Kassey Kallman

U.S. National Team: U-20 WNT
Position: Defender
Date Of Birth: May 6, 1992
Height: 5-8
Hometown: Woodbury, Minn.
Club: Florida State

A member of the team that won the 2012 CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship and earned a berth to the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan … Started all five in the qualifying tournament and played all 450 minutes, the most out of any player … Has 15 career U-20 caps heading into the Women’s World Cup … First-ever national team call-up came in January of 2011 after her freshman season when she was invited in with the U.S. U-20s.

College
Personal

Named one of the Florida State captains for her junior season in the fall of 2012 … As a sophomore, she played every minute of all 26 games for Florida State while helping the Seminoles to their fifth NCAA College Cup appearance … Equaled her offensive production from her freshman campaign with nine points on three goals and three assists … Led the team in minutes played with 2,378 … Tallied two game-winning goals, scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over New Mexico and a second game-winner against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament … Helped lead the Seminole defense to 12 shutouts, tied for the fourth most in school history, including three shutouts in the NCAA Tournament to tie a school record … As a freshman, she also led the team in minutes played with 2,022 and was the only true freshman to start every game … She named Second-Team All-ACC, to the All-ACC Freshman Team and was a Soccer America First-Team Freshman All-American … Was the captain at Woodbury Senior High School and an All-American as a junior … All-State as a senior … All-Conference as a junior and senior … Won Minnesota state titles as a freshman and junior and her teams’ took third place in state as a sophomore and second as a senior … Voted Ms. Hustle as a sophomore and junior … The Minnesota Player of the Year as a senior … Votes Minnesota’s Ms. Soccer as a senior … ESPN Rise Player of the Year as a senior … Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior... Club: Played U-9 through U-19 for Woodbury Inferno … Won the state title from 2005 to 2011 … Won the regional championship in 2011.

Full name is Kassey Lee Kallman … Was named Academic All-District IV First Team and was on the FSU Dean’s List … As a freshman and sophomore, achieved ACC Academic Honor Roll … Was on honor roll all four years of high school … Played varsity basketball all four years of high school … Was an All-Conference basketball player as a junior … Won basketball’s Ms. Hustle as a sophomore and junior … Her siblings consist of three girls – all with the names that start with K (Kassey, Krystle and Kylie) and three boys, all with names that start with B (Brian, Brad and Brent) … She is the youngest of the six siblings and four of her five siblings have played or play Division I soccer … Sister Krystle, who played at West Virginia and Minnesota, is the Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach at University of Minnesota … Sister Kylie also played for the Gophers … Brother Brian plays semi-professionally for NSC Stars … Favorite food is Chinese … Favorite animal is a chimpanzee … Favorite TV shows are Friends and New Girl … Enjoys country music and romantic comedies … Boyfriend Eric Miller plays soccer for Creighton and also the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team.