Katelin Talbert

Katelin Shawne Talbert (born October 9, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Aston Villa on loan from West Ham United.

Katelin Talbert

Talbert in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Katelin Shawne Talbert
Date of birth	(1998-10-09) October 9, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Sacramento, California, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	West Ham United
Number	30
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Humboldt Lumberjacks
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	FH Hafnarfjörður	1	(0)
2022–2023	S.L. Benfica	15	(0)
2023–	West Ham United	0	(0)
2023–2024	→ Djurgårdens IF (loan)	13	(0)
2024	→ Tottenham Hotspur (loan)	0	(0)
2025–	→ Aston Villa (loan)	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:06, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Early life

Talbert grew up in Sacramento, California, where she attended Rio Americano High School and played on the soccer team. She then went on to play goalkeeper for Humboldt State Lumberjacks from 2016 to 2020.^{[citation needed]}

College career

During her career at HSU, she started in 37 of the 38 matches she played. She played in over 3,460 minutes in goal posting a 1.24 goals against average. Talbert gave up 48 goals and recorded 179 saves for a .793 saves percentage.^[1] In 2017, Talbert earned a California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Conference honorable mention for her 1.08 goals against average while recording 76 saves and six wins.^[2] In 2019, Talbert earned Pac North All-Conference honors and in 2020 she was named Pac North Defensive Player of the Year.^[3] Talbert had eight shutouts in goal during her career at Humboldt State.^[4] As a student-athlete Talbert made the Humboldt State Academic Deans List in 2020.^[5] She graduated from Humboldt State with a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife.^{[citation needed]}

Club career

Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar

In March 2021, Talbert signed with her first professional club, FHingar, the women's football department of the Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar multi-sport club.^{[citation needed]} The team finished the season 11–3–4 with Talbert recording 46 saves in goal.^[6] After playing for FHingar, Talbert trained with the West Ham United women in London from September to December 2021.^{[citation needed]}

Benfica

In January 2022, Talbert joined Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, a Portuguese women's football team based in Lisbon that plays in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino. In her year and a half at Benfica, she played in 23 matches and won two Campeonato Nacional Feminino^{[citation needed][unreliable source]} titles, the League Cup (Taça da Liga Feminina),^{[citation needed][unreliable source]} and the Portuguese Super Cup (Supertaça de Portugal Feminina).^{[citation needed][unreliable source][7]} Talbert was elected by the Players Union as the best goalkeeper of the 2021–22 Liga BPI.^[8] Her contract ended with Sport Lisboa e Benfica, on June 30, 2023.^{[citation needed]}

West Ham United

In August 2023, Talbert signed with West Ham United Women Football Club, an English women's football club affiliated with West Ham United.^[9] The club plays in the Women's Super League, the top tier of English women's football. Talbert was immediately sent out on loan to Swedish side Djurgårdens IF in a bid to accumulate the points needed to meet Governing Body Endorsements [GBE] requirements for the International Sportsperson visa.^[10][11] She made nine appearances for the club in the Damallsvenskan, helping The Blue Stripes to avoid an end of season relegation play-off.^[12] In June 2024, Katelin was transferred back to West Ham United.^{[citation needed]}

She was loaned out to Aston Villa in January 2025 and made her debut as a second-half substitute for Sabrina D'Angelo on 2 March 2025 during a 2–0 loss against Everton at Villa Park.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 March 2025^[14][15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental[c]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar	2021	1. deild kvenna	1	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Benfica	2021–22	Campeonato Nacional Feminino	8	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		10	0
	2022–23	Campeonato Nacional Feminino	7	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	1[d]	0	13	0
	Total		15	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	1	0	23	0
Djurgårdens IF (loan)	2023	Damallsvenskan	9	0	2	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2024	Damallsvenskan	5	0	0	0	—		—		—		5	0
	Total		14	0	2	0	—		—		—		16	0
Tottenham Hotspur (loan)	2024–25	Women's Super League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
West Ham United	2024–25	Women's Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Aston Villa (loan)	2024–25	Women's Super League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			31	0	5	0	5	0	2	0	1	0	34	0

1. Includes Bikarkeppni kvenna, Taça de Portugal, Svenska Cupen, Women's FA Cup
2. Includes Lengjubikar kvenna, Taça da Liga, Women's League Cup
3. Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
4. Appearance(s) in Supertaça de Portugal

Honours

Benfica

• Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2021–22, 2022–23
• Taça da Liga Feminina: 2022–23
• Supertaça de Portugal Feminina: 2022–23