Sarah Keilty-Dilling

Sarah Keilty-Dilling
Personal information
Full name Sarah Elizabeth Keilty-Dilling
Birth name Sarah Elizabeth Dilling
Date of birth (1993-07-15) July 15, 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Calgary Wild FC
Number 26
Youth career
Calgary South West United SC
Calgary Chinooks FC
Calgary South West United SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 UTEP Miners 82 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 FC Tucson
2016–2023 Calgary Foothills WFC
2025– Calgary Wild FC 3 (0)
2026– → Calgary Wild FC U23 3 (0)
International career
2017 Canada Universiade
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 12, 2026

Sarah Elizabeth Keilty-Dilling (née Dilling; born July 15, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Calgary Wild FC in the Northern Super League.

Early life

Keilty-Dilling began playing youth soccer with Calgary South West United, later joining Chinooks FC before returning to Calgary South West United.

College career

In 2011, Dilling began attending the University of Texas at El Paso, where she played for the women's soccer team. On August 19, 2011, she made her collegiate debut, in a 2-0 victory over the New Mexico State Aggies. At the end of her first season, she was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team and was named to the Conference USA All-Tournament Team, as UTEP advanced to the finals where they were defeated by the Memphis Tigers in double overtime. In September 2012, she was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week. On October 19, 2014, she recorded her 19th shutout to become the team's all-timer leader in the category. In 2014, she was named to the All-Conference USA First Team and the UTEP Female Athlete of the Year. After her four-year tenure with the soccer team, she finished as the team's all-time leader in games started (82), wins (41), and shutouts (20).

Club career

In 2015, she joined FC Tucson in the Women's Premier Soccer League, recording five shutouts and was named to the WPSL All-Star Team.

In 2016, she joined the Calgary Foothills WFC in United Women's Soccer. In 2021, she was named to the UWS West Conference Second Team, followed by earning UWS Goalkeeper of the Year and UWS West Conference First Team honours in 2022.

In November 2024, she signed a professional contract with Calgary Wild FC, ahead of the inaugural 2025 season. She made her first team debut on August 29, 2026, against Vancouver Rise FC.

International career

In 2010, she attended training camps with the Canada U17 and Canada U20 teams. In 2017, she was named to the Canada roster for the 2017 Universiade Games.

Personal life

In September 2022, her now-wife, Jill Keilty, proposed to her at the Calgary Saddledome, the home arena of the NHL's Calgary Flames.

Keilty-Dilling worked as a Physical Education teacher at Ian Bazalgette Junior High School, before signing her professional soccer contract. In 2025, she launched Keepers Corner along with the other goalkeepers of Calgary Wild FC, where the team would donate 20 tickets to each Wild home game for students at the school.

References

  1. ↑ "Sarah Dilling FISU profile". 2017 Summer Universiade.
  2. ↑ Chini, Joey (November 13, 2024). "Two born-and-raised Calgarians will play for Calgary's new women's pro soccer team". CBC News.
  3. 1 2 "Sarah Dilling UTEP profile". UTEP Miners.
  4. ↑ "UTEP Topples NM State, 2-0, In Season Opener". UTEP Miners. August 19, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Four Miners Garner C-USA Accolades". UTEP Miners. November 1, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Miners Of The Week: Nov. 7, 2011". UTEP Miners. November 7, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Sarah Dilling Named C-USA Defensive Player Of The Week". UTEP Miners. September 10, 2012.
  8. ↑ Gonzalez, Luis (October 19, 2014). "Dilling breaks shutouts record as Miners beat UTSA". The Prospector.
  9. ↑ "Dilling, Rotich, Simonsen Capture Top Honors at "Dinner With the Miners"". UTEP Miners. April 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ Maat, Sarah (April 14, 2025). "Northern Super League Preview: Get to know each team". Sportsnet.
  11. 1 2 3 "Two Hometown Players Added to Growing Star-Studded Calgary Wild FC Roster". Northern Super League. November 13, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Sarah Dilling Foothills profile". Calgary Foothills FC.
  13. ↑ "2022 UWS West Conference Awards". United Women's Soccer. August 10, 2022. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022.
  14. ↑ Campbell, Glenn (November 13, 2024). "Calgary Wild FC adds local talent to roster with Sarah Keilty-Dilling, Grace Stordy". CTV News.
  15. ↑ "Calgary Wild FC welcomes first home-grown talents to footie fold". Calgary Herald. September 13, 2024.
  16. ↑ Campbell, Glenn (October 20, 2026). "Wild goalkeeper Sarah Keilty-Dilling making the most of her opportunity". CTV News.
  17. ↑ "Four Dinos named to rosters for FISU Summer Universiade". Calgary Dinos. June 29, 2017.
  18. ↑ "WSE student Sarah Dilling one of 23 delegates off to 2017 Summer Universiade". University of Calgary. July 20, 2017.
  19. ↑ Simmons, Taylor (September 20, 2022). "After months of planning, Flames fan pulls off 'perfect' proposal at Saddledome". CBC News.
  20. ↑ Toombs, Aryn (May 9, 2025). "Former PE teacher puts Ian Bazalgette students into Calgary Wild FC Keepers Corner". LiveWire Calgary.
  21. ↑ Dornan, Chris (May 10, 2025). "Calgary Wild FC Goalkeepers Launch "Keepers Corner" for Students to Attend Home Games". Calgary Wild FC.
  22. ↑ Said, Amir (May 11, 2025). "Calgary Wild bring in Forest Lawn students for club's first home game on Sunday". CBC News.