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Kevin Goldthwaite (born December 9, 1982 in Sacramento, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer.

Goldthwaite played college soccer at Notre Dame from 2001-2004. He was named second-team all-Big East a a junior in 2003 and first-team all-Big East in 2004. Goldthwaite was also a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy in 2004. He led the Irish with nine assists in 2003 and also scored two goals in an NCAA tournament game against Milwaukee. He also played for Indiana Invaders in the USL Premier Development League.

Goldthwaite was selected 17th overall in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes but was loaned to the Portland Timbers of the United Soccer Leagues' First Division. He played in eight reserve matches for San Jose, scoring two goals, and made two U.S. Open Cup appearances for the Earthquakes. He also made 10 regular-season and two post-season appearances with Portland, rejoining San Jose after the Timbers' playoff loss. He played in three regular-season games and one playoff contest for the Earthquakes, earning an assist in his MLS debut.

Along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, Goldthwaite moved to the Houston Dynamo for the 2006 season and saw sporadic time on the back line. On April 18th, 2007, he was traded to Toronto FC along with a first-round 2008 draft-pick for Richard Mulrooney. He scored Toronto's first ever game-winning goal in the match against Chicago Fire on May 12, 2007, but was moved to New York in a trade for Todd Dunivant on June 25 2007. After struggling in 2007 with New York, Goldthwaite emerged as a key player for the Red Bulls in 2008.