KOTKA, Finland – Texas A&M soccer goalkeeper Grace McClellan signed a professional contract with KTP (Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat), the club recently announced.
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"We are all really happy to see Grace fulfilling a dream and sign her first contract as a professional soccer player," head coach G Guerrieri said. "She transferred to Texas A&M specifically to be challenged and develop as a leader and goalkeeper and that's exactly what she achieved through hard work and focus."
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McClellan recently graduated with a master's degree in entrepreneurial leadership from Texas A&M. She appeared in nine matches, all starts, for the Aggies, logging 779 minutes in goal. She produced shutouts in five of her nine appearances.
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In 2024, McClellan recorded shutouts against Louisiana Tech and Central Connecticut State among her four matches.
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KTP will spend the 2025 campaign in Naisten Ykkönen, looking to gain promotion to Finland's top tier, Kansallinen Liiga.
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Prior to arriving at Texas A&M, McClellan was a two-time United Soccer Coaches NAIA All-America First Team performer playing for Keiser University.
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"We are all really happy to see Grace fulfilling a dream and sign her first contract as a professional soccer player," head coach G Guerrieri said. "She transferred to Texas A&M specifically to be challenged and develop as a leader and goalkeeper and that's exactly what she achieved through hard work and focus."
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McClellan recently graduated with a master's degree in entrepreneurial leadership from Texas A&M. She appeared in nine matches, all starts, for the Aggies, logging 779 minutes in goal. She produced shutouts in five of her nine appearances.
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In 2024, McClellan recorded shutouts against Louisiana Tech and Central Connecticut State among her four matches.
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KTP will spend the 2025 campaign in Naisten Ykkönen, looking to gain promotion to Finland's top tier, Kansallinen Liiga.
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Prior to arriving at Texas A&M, McClellan was a two-time United Soccer Coaches NAIA All-America First Team performer playing for Keiser University.
