Brian Kelly (born October 6, 1974) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.
Kelly, after starring at Lake Lehman High School in Northeastern Pennsylvania, attended Duke University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1993 to 1996.
In February 1997, the New York/New Jersey MetroStars selected Kelly in the first round (fifth overall) in the 1997 MLS College Draft.
That year, he played seven games in New Jersey before being traded to the Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Roy Myers.
Before moving to Tampa Bay, the Galaxy sent Kelly on loan to the Portland Timbers where he scored the first goal in that team's history when he hit in a rebounded shot from Mark Baena in a 2–1 loss to the El Paso Patriots.