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Jeremy Kelly
American soccer player
Jeremy Kelly (born October 21, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Crawley Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-10-21) October 21, 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crawley Town | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2023 | Memphis 901 | 67 | (11) |
| 2024 | FC Tulsa | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Crawley Town | 18 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | United States U20 | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 17, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 22, 2016 | |||
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]
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] He left Memphis following the 2023 season.[13]
Kelly joined FC Tulsa on January 5, 2024,[14] but Kelly and Tulsa mutually agreed on a termination of his contract a month later.[15]
On February 1, 2024, Kelly signed for EFL League Two club Crawley Town on a deal until summer 2024.[16]
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.[17] Kelly scored in stoppage time to defeat NYRBII.[18]
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[19]
Club
| 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 | Major League Soccer | 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 | ||
Crawley Town
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Murray, Nicholas (January 5, 2024). "Jeremy Kelly makes move to FC Tulsa". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- "FC Tulsa Announces Roster Update". FC Tulsa. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- "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.
- "Crawley Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra: Line-ups". BBC Sport. May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
