 2023[8] | League1 British Columbia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
ASA High Performance | 2024[9] | League1 Alberta | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
Calgary Wild | 2025 | Northern Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Career total | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Women's Inter-Provincial Championship
References
- ^ a b Keelyn Stewart at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Foothills Academy Members Taegan and Keelyn Stewart off to SC Freiburg". Calgary Foothills FC. 29 January 2024.
- ^ Code, Jillian (27 January 2025). "Calgary Wild FC announce signing of local teen twins". CityNews.
- ^ "Calgary Wild FC Welcomes Local Twin Talents". Footboom. 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Keelyn Stewart Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ Woldu, Moses (25 January 2024). "Twins soccer stars grab the attention of a top football team in Germany". Global News.
- ^ Spencer, Donna (27 January 2025). "Wild FC signs 17-year-old Calgary twins Keelyn and Taegan Stewart". Global News.
- ^ a b "Keelyn Stewart 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia.
- ^ a b "Keelyn Stewart 2024 L1A Stats". League1 Alberta.
- ^ "Teenaged Twins Sign with Hometown Calgary Wild FC". Calgary Wild FC. 27 January 2025.
- ^ Toombs, Aryn (28 January 2025). "Twintuition comes to Calgary Wild FC with signing of Stewart twins". LiveWire Calgary.
- ^ Zan, Elliot (28 January 2025). "Calgary twins become youngest players to sign with new women's pro soccer league". CBC Sports.
- ^ "Canada blanks Jamaica 5-0 to open play at CONCACAF U-15 Women's Championship". Toronto Star. 1 August 2022.
- ^ "WU19 squad announced for Portugal friendlies". Football Association of Wales. 17 October 2024.
- ^ "'Double the trouble': Calgary twins Keelyn and Taegan Stewart join Calgary Wild FC". Calgary Herald. 27 January 2025.
- ^ Desai, Devika (5 June 2025). "Twins and Wild FC players Keelyn and Taegan Stewart go from grad to game". Calgary Herald.
External links
- Keelyn Stewart at PlaymakerStats