Kaylan Jenna Marckese (born April 22, 1998) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
Marckese played as first goalkeeper for the Florida Gators between 2015 and 2018. She was named to the SEC All-Tournament team in 2017 and 2018.
She received a bachelor's degree in Sports Management in December 2018, at the University of Florida.
Marckese was selected in the 4th round with the 28th pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft by Sky Blue FC (now known as Gotham FC). She did not sign with the team or make any appearances.
In April 2020, Marckese signed for Selfoss in the ÃÂrvalsdeild. Marckese played 19 games and helped the team win the 2020 Icelandic Super Cup.
In January 2021, Marckese signed for the Danish league club and newly promoted HB Køge. Marckese spent two seasons with the club as their starting goalkeeper, and helped the team win two successive Kvindeliga titles in 2020âÂÂ21 and 2021âÂÂ22.
She started all eight of HB KogeâÂÂs matches in the 2021âÂÂ22 UEFA Women's Champions League. Marckese made 48 saves, the most by any goalkeeper in the competition.
On July 25, 2022, Marckese signed for Arsenal. On the October 27, 2022 she made her club debut in the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage match against FC Zürich Frauen.
Her departure from the club was announced on May 15, 2024.
On August 2, 2023, it was announced that Marckese would spend the 2023âÂÂ24 season on loan with Bristol City. After suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury on November 12 in a match against Aston Villa, Marckese returned to Arsenal to continue her rehabilitation.
On July 8, 2024, Marckese returned to her hometown by signing with the Tampa Bay Sun ahead of the inaugural USL Super League season. On 6 March 2025, Marckese and her team announced that she had ruptured her ACL, after going down 10 minutes into her debut on 8 February 2025.
In November 2025, Marckese announced her retirement from playing professionally as a result of accumulated knee injuries.
Marckese works with young primary school girls to pursue careers in sport. She has also spoken at the Arsenal Embrace Equity event during International WomenâÂÂs Month to highlight the contributions women have made in society. For her community work, Marckese was named the Professional Footballersâ Association (PFA) Community Champion for the 2022/23 season. She has also been involved in The Second Half programme, an initiative co-founded by Kim Little and Karen Carney to help players prepare for retirement from professional play.
Selfoss
HB Køge
Arsenal
Tampa Bay Sun