Audrey McKeen

Audrey McKeen
McKeen with Racing Louisville in 2026
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-11-26) November 26, 2008[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Racing Louisville
Number 88
Youth career
Loudoun SC
2023–2024 O'Connell Knights
2023–2024 Northern Virginia Alliance
2024–2025 Virginia Development Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Racing Louisville 15 (1)
International career‡
2025 United States U-17 3 (0)
2026– United States U-18 1 (2)
2025– United States U-19 2 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 7, 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:36, March 8, 2026 (UTC)

Audrey McKeen (born November 26, 2008) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She signed with Racing at age 17 in 2026.

Early life

McKeen grew up in Vienna, Virginia.[2] She played high school soccer for two seasons at Bishop O'Connell High School, in Arlington County, Virginia, where she was also an all-conference swimmer and competed in track.[3][4] She scored 23 goals with 7 assists as a freshman in 2023, being named second-team All-Met by The Washington Post.[5] She scored a program record 37 goals and added 9 assists as a sophomore in 2024, reaching the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) final and winning the Northern Virginia Independent Schools state title.[6] She was named first-team All-Met, the WCAC Player of the Year, and the Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year.[7]

McKeen played club soccer for Loudoun SC, Northern Virginia Alliance, and Virginia Development Academy, earning multiple ECNL all-conference honors and being named ECNL All-American in 2025.[8] Before going pro, she was committed to play college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles, planning to reclassify to the class of 2026.[9] TopDrawerSoccer ranked her as the 5th-best recruit in that class.[4]

Club career

McKeen trained with Racing Louisville FC and the Washington Spirit during the 2025 season.[4] On January 6, 2026, Racing Louisville announced that they had signed McKeen to her first professional contract on a three-year deal, making her the club's first under-18 signing.[4] She made her professional debut on March 14, coming on as a late substitute for Kayla Fischer in a season-opening 2–1 loss to the North Carolina Courage.[10] On August 7, in just her second start, she scored her first professional goal against the Orlando Pride, opening the scoring with a header from Katie O'Kane's corner kick in a 3–1 victory.[11]

International career

McKeen played for the United States under-17 team in the CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[12] Later that year, she played friendlies for the under-19 team and scored three goals in two games.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Audrey McKeen". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Vienna's Audrey McKeen signs with NWSL's Racing Louisville". InsideNoVa. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Swim and Dive: Gonzaga wins Boys and Good Counsel Wins Girls Championships". Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. January 30, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Racing signs USYNT forward Audrey McKeen to first pro contract". Racing Louisville FC. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Girls' soccer preseason Top 10: Whitman opens another year at No. 1". The Washington Post. September 3, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  6. ↑ Facinoli, Dave (November 12, 2024). "O'Connell girls soccer wins Va. independent-school fall crown". ARLnow. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Gatorade 2024 - 2025: Player of the Year - Girls Soccer - Virginia". Gatorade Player of the Year. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ "ECNL Girls Mid-Atlantic All-Conference". Elite Clubs National League. August 18, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
    "ECNL Girls Mid-Atlantic All-Conference". Elite Clubs National League. August 12, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
    "ECNL Girls 2024-25 All-Americans". Elite Clubs National League. August 15, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  9. ↑ "2026 Women's DI Recruiting Rankings: Nov". TopDrawerSoccer. November 26, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Late goal spoils Racing's comeback bid in opener". Racing Louisville FC. March 14, 2026. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  11. ↑ Foley, Kyle (August 7, 2026). "Orlando Pride drop 3-1 home decision to lowly Racing Louisville". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Forward Audrey McKeen and Defender Gracie Milam Replaces Elayna Kocher and Izzy Dalke on U.S. U-17 WNT Roster for 2025 Concacaf Women's Under-17 Qualifiers". United States Soccer Federation. March 28, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Combined U.S. U-19 and U-18 Women's National Team Draws 3-3 with Host Portugal to Finish Training Camp and Matches in Europe". United States Soccer Federation. October 28, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
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