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Kasey Keller (born November 29, 1969 in Olympia,
Washington|Olympia, Washington), is a football
(soccer) goalkeeper, one of the first American
goalkeepers to become a starter in the English FA
Premier League.

Keller played his college career at the University
of Portland and got his first cap against Colombia
national football team|Colombia on February 4,
1990. After being a non-playing squad member of
the United States men's national soccer team|US
National Team in the Wc|1990, he was signed by the
English club Millwall F.C.|Millwall, playing there
and becoming a fan favorite between 1992 and 1996.
Keller then went up to the Premiership, signing
with just-promoted Leicester City F.C.|Leicester
City and promptly led them to the League Cup in
1997. After being ignored by US coach Bora
Milutinović|Bora Milutinovic for the Wc|1994, he
made Steve Sampson's ill-fated squad in 1998, and
played two games at the Football World Cup
1998|World Cup.

Kasey was named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in
1997 and 1999. In 2000, Keller signed with the
Spanish club Rayo Vallecano and played there for
two years. He came back to England and the Premier
League in 2001, signing with Tottenham Hotspur
F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur. Relegated to backup duty
for Neil Sullivan early on, he won the starting
spot, and played every minute for Spurs in both
the FA Premier League 2002-03|2002-03 and the FA
Premier League 2003-04|2003-04 seasons. Keller was
second choice to Brad Friedel in the Football
World Cup 2002|2002 World Cup. He has earned 75
caps for the US and is the team's all-time leader
in wins and shutouts.

In the FA Premier League 2004-05|2004-05
Premiership season, Keller fell out of favor at
Tottenham as Paul Robinson (goalkeeper)|Paul
Robinson became the starter. In November 2004,
Kasey was loaned out to Southampton
F.C.|Southampton, a Premiership club ravaged by
injuries to its goalkeeping corps, for one month.

On January 15, 2005, Keller joined Germany|German
Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga side Borussia
Mönchengladbach on a free transfer during the
Bundesliga's winter break. He got off to a good
start in the Bundesliga, keeping a clean sheet in
his first appearance for Borussia. Keller played
every minute in the second half of the season and
kept a total of seven clean sheets in that period,
playing an important role in saving the club from
relegation.

Keller crowned the US's run in the 2005 CONCACAF
Gold Cup tournament with a shutout in the final
match against Panama national football team|Panama
and two saves in the penalty shootout to give the
side the trophy.

With the international retirement of Brad Friedel,
Keller is once again the first choice goalkeeper
and has helped lead the team to qualification for
the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany.