Katie Shea Collins
American soccer player
Kathleen Shea Collins (born October 28, 2005) is an American college soccer player who plays as a forward for the Duke Blue Devils. She previously played for the South Carolina Gamecocks, earning third-team All-American honors in 2025. She won bronze with the United States U-19 team at the 2023 Pan American Games.
Early life
Collins grew up in Gallatin, Tennessee, the daughter of Kevin and Nina Collins, and has a twin brother, Patrick. She started playing soccer at the local YMCA at a young age. She competed with her brother in multiple sports growing up, including football, basketball and played soccer on boys' and girls' teams. She played club soccer for Tennessee United SC, Tampa Bay United SC, and Tennessee SC, earning ECNL All-American honors in 2022.
Collins attended Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School, where she became the all-time top scorer with 106 goals and 31 assists. Her standout performance started bringing more students to games when she was a freshman. In her junior season in 2022, she broke a school record with 30 goals in just 11 games.
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