Kortne Ford
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 26, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Olathe, Kansas, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Center back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Colorado Storm North SC | ||
| 2012–2014 | Colorado Rapids | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Denver Pioneers | 62 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Colorado Rapids | 35 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2018 | |||
Kortne Ford (born January 26, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a center back for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
Career
College
Ford played three years of college soccer at the University of Denver between 2014 and 2016.[1] In his three seasons at the University of Denver, Ford was a two-time All-Summit League First Team selection and was a Top Drawer Soccer Second Team All-America in 2016.[2]
Club
Ford signed a homegrown player deal with Colorado Rapids on January 6, 2017.[3] He made his professional debut on April 9, 2017, playing 83-minutes in a 3–1 loss to Sporting Kansas City.[4] He scored his first professional goal on May 27, 2017, also against Sporting Kansas City, in a 1–0 victory for the Rapids.[5]
Ford played every minute of Colorado's Concacaf Champions League games against Toronto FC in February 2018. On March 3, Ford suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee[6]. Ford returned to action on July 1, playing 29 minutes in a 1-0 win at Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ford started the next 12 MLS matches for Colorado, finishing the season with 1,141 minutes across 15 appearances[7].
Ford did not appear in 2019 and underwent successful knee surgery on July 21, 2019[8]. Ford did not appear in 2020 and underwent successful knee surgery on Aug. 25[9].
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 October 2018[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colorado Rapids Reserves | 2013 | MLS Reserve League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Colorado Rapids | 2017 | Major League Soccer | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ "Kortne Ford Bio - The University of Denver Official Athletic Site". denverpioneers.com. University of Denver Athletics. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Kortne Ford Profile - College Soccer in University of Denver". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids sign Kortne Ford, Ricardo Perez as Homegrown Players | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 6, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Boxscore: Sporting Kansas City vs. Colorado Rapids 04/09/2017 | Matchcenter". matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Ford scores first MLS goal, Rapids beat Sporting KC 1-0". apnews.com. The Associated Press. May 28, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Rapids defender Kortne Ford out 8-10 weeks with sprained MCL".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kortne Ford".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Colorado Rapids defender Kortne Ford out for season after knee surgery".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Colorado Rapids Defender Kortne Ford Undergoes Successful Knee Surgery".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kortne Ford at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
External links
- Kortne Ford at Major League Soccer
- Denver profile
- Kortne Ford at Soccerway
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