Jeremy Kelly
Jeremy Kelly (born October 21, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Memphis 901 in the USL Championship.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | October 21, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Memphis 901 | ||
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 | (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) |
2022– | Memphis 901 | 67 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | United States U20 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 22, 2016 |
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] He 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]
On February 18, 2022, he signed with USL Championship club Memphis 901.[12]
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.[13] Kelly scored in stoppage time to defeat NYRBII.[14]
Personal
Kelly was born in Prague in the Czech Republic, and lived in France until he was 10 years old. He later moved to North Carolina[15]
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 | ||
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
- "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".
- "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".
- "Jeremy Kelly".
- "JEREMY KELLY AND ANDRE RAWLS JOIN RISING ON SEASON-LONG LOAN". phxrisingfc.com. March 24, 2021.
- "Defender Jeremy Kelly Recalled from Phoenix Rising FC". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- "Rapids Announce 2021 Year-End Roster Updates".
- "Graham Smith Highlights Three Arrivals for 901 FC".
- "Ramos calls in 20 players for U20 MNT camp".
- "U.S. U-20 MNT defeats New York Red Bulls II". August 9, 2016.
- "Jeremy Kelly - Men's Soccer". University of North Carolina Athletics.
- Jeremy Kelly at Soccerway. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- "Jeremy Kelly | NASL". www.nasl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- "San Francisco City FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Jeremy Kelly -". uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- "Jeremy Kelly USL". uslchampionship.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
External links
- Jeremy Kelly at MLSsoccer.com
- UNC bio