Katie Lind

Kathleen Camille Lind (; born February 15, 1994) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a center back. She played college soccer for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before being selected by the Chicago Red Stars in the 2016 NWSL College Draft. She spent four seasons with Chicago, including loan spells to Australian clubs Adelaide United and Perth Glory, before joining the Houston Dash in 2020. With the Dash, Lind contributed to a 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup victory.

Early life Lind played for Chicago Sockers FC during her youth, and played for Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Atlantic Coast Conference, during her college years In 2012, Lind was named to NSCAA All-Northeast Region Second Team; All-BIG EAST Third Team; BIG EAST All-Rookie Team; and was also named Notre Dame Team Most Valuable Freshman. She scored her first career NWSL goal on June 24, 2018, in a 2–0 win over the Utah Royals FC.

Loan to Adelaide United In October 2016, Lind was loaned to Australian club Adelaide United along with her teammates Danielle Colaprico and Sofia Huerta. Lind re-signed with the club in October 2017, along with her teammates Danielle Colaprico and Alyssa Mautz.

Loan to Perth Glory Lind signed with Australian club Perth Glory for the 2018–19 W-League Season, along with Red Stars team-mates Sam Kerr, Alyssa Mautz and Nikki Stanton.

Houston Dash On January 6, 2020, it was announced that Lind and Chicago's 18th overall selection in the 2020 NWSL College Draft were to be traded to the Houston Dash in exchange for forward Kealia Ohai. Lind made her Dash debut on June 30, 2020, helping kick off Houston's 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup-winning campaign. She scored her first goal for Houston in June 2021, the game-winner in a victory over the Kansas City Current. She made 79 NWSL regular season appearances for the Dash before retiring from professional soccer at the end of 2025.

International career Lind started her international competition at an early age of 15. She competed with the United States under-17 women's national soccer team in international friendly, as well as with United States under-18 women's national soccer team. Lind played 4 matches at 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Lind was a part of the United States under-23 women's national soccer team which competed and won the 2016 Istria Cup in Croatia.

Personal life Lind is the only child of Claire and Tom Naughton. She pursued double majors in anthropology and Spanish at Notre Dame and was named to the Dean's list for the 2012 fall semester. She was one of two team representatives to Notre Dame's Student-Athlete Advisory Council. Lind earned certificates of merit in Notre Dame's Rosenthal Leadership Academy between 2012 and 2014.

Honors Houston Dash NWSL Challenge Cup: 2020