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The club’s youngest-ever signing, McKeen, tallied 25 appearances as a rookie, including six starts. She made her first start for Racing on July 29 at the Kansas City Current, before netting her first pro goal on Aug. 7 at the Orlando Pride.

She was the only player under 18 in the NWSL to find the back of the net during the 2026 season. McKeen was one of nine Louisville players to have appeared in 25 or more league matches.

Before Racing

McKeen comes from the Virginia Development Academy (VDA), a youth club that competes in the Elite Club National League (ECNL).

A top-rated prospect, TopDrawerSoccer.com ranked McKeen as the No. 3 recruit in the Class of 2026, after she reclassified from 2027.

With VDA, her club team, McKeen was twice named a Youth All-American by the United Soccer Coaches. She was also a 2024-25 ECNL U-17 All-American and named to the ECNL All-Mid-Atlantic First Team in the U-17 division.

She helped the VDA U-17 ECNL girls team reach the semifinals of the ECNL National Championships this past summer, and the club earned a top-15 national ranking.

At the scholastic level, McKeen competed for Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington County, Va. As a sophomore in the fall 2024 season, McKeen scored a school-record 37 goals and added nine assists. Her team finished as the runners-up in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) and won the Northern Virginia Independent Schools title.

McKeen won the WCAC Player of the Year award. The Washington Post named her First Team All-Met in 2024. She was Second Team All-Met as a freshman in 2023.

As a result of her high school and club success, McKeen earned the 2024-2025 Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year award for girls soccer.

A multi-sport athlete, McKeen also ran track at Bishop O’Connell. In April, she competed with the school’s 4×100 relay team at the Penn Relays, a prestigious track and field competition that is the oldest and largest in the U.S., held annually at the University of Pennsylvania.

International

McKeen has gained regular experience with the United States Youth National Team setup. At 17 years old, she became the youngest player to be selected to the U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team’s Women’s World Cup roster. McKeen made two appearances, including a start for the United States during the September 2026 tournament over in Poland.

Months prior, she scored twice and registered an assist in an 8-0 win over Sweden with the U-18 squad in the Pinatar Cup over in Spain.

In December 2025, she participated in a combined U.S. Under-19 and Under-18 Women’s National Team camp in Florida.

In October 2025, McKeen travelled to Portugal, where she led the combined U.S. U-19 and U-18 group to a 1-0 win over the Republic of Ireland, scoring the 78th-minute winner. Three days later, she scored twice in a 3-3 draw with Portugal. It was her first camp at the U-19 level.