Alev Kelter
Alev Kelter during Match between: Ireland women's national rugby sevens team ‒ United States women's national rugby sevens team 2017
Birth nameLeyla Alev Kelter
Date of birth (1991-03-21) March 21, 1991
Place of birthTampa, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–present United States 15 (32)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2014 United States -
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoTeam competition
Association football career
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Wisconsin Badgers
International career
2009 United States U20
Ice hockey career
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Wisconsin Badgers
National team  United States
Playing career 2009–2013

Leyla Alev Kelter (born March 21, 1991) is an American rugby sevens and rugby union player.

Rugby career

She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team.[1][2] She also made the squad to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.

Kelter was named in the Eagles squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[3]

In January 2022 the English rugby side Saracens Women announced that she had signed for the rest of the 2021–22 Premier15s season. [4] She was named in the Eagles squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand.[5][6] She was selected in the Eagles squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[7][8][9]

Kelter has also played for the Northern Loonies in Premier Rugby Sevens, and was part of the 2021 Inaugural Championship team and the 2023 Women's Championship.[10] She won the Finals MVP in 2023.[11]

Soccer and Ice hockey

Kelter played for the United States women's national under-20 soccer team and the United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team and later played both sports at the University of Wisconsin from 2009–2013.[12]

Personal life

Born to Mark Perusse and Leyla Kelter, she has two brothers, Erol and Aydin and a twin sister, Derya Kelter, who also played soccer and ice hockey. Before she was nine, her family had moved four times because her father was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force.[13] Kelter attended Chugiak High School in Chugiak, Alaska. She graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from University of Wisconsin in 2015.[14][15] Kelter is a part of the LGBTQ community and has spoken out against banning transgender women from playing women's rugby.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Leyla Kelter". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on August 4, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "TeamUSA Rugby at the 2015 Pan American Games". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Eagle River Olympian Alev Kelter headed back to international rugby stage". Alaska Dispatch News. July 17, 2017. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ "ALEV KELTER SIGNS FOR SARACENS WOMEN". January 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Eagles name Pacific Four traveling squad". Americas Rugby News. May 10, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ Cahill, Calder (May 9, 2022). "USA Women's Eagles traveling roster named for Pacific Four Series 2022". USA Rugby. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  7. ↑ Cahill, Calder (September 14, 2022). "USA Women's Eagles Rugby World Cup roster named as the official countdown to New Zealand begins". eagles.rugby. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Kate Zackary leads Eagles squad to Rugby World Cup". Americas Rugby News. September 16, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  9. ↑ Mockford, Sarah (October 9, 2022). "USA Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – USA 10-22 Italy". Rugby World. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  10. ↑ News, Americas Rugby (October 10, 2021). "Premier Rugby Sevens crowns inaugural champions". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved August 10, 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ↑ "Loggerheads, Loonies Win PR7s | Goff Rugby Report". www.goffrugbyreport.com. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  12. ↑ Rubinroit, Seth (August 3, 2016). "Who is Alev Kelter?". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Alev Kelter". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Alev Kelter". USA Rugby. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Alev Kelter". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  16. ↑ "U.S. elite and club rugby players join worldwide chorus against proposed trans ban". Out Sports. August 4, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2021.


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