Katie Duong

Katelyn Duong (born March 27, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Besta deild kvenna club Breiðablik. She played college soccer for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Stanford Cardinal and was drafted by the Portland Thorns in the fourth round of the 2024 NWSL Draft. She has played for the United States under-20 team.

Early life Duong was born in Portland, Oregon, to a Vietnamese father named Hieu Duong and an American mother named Kari. She has a younger sister named Emily.

She played high school soccer at Jesuit High school and graduated in 2019. She led Jesuit to state titles in 2015 and 2018, and was named to the All-American team as well as the Oregon Sports Award Prep Soccer Player of the Year award in 2018. She was a practice player for the Thorns prior to being picked, during her final season with Stanford.

She started playing for Minnesota Aurora FC of the USL W League in June 2024.

Duong joined DC Power FC in the summer of 2024 and played in the inaugural USL Super League match on August 17, 2024. She made 36 appearances for the club before departing from DC Power on a mutual contract termination in January 2026.

In January 2026, Duong signed with Icelandic champions Breiðablik.

International career She was part of the United States national team U13 and U14 training camps, but didn't play in any official games. A few years later, she competed for the United States U20 team in a match against the Honduras in the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, scoring one goal and three assists.

Honors and awards

Stanford Cardinal Pac-12 Conference: 2022

Breiðablik Icelandic Women's Football League Cup: 2026

Individual Second-team All-Big Ten: 2020 Big Ten all-freshmen team: 2019