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Kip Colvey
Personal information
Full name Kip Warren Colvey II
Date of birth (1994-03-15) March 15, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Lihue, Hawaii, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Number 18
Youth career
2007–2010 Canterbury United
2010–2012 Asia–Pacific Football Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Cal Poly Mustangs 74 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Bay Area Ambassadors
2013–2014 Ventura County Fusion 24 (3)
2016– San Jose Earthquakes 4 (0)
2016 → Sacramento Republic (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
New Zealand U17
2015 New Zealand U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 1, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 12, 2015

Kip Warren Colvey II (born March 15, 1994) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

Early life

Colvey was born in Hawaii, but grew up in the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand. He was educated at Nelson College and played senior football for the Nelson Suburbs club, before moving to Christchurch where he attended the Asia–Pacific Football Academy.[1]

Career

College and amateur

Colvey spent all four years of his college career at Cal Poly University between 2012 and 2015.[2] Colvey also spent the 2013 and 2014 seasons with the Ventura County Fusion of the Premier Development League. In 2013 he scored one goal in twelve league matches[3] while scoring two goals in twelve appearances in 2014.[4]

Professional

On January 19, 2016, Colvey was drafted 49th overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes.[5] Kip got his first start of the season on March 13th, 2016 against the Portalnd Timbers and played the full 90 minutes.[6] He signed with the club on March 4, 2016 and earned honors as SBI MLS Rookie of the Week on March 14, 2016.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rollo, Phillip (5 March 2016). "San Jose Earthquakes Major League Soccer team sign Kiwi Kip Colvey". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Kip Colvey - Cal Poly". Gopoly.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  3. ^ "2013 PDL Field Stats". PDL. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. ^ "2014 PDL Field Stats". PDL. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Earthquakes Select Defender Kip Colvey in the Third Round and Midfielder Tyler Thompson in the Fourth Round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft | San Jose Earthquakes". Sjearthquakes.com. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  6. ^ "By The Numbers: A closer look at the Quakes' jump start into 2016". Sjearthquakes.com. 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  7. ^ "Earthquakes Sign 2016 SuperDraft Pick Kip Colvey | San Jose Earthquakes". Sjearthquakes.com. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  8. ^ "SBI MLS Rookie of the Week: Kip Colvey". sbisoccer.com. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
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