Keera Melenhorst

Keera Melenhorst
Personal information
Full name Keera Michele Melenhorst
Date of birth (2003-05-02) May 2, 2003
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ottawa Rapid FC
Youth career
Dovercourt RC
Ottawa Royals SC
West Ottawa SC
2018–2021 NDC Ontario
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Oklahoma Sooners 20 (0)
2022–2024 Pittsburgh Panthers 62 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 West Ottawa SC 2 (0)
2018 North Mississauga SC 1 (0)
2022 North Mississauga SC 3 (0)
2025 Linköping FC 11 (2)
2026– Ottawa Rapid FC 2 (2)
International career‡
2022 Canada U20 9 (2)
2025 Canada (futsal) (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 3, 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of December 31, 2025

Keera Michele Melenhorst (born May 2, 2003) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC.

Early life

Melenhorst played youth soccer at age three at the Dovercourt Recreation Centre before joining Ottawa Royals SC at age five.[1] and West Ottawa SC before joining the NDC Ontario program in 2018.[2][3]

College career

In 2021, Melenhorst began attending the University of Oklahoma, where she played for the women's soccer team.[4] She made her debut on August 19, 2021 against the Houston Cougars.[5]

In 2022, she moved to the University of Pittsburgh, joining the women's soccer team.[6]

Club career

In 2018, Melenhorst began playing with West Ottawa SC in League1 Ontario, before moving to North Mississauga SC later in the season.[7][8] She again played with North Mississauga SC in 2022.[9]

In July 2025, she signed with Swedish Damallsvenskan club Linköping FC.[10][11] On August 24, 2025, she scored her first goal in a 3–0 victory over Vittsjö GIK.[12] In December 2025, she departed the club.[13]

In 2026, she signed with Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC. She scored her first two goals for the club in a 5–2 win over Calgary Wild FC on May 2, 2026.[14][15] In July 2026, she signed an extension through 2027.[16]

International career

In 2015, she played for Canada at the Danone Nations Cup, as one of two girls on the roster.[17]

In May 2019, she was called up to a camp with the Canada U17 team for the first time.[1] In 2022, she was named to the Canada U20 squad for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where they finished third.[18][19] She was then subsequently named to the squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[20]

In March 2025, she was named to a camp with the Canada women's national futsal team, which would form the first ever team in program history.[21] In April 2025, she was named to the inaugural squad for the 2025 CONCACAF W Futsal Championship, which was the first ever futsal team for Canadian women.[22] She helped the side win the tournament and qualify for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup,[23] however, she was not able to join the squad for the World Cup due to club commitments.[24]

Career statistics

As of November 8, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup League cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ottawa SC 2018[7] League1 Ontario 20——0020
North Mississauga SC 2018[8] League1 Ontario 10——0010
2022[9] 30———30
Total 4000000040
Linköping FC 2025[25] Damallsvenskan 112—00—112
Career total 172000000172

References

  1. 1 2 Keera Melenhorst at Canada Soccer
  2. ↑ Retter, Taylor (June 3, 2021). "Ottawa duo bound for Oklahoma in next link between intertwined soccer careers". Ottawa Sportspages.
  3. ↑ Plouffe, Dan (June 16, 2018). "Global 5v5 finalist seeks Canada colours next". Ottawa Sportspages.
  4. ↑ "Keera Melenhorst Oklahmona profile". Oklahoma Sooners.
  5. ↑ "Soccer Drops Opener to Cougars". Oklahoma Sooners. August 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Keera Melenhorst Pittsburgh profile". Pittsburgh Panthers.
  7. 1 2 "Keera Melenhorst 2018 WOSC L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  8. 1 2 "Keera Melenhorst 2018 NMSC L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  9. 1 2 "Keera Melenhorst 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  10. ↑ "Välkommen till Linköping FC – Keera Melenhorst" [Welcome to Linköping FC – Keera Melenhorst]. Linköping FC (in Swedish).
  11. ↑ Bergsten, Per; Holmqvist, Carl (July 23, 2025). "Keera, 22, valde fotboll före hockey – se nya LFC-duons snabbsvar" [Keera, 22, chose football over hockey – see the new LFC duo's quick response]. Östgöta Correspondenten (in Swedish).
  12. ↑ "Linköping tog blytunga poäng i bottenstriden - lämnar jumboplats: "Så stolt"" [Linköping took heavy points in the bottom battle - leaves last place: "So proud"]. Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). August 24, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Halttunen och Melenhorst lämnar Linköping FC" [Halttunen and Melenhorst leave Linköping FC]. Linköping FC (in Swedish). December 30, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Keera Melenhorst's brace leads Ottawa Rapid past Calgary Wild in home opener". CBC Sports. May 2, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Rapid FC Deliver Commanding 5-2 Home Opener Win Over Calgary Wild FC". Ottawa Rapid FC. May 2, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Ottawa Rapid FC Extends Keera Melenhorst Through 2027". Ottawa Rapid FC. July 27, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Women's Soccer Adds Transfer Keera Melenhorst to Squad". Pittsburgh Panthers. June 17, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Melenhorst Selected to U-20 Canadian National Team". Oklahoma Sooners. February 15, 2022.
  19. ↑ Plouffe, Dan (March 14, 2022). "Keera Melenhorst & Team Canada qualify for the U20 Women's World Cup". Ottawa Sportspages.
  20. ↑ "Melenhorst Selected to Canada's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Roster". Pittsburgh Panthers. August 8, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Melenhorst Accepts Invite to Canadian Futsal National Team Camp". Pittsburgh Panthers. March 27, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Melenhorst Named to Inaugural Canada Women's Futsal National Team". Pittsburgh Panthers. April 16, 2025.
  23. ↑ Beauchemin, Adam (July 1, 2025). "Chukwu, Sider-Echenberg & Melenhorst sisters feature for Canada Soccer women's teams". Ottawa Sportspages.
  24. ↑ "Canadian women suffer second straight loss at inaugural FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup". TSN. November 25, 2025.
  25. ↑ Keera Melenhorst at Soccerway
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