Alyssa Keane '22 Recruiting Profile

Hi, my name is Alyssa Keane. I am currently a senior in the class of 2022 at Dedham High School in Dedham, Massachusetts. I first started playing soccer at 4 years old for Dedham Youth Soccer and immediately fell in love with the sport.

I began playing club soccer for Global Premier Soccer (MA) when I was 8 years old. I played for GPS’s 2004 MA State Elite team up through the 2019/2020 season, competing against ECNL and NPL teams. I was captain of this team for four years. Due to the COVID pandemic in the summer of 2020 GPS went out of business. I ended up signing on with a former GPS coach (Ricky Newton) on the FC Stars of MA in July 2020. My FC Stars team won the USYS MA State Cup in 2021.  I currently play for the FC Stars U19 ECNL Regional team.

I first played high school varsity-level soccer when I was 13 years old when I was invited to play with the Dedham High School varsity summer team the summer between 7th and 8th grade. I have been a starter on the Dedham varsity soccer team since I first became eligible to play as a freshman. I was the team’s leading scorer as a freshman with nine goals and seven assists, and second leading scorer as a sophomore, with 10 goals and seven assists. I was named a second team Tri-Valley League All Star in both my freshman and sophomore seasons, and I was chosen by the coach to be a captain for junior year.  Because of the COVID epidemic, our season was shortened and I was only able to play in three games my junior year.  In my Senior year, we are currently undefeated at 11-0-5 and looking to make a run at a state title.  

As a team captain, I believe in leadership by example and have always strived to set a good example for everyone on the team by being one of the hardest workers out there. I typically play attacking mid, but also play forward regularly. Although I’m right-foot dominant, since I was very little, I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to strike equally well with both my right and left foot, so I’m comfortable on either side of the field. I believe my strengths include my speed and quickness, my work ethic, my vision on the field, and my soccer IQ.

I have always taken my schoolwork very seriously, and I take all Honors and AP courses and currently have a 4.51 weighted cumulative GPA and a 3.75 unweighted GPA.  I am interested in becoming a dentist or dermatologist.  I'm looking for a challenging academic environment where I can continue to play the game I love at the highest level. 

I truly believe that I have the work ethic, talent and leadership skills to make an impact at the collegiate level, and I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your consideration.