Age: 22
Position: Defender
Hometown: Seattle, WA
School: Seattle Pacific University
Height: 5-11
Isaac Ketcham is a second year player for Ballard FC. Before college, Ketcham played for Skyline High School where he was team captain and received all-league honors twice. Ketcham then joined Seattle Pacific University (SPU) in 2022. Although Ketcham did make his SPU debut in the 2022 season, he took a redshirt and only appeared in four matches. Then the following year, Ketcham appeared in 18 matches and made 16 starts while scoring once and assisting twice in his redshirt freshman season. Then after a summer with Ballard FC, he returned to SPU as a redshirt sophomore in fall 2024. He would go on to make 17 appearances and 14 starts in his sophomore season, dishing out an additional two assists. After a second summer with Ballard FC, Ketcham returned to SPU for his redshirt junior campaign. In 2025, he played in 16 matches, started in 15, scored a goal, and recorded five assists for the GNAC Regular Season Co-Champions. Ketcham still has one year of collegiate eligibility remaining.
With Ballard FC: Ketcham played all across the Ballard FC backline in 2024, making 12 appearances and six starts. Ketcham’s ability to play center back and left back made him an extremely valuable member of head coach James Riley’s division title-winning squad. Ketcham was even better in 2025 for Ballard FC, making 16 appearances and 10 starts across all competitions. He played all across the backline for Coach Riley and played in all five playoff matches while making four playoff starts.
