Keegan Ancelin

Keegan Ancelin
Personal information
Full name Keegan Ancelin
Date of birth (2003-03-09) March 9, 2003
Place of birth Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Drogheda United (on loan from Chattanooga)
Number 9
Youth career
–2024 Jacksonville Armada
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 West Florida Argonauts 70 (37)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Chattanooga 37 (4)
2026– → Drogheda United (loan) 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:39, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

Keegan Ancelin (born 9 March 2003) is an American professional association footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United, on loan from MLS Next Pro team Chattanooga.

Club career

Early career

Ancelin is a native of Jacksonville, Florida and attended Duncan U. Fletcher High School and played in the academy at Jacksonville Armada before starting at University of West Florida in 2021 where he majored in Exercise Science and played for the West Florida Argonauts, scoring 37 goals in 70 appearances by the time he finished up in 2024.[2] In April 2024, during his senior year in college, Ancelin was also announced as part of the Jacksonville Armada U-23 squad for the 2024 National Premier Soccer League season.[3]

Chattanooga

On 1 February 2025, Ancelin was announced as a new signing for MLS Next Pro side Chattanooga FC.[4] On 8 March 2025, he scored after just 121 seconds in his first appearance for the club in an eventual 2–1 victory away to Inter Miami II.[5] He scored 4 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions before departing the club on loan in July 2026.[6]

Drogheda United loan

On 15 July 2026, it was announced that Ancelin has signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United on loan until the end of the season.[7][8] On 16 August 2026, he scored his first goals for the club, scoring twice in a 3–0 win away to College Corinthians in the FAI Cup.[9][10]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 August 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chattanooga 2025[11] MLS Next Pro 253201[b]0283
2026[11] 12120–131
Total 3744010424
Drogheda United 2026[11] LOI Premier Division 3022–52
Total 4046210476

References

  1. ↑ "Keegan Ancelin: Career, Stats & Clubs". worldfootball.net.
  2. ↑ "Keegan Ancelin - 2024 - Men's Soccer". University of West Florida Athletics.
  3. ↑ https://www.jacksonvillearmada.com/s/stories/armada-fc-u23-announce-2024-npsl-wingers-and-strikers
  4. ↑ "Chattanooga Football Club Signs Forward Keegan Ancelin". mlsnextpro.
  5. ↑ "Chattanooga FC off to winning start after Garvanian stunner | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro.
  6. ↑ "Keegan Ancelin joins Drogheda United on loan | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro.
  7. ↑ https://www.droghedaunited.ie/news/2026/july/15/keegan-ancelin/
  8. ↑ "Drogheda United sign 23 year old American striker on loan till end of the season". LMFM.
  9. ↑ "Ancelin opens his account to head Drogheda United into Cup quarter-final". Irish Independent. August 17, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Keegan Ancelin on the double as Drogheda United teach College Corinthians a lesson". Irish Independent. August 15, 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "USA - K. Ancelin - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
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