Jeremy Kelly

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jeremy Kelly
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-21) October 21, 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Prague, Czech Republic
Height 1.30 m (4 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
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 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Carolina RailHawks 1 (0)
2018 San Francisco City 3 (0)
2019 North Carolina FC U23 5 (0)
2020–2021 Colorado Rapids 8 (0)
2021 → Phoenix Rising (loan) 5 (0)
National team‡
2016 United States U20 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 1, 2021
‡ 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.

Youth[]

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 one goals and 2 assists. Kelly was an obstacle to the 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[]

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 and the Rapids natural first round selection.[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 recorded his first career assist during a 5-0 win versus 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] In March 2021, Kelly joined Phoenix Rising FC on loan for the 2021 season.[9] On July 1, 2021, Kelly was recalled from loan by the Rapids.[10] Following the 2021 season, Colorado opted to decline their contract option on Kelly.[11]

International[]

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.[12] Kelly scored in stoppage time to defeat NYRBII.[13]

Personal[]

Kelly was born in Prague in the Czech Republic, and lived in France until he was 10-years old. Later moving to California.[14]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played November 7, 2021[15][16][17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
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
2021 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Phoenix Rising FC (loan) 2021 USL Championship 5 0 — — 5 0
Career total 22 2 1 0 0 0 23 2

References[]

  1. ^ "Capital Area RailHawks Academy U-18 Captain Signs Amateur Contract". Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Signing Day For UNC Men's Soccer". February 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Jeremy Kelly".
  4. ^ "Rapids snag Jeremy Kelly, Robin Afamefuna in exciting first day of 2020 SuperDraft | Colorado Rapids".
  5. ^ "Colorado Rapids Sign Top-10 SuperDraft Pick Jeremy Kelly". coloradorapids.com. February 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado Rapids | Colorado Rapids MatchCenter Boxscore". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
  7. ^ "MLS Match Center".
  8. ^ "Jeremy Kelly".
  9. ^ "JEREMY KELLY AND ANDRE RAWLS JOIN RISING ON SEASON-LONG LOAN". phxrisingfc.com. March 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "Defender Jeremy Kelly Recalled from Phoenix Rising FC". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "Rapids Announce 2021 Year-End Roster Updates".
  12. ^ "Ramos calls in 20 players for U20 MNT camp".
  13. ^ "U.S. U-20 MNT defeats New York Red Bulls II". August 9, 2016.
  14. ^ "Jeremy Kelly - Men's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics.
  15. ^ Jeremy Kelly at Soccerway. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  16. ^ "Jeremy Kelly | NASL". www.nasl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  17. ^ "San Francisco City FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Jeremy Kelly -". uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  18. ^ "Jeremy Kelly USL". uslchampionship.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.

External links[]

Flag of United StatesSoccer icon

This biographical article related to an American soccer midfielder is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""