Jeremy Kelly
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | October 21, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2008 | Racing Club de Fontainebleau | ||
2008–2012 | Triangle United | ||
2013–2016 | Carolina RailHawks | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 79 | (6) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Carolina RailHawks | 1 | (0) |
2018 | San Francisco City | 3 | (0) |
2019 | North Carolina FC U23 | 5 | (2) |
2020– | Colorado Rapids | 8 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | United States U20 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 22, 2016 |
Jeremy Kelly (born October 21, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.
Youth Career
Kelly signed an amateur contract with Carolina RailHawks on March 17, 2016.[1] His amateur status would allow him to play college soccer for North Carolina Tar Heels when their college season began later in the year.[2] Kelly played four years at UNC, starting 59 of his 79 appearances and tallying six goals and 12 assists. Kelly was an integral part of UNC's midfield en route to consecutive NCAA College Cup appearances. He was a second-team All-ACC selection in his senior year[3].
Professional Career
On January 9, 2020, Kelly was selected ninth overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Montreal Impact. His rights were then immediately traded to Colorado Rapids in exchange for $75,000 of General Allocation Money.[4] On February 25, 2020, the Rapids officially announced the signing of Kelly to an initial one-year contract.[5] He made his MLS debut against Real Salt Lake in the MLS is Back Tournament on July 12, 2020.[6] Kelly earned his first career MLS assist on Cole Bassett's goal in Colorado's 5-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Sept. 12[7]. Kelly finished his rookie season with one assist in 246 minutes played across eight appearances at right back, two of them starts[8].
International Career
Kelly was named to Tab Ramos' U.S. U-20 squad for camp and two friendlies against New York Cosmos and New York Red Bulls II in July 2016[9]. Kelly scored in stoppage time to defeat NYRBII[10].
Personal
Kelly was born in Prague in the Czech Republic, and lived in France until he was 10-years old.[11]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Carolina RailHawks | 2016 | NASL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
San Francisco City | 2018 | USL PDL | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
North Carolina FC U23 | 2019 | USL League Two | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
Colorado Rapids | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Career total | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Capital Area RailHawks Academy U-18 Captain Signs Amateur Contract". Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ "Signing Day For UNC Men's Soccer". February 3, 2016.
- ^ "Jeremy Kelly".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rapids snag Jeremy Kelly, Robin Afamefuna in exciting first day of 2020 SuperDraft | Colorado Rapids".
- ^ "Colorado Rapids Sign Top-10 SuperDraft Pick Jeremy Kelly". coloradorapids.com. February 25, 2020.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado Rapids | Colorado Rapids MatchCenter Boxscore". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
- ^ "MLS Match Center".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Jeremy Kelly".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ramos calls in 20 players for U20 MNT camp".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "U.S. U-20 MNT defeats New York Red Bulls II".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Jeremy Kelly - Men's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics.
- ^ Jeremy Kelly at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Jeremy Kelly | NASL". www.nasl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "San Francisco City FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Jeremy Kelly -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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- North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer players
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- Association football midfielders
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- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
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