# Katelin Talbert

Katelin Shawne Talbert (born October 9, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Aston Villa on loan from West Ham United.

## Early life

Talbert grew up in Sacramento, California, where she attended Rio Americano High School and played on the soccer team. She then went on to play goalkeeper for Humboldt State Lumberjacks from 2016 to 2020.

## College career

During her career at HSU, she started in 37 of the 38 matches she played. She played in over 3,460 minutes in goal posting a 1.24 goals against average. Talbert gave up 48 goals and recorded 179 saves for a .793 saves percentage. In 2017, Talbert earned a California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Conference honorable mention for her 1.08 goals against average while recording 76 saves and six wins. In 2019, Talbert earned Pac North All-Conference honors and in 2020 she was named Pac North Defensive Player of the Year. Talbert had eight shutouts in goal during her career at Humboldt State. As a student-athlete Talbert made the Humboldt State Academic Deans List in 2020. She graduated from Humboldt State with a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife.

## Club career
### Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar

In March 2021, Talbert signed with her first professional club, FHingar, the women's football department of the Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar multi-sport club. The team finished the season 11–3–4 with Talbert recording 46 saves in goal. After playing for FHingar, Talbert trained with the West Ham United women in London from September to December 2021.

### Benfica

In January 2022, Talbert joined Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, a Portuguese women's football team based in Lisbon that plays in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino. In her year and a half at Benfica, she played in 23 matches and won two Campeonato Nacional Feminino titles, the League Cup (Taça da Liga Feminina), and the Portuguese Super Cup (Supertaça de Portugal Feminina). Talbert was elected by the Players Union as the best goalkeeper of the 2021–22 Liga BPI. Her contract ended with Sport Lisboa e Benfica, on June 30, 2023.

### West Ham United

In August 2023, Talbert signed with West Ham United Women Football Club, an English women's football club affiliated with West Ham United. The club plays in the Women's Super League, the top tier of English women's football. Talbert was immediately sent out on loan to Swedish side Djurgårdens IF in a bid to accumulate the points needed to meet Governing Body Endorsements [GBE] requirements for the International Sportsperson visa. She made nine appearances for the club in the Damallsvenskan, helping The Blue Stripes to avoid an end of season relegation play-off. In June 2024, Katelin was transferred back to West Ham United.
She was loaned out to Aston Villa in January 2025 and made her debut as a second-half substitute for Sabrina D'Angelo on 2 March 2025 during a 2–0 loss against Everton at Villa Park.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played D
3 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar | 2021 | 1. deild kvenna | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Benfica | 2021–22 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Benfica | 2022–23 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Benfica | Total | Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Djurgårdens IF (loan) | 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Djurgårdens IF (loan) | 2024 | Damallsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Djurgårdens IF (loan) | Total | Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| West Ham United | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Aston Villa (loan) | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
* ↑ Includes Bikarkeppni kvenna, Taça de Portugal, Svenska Cupen, Women's FA Cup
* ↑ Includes Lengjubikar kvenna, Taça da Liga, Women's League Cup
* ↑ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Supertaça de Portugal

## Honours

Benfica
* Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2021–22, 2022–23
* Taça da Liga Feminina: 2022–23
* Supertaça de Portugal Feminina: 2022–23