Kyle_Nelson_(soccer)
Kyle Nelson (soccer)
American soccer player
Kyle Nelson (born January 7, 1997) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Flower City Union in the National Independent Soccer Association.
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| Date of birth | (1997-01-07) January 7, 1997 (age 27) | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Austin, Texas, United States | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||
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Current team | Flower City Union | ||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| Lonestar USSDA | |||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Wofford Terriers | 73 | (10) | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2016–2017 | The Villages SC | 21 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Charleston Battery | 31 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2022 | Valley United FC | 6 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2022 | Michigan Stars FC | 10 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2023– | Flower City Union | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2, 2023 | |||||||||||
Nelson played fours years of college soccer at Wofford College between 2015 and 2018, making 73 appearances, scoring 10 goals and tallying one assist.[1] While at college, Nelson played for USL PDL side The Villages SC.[2][3]
On March 7, 2019, Nelson signed for USL Championship side Charleston Battery.[4]
On July 9, 2022, just hours after signing to play for the Michigan Stars, Nelson scored his first professional goal, a game winning header in the 89th minute of play. In total, Nelson saw 10 appearances with the Michigan Stars in 2022 en route to the NISA championship.
Internationally, Nelson is eligible to represent the United States through birth, as well as Canada and Jamaica through ancestry.
He is the son of Canadian-Jamaican sprinter Karen Nelson, who represented Canada in the women's 100 metre hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games.
- "Kyle Nelson - Men's Soccer". Wofford College Athletics.
- "The Villages SC - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Kyle Nelson - D". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- "The Villages SC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Kyle Nelson -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- Peters, Evan (7 March 2019). "Battery Bolster Back Line Ahead of 2019 Season". Charleston Battery - USL.
