Women’s Soccer Adds Brenton Saylor as Associate Head Coach
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky Women’s Soccer has added veteran coach Brenton Saylor to its 2026 staff, head coach Troy Fabiano announced Saturday. Saylor will serve as the program’s associate head coach and brings nearly 20 years of coaching experience to the Wildcats.
Saylor has experience coaching at the club, collegiate, and professional ranks, most recently serving as an assistant coach for the Chicago Stars of the NWSL. Saylor has six years of total NWSL experience, spending four seasons with the Houston Dash from 2018-2022 before spending 2024 and 2025 with the Stars.
Saylor also served as an assistant coach for the United States U-15 and U-17 Youth National Teams, working with goalkeepers and helping the US to a 2022 U-15 CONCACAF championship.
With the Stars, Saylor coached Alyssa Naeher to 2024 FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year and 2024 US Soccer Player of the Year honors. During his time in Chicago, 10 players earned national team call-ups and the team qualified for the NWSL playoffs in 2024.
In Houston, Saylor helped the Dash claim the 2020 Challenge Cup while also helping foster multiple Olympic team selections.
In between stints in the NWSL, Saylor served as the Director and Head Coach of the HTX Soccer Club Girls Academy. In this role, Saylor oversaw six teams while coaching two more and had multiple players called to United States Youth National Team camps.
Saylor’s tenure in the Bluegrass marks his return to college soccer for the first time since 2018. Saylor was the assistant coach for goalkeepers and recruiting coordinator at Rice from 2016-2018, coaching the CUSA Goalkeeper of the Year in 2017 and leading the owls to a top 15 national ranking and 2017 NCAA Tournament berth.
Prior to his time in Houston, Saylor served as Mercer’s assistant coach for goalkeepers and recruiting coordinator from 2012-2016. With the Bears, Saylor coached the top goalkeeper by goals against average in 2012 and helped the team to the NCAA Tournament in 2014.
Saylor started his coaching career at UT Martin from 2008-2010, winning the 2009 OVC Regular Season Championship. He was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Eastern Kentucky from 2010-2012.
Saylor graduated from Lambuth University with a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management in 2008 and earned his Master of Science in Education, Health & Human Performance from UT Martin in 2013.
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