Steven Emory

Steven Emory

Personal information
Full name	Steven Emory
Date of birth	(1989-08-31) August 31, 1989
Place of birth	Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2007	Colorado Rapids
2007–2010	Metro State Roadrunners
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Real Colorado Foxes	13	(1)
2011	Colorado Rapids	0	(0)
2012	Närpes Kraft Fotbollsförening	26	(9)
2013	Real Colorado Foxes	3	(0)
2014-	Närpes Kraft Fotbollsförening	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 15, 2013

Steven Emory (born August 31, 1989 in Fort Collins, Colorado) is an American soccer player.

Career

Youth, College and Amateur

Emory began his career at Fort Collins High School in 2005 where he was named Second Team All-State pick in 2005, First Team All-State selection and First Team All-Front Range, and a Three-year letterwinner. After spending the summer of 2007 with the Colorado Rapids youth system, Emory played four years of college soccer at Metropolitan State College of Denver where he scored 38 goals, and registered 23 assists in 85 games played, leading the Roadrunners to four winning seasons and two NCAA tournament appearances.

While in College, Emory also spent 2010 with the Real Colorado Foxes in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

In January 2011, Emory was discovered by the Colorado Rapids and invited to preseason camp as a non-roster player. On March 2, 2011, Emory became the first Metro State student-athlete to sign a contract with a major professional team in any sport by signing with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.

Emory made his professional debut on March 30, 2011 in a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup game against Chicago Fire.

Emory's contract was released by Colorado on March 22 and picked up by Narpes Kraft in Finland in April, 2012.

External links

• MLS player profile
• Metro State Roadrunners bio