Keelin Winters

Keelin Winters Pattillo (born Keelin Mary Winters; December 9, 1988) is an American retired soccer defensive midfielder who last played for the Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), a team she captained to two consecutive NWSL Shield wins.

FFC Turbine Potsdam in the Frauen-Bundesliga, Boston Breakers in Women's Professional Soccer, the Seattle Sounders of the American USL W-League, and Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League[5][6] With Turbine Potsdam, she competed in three games of the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League helping lift the team to the Round of 16.

[7] She played collegiate soccer for the University of Portland and was named West Coast Conference (WCC) Player of the Year in 2010.

[8] In 2008, Winters captained the U-20 team to win gold at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile and scored the game-winning goal in the quarterfinal match against England.

[9] In 2008, Winters missed five games, including all playoff matches, while training and playing at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

In 2009, Winters started all 23 games for the Pilots, scored two goals and recorded two assists while co-captaining the team.

[7] Winters helped the Breakers to the playoffs where she scored the team's lone goal during the 3–1 loss to magicJack.

[15] On March 8, 2012, Winters signed a contract with Seattle Sounders Women, under head coach Michelle French, to play with national team members Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, Sydney Leroux, and Stephanie Cox.

I thought about going overseas, but transfer windows were closed and things became really complicated and frustrating...Alex Morgan asked if I was interested in playing with her on the Sounders.

[18] With the national teammates' presence on the team,[19][20] the Sounders sold out nine of their ten home matches at the 4,500 capacity Starfire Stadium.

Winters played in 19 of the team's 22 games of the season, tallying a total of 1,710 minutes as a central midfielder for the squad.

She scored one goal against the Western New York Flash on June 24, 2013 with an inside-the-eighteen yard box finish off an assist from Teresa Noyola.

[34] After returning to the Reign for the 2015 season, Winters was credited along with Jess Fishlock as being the heart of the team and a major contributor to their winning record.

[38] Winters, along with teammates Stephanie Cox, Kendall Fletcher, and Megan Rapinoe, were named to the NWSL Second XI team.

[44] Seattle finished the regular season in fifth place with a 8–6–8 record, narrowly missing a playoff spot by two points.

[50][51] Winters started a coaching business, Pro Skills Soccer[52] and is an ambassador for Athlete Ally, a nonprofit organization that "provides public awareness campaigns, educational programming and tools and resources to foster inclusive sports communities.

Winters (left) during a match against the Boston Breakers , April 2014