Shelby Money

Shelby Money
Personal information
Full name Shelby Danielle Money[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-22) April 22, 1997
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Þór/KA
Number 12
Youth career
New Jersey Rush
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Rowan Profs 67 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Washington Spirit Reserves
2021 Racing Louisville FC 0 (0)
2024– Þór/KA 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2025

Shelby Danielle Money (born April 22, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Þór/KA of the Besta deild kvenna. She played college soccer for the Rowan Profs and previously played with Racing Louisville FC in the National Women’s Soccer League.

Early life

Money grew up in Vineland, New Jersey.[2] She started playing as a goalkeeper at the age of 11 and spent her youth playing club soccer with the New Jersey Rush.[3][4] Money attended Vineland High School and played varsity soccer for four years. Although she was a backup goalie in her freshman year,[3] Money eventually assumed Vineland's starting spot in later seasons and was a team captain in her last two years of high school.[2] She graduated from Vineland High tied for having the fifth-best academic record in her class.[5]

College career

Money was a four-year starter for the Rowan Profs.[6] In her freshman year, she played and started 12 games.[2] One of Money's starts occurred in Rowan's NCAA tournament third-round loss against Messiah College, in which she made 9 saves.[7] Money continued to get playing time, and she increased her tally to 19 starts the following season. She recorded an 11-game shutout streak at the start of her sophomore year and only allowed 8 goals across the entire campaign.[2][8] Money was subsequently named to the All-Conference first team. 2017 was another successful year for Money, who was named to the All-Conference second team and conceded only 7 goals, one less than the year previous.[2] In her final year of college, Money started every game for the Profs and captained the squad.[2] She was named to the All-American third team, All-Conference first team, South Atlantic Region first team,[6] and Scholar All-America second team.[9][10] Money completed her college career as a chart-topper, setting program records for shutouts, goals against, and career wins.[6][11] She was also a three-time conference Defensive Player of the Week and a two-time NJAC Goalkeeper of the Year.[2]

Club career

Washington Spirit Reserves

Ahead of the 2019 NWSL College Draft, Money was among the list of players registered for selection. However, she was ultimately not picked by any club.[4] Instead, Money spent 2019 playing with the Washington Spirit's reserve team. She helped the squad win a CCL Pro23 championship, making 3 saves in the final and recording 7 clean sheets across the season.[12] The following year, Money joined the OL Reign in 2020 preseason as a non-rostered invitee. She did not make the Reign's final squad.[13]

Racing Louisville

In 2021, Money again started the NWSL preseason as a trialist, this time for expansion club Racing Louisville FC.[14] She ended up signing her first professional contract with Racing Louisville in April 2021.[15][16] In their inaugural season, Louisville finished 9th overall in the league and failed to qualify for the NWSL playoffs.[17] Money did not make any appearances in her lone season with Louisville.[18]

Þór/KA

On March 26, 2024, Money signed a contract with Icelandic top-flight club Þór/KA.[19] She starred in 12 Besta deild kvenna league matches in her first season with Þór/KA.[20] Money also made 3 Icelandic Women's Football Cup appearances and made a crucial penalty save in Þór/KA's 1–0 quarterfinal victory over FH.[21][22]

Coaching career

Money spent five years coaching at The Keeper Academy, working under fellow Vineland native and Money's former coach Jill Loyden.[16] In October 2020, Money joined the Saint Joseph's Hawks as an assistant coach.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of April 6, 2025[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Racing Louisville FC 2021 NWSL 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Þór/KA 2024 Besta deild kvenna 12 0 3 0 — 15 0
Career total 12 0 3 0 0 0 15 0
  1. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup and Icelandic Women's Football Cup
  2. ^ Includes NWSL playoffs

References

  1. ^ "Commencement 2020" (PDF). Rowan University. p. 40. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Shelby Money - 2018 - Women's Soccer". Rowan University Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "High school girls' soccer: The model goalkeeper". USA TODAY High School Sports. October 15, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  4. ^ a b NWSL (January 9, 2019). "Final list of players registered for the 2019 NWSL College Draft | Final list of players registered for the 2019 NWSL College Draft | National Women's Soccer League Official Site". NWSL. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  5. ^ Times, South Jersey (May 22, 2015). "Vineland High School top senior scholars recognized at annual 'Moving Up' ceremony". nj. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Athletics, Rowan (January 14, 2019). "Rowan's Money honored at United Soccer Coaches Convention". Trentonian. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "Messiah Women's Soccer Wins 3-0 Over Rowan". Rowan University Athletics. November 21, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  8. ^ Place, Cooper. "Shelby Money coming up big for Rowan women's soccer". The Whit. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  9. ^ Writer, JOHN RUSSO Staff (December 11, 2018). "Rowan goalie Shelby Money earns national honors: Notebook". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  10. ^ Athletics, Rowan (December 11, 2018). "Rowan's Money selected to United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Second Team". Trentonian. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  11. ^ "Shelby Money Signs With NWSL's Racing Louisville FC". Rowan University Athletics. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  12. ^ Spirit, Washington (July 15, 2019). "Spirit Reserves win CCL Pro23 Championship". Washington Spirit. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  13. ^ "2020 Preseason Roster and Technical Staff Announced". Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  14. ^ "All 10 NWSL clubs reveal preseason rosters as training camp kicks off". SoccerWire. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  15. ^ McGurk, Tom. "Vineland's Money signs contract with NWSL's Racing Louisville FC". The Daily Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  16. ^ a b "Shelby Money Signed to Women's Soccer Team - SNJ Today". April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  17. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (March 18, 2022). "2022 NWSL team previews, for newbies and diehards: Racing Louisville FC – Equalizer Soccer". equalizersoccer.com. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  18. ^ a b Shelby Money at Soccerway
  19. ^ Þór. "Knattspyrna: Þór/KA semur við bandarískan markvörð". Þór - Knattspyrna (in Icelandic). Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  20. ^ "Leikmaður - Shelby Money". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  21. ^ Þór/KA. "Mjólkurbikarinn: Sigur á FH og undanúrslit fram undan". Þór/KA (in Icelandic). Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  22. ^ Wöhler, Hinrik (November 6, 2024). "Leik lokið: FH - Þór/KA 0-1 | Sandra María skoraði strax og tryggði sigur - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  23. ^ "Women's Soccer Adds Shelby Money To Coaching Staff". Saint Joseph's University. October 6, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
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