Kelli McGroarty

Kelli McGroarty (born 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the A-League Women club Melbourne City. Raised in Voorhees Township, New Jersey, she was a tri-sport athlete at Eastern Regional High School in soccer, basketball and lacrosse, and was named the 2018 to 2019 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year. She played college soccer at La Salle University, where she led the Atlantic 10 in game-winning goals as a freshman, and also played a season of college lacrosse as a goalkeeper in 2022, then transferred to the University of Iowa in 2023 and played soccer for the Hawkeyes. She later played for Essendon Royals in Australia, where she won the 2026 National Premier Leagues Women Golden Boot award before joining Melbourne City.