Adam Kay (footballer) explained

Adam Kay
Fullname:Adam David Rhodes Kay
Birth Date:1 March 1992
Birth Place:Bath, England
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Des Moines Menace (assistant coach)
Youthyears1:–2008
Youthclubs1:Bristol Rovers
Collegeyears1:2011–2014
College1:Southwestern Christian Eagles
Collegecaps1:92
Collegegoals1:30
Years1:2004–2008
Clubs1:Bristol Rovers
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2007
Clubs2:Accrington Stanley (loan)
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:2008–2009
Clubs3:Chester City (loan)
Caps3:5
Goals3:x[1]
Years4:2009
Caps4:31
Goals4:7
Years5:2012–2013
Caps5:13
Goals5:4
Years6:2014
Caps6:14
Goals6:0
Manageryears1:2016-2019
Managerclubs1:Mid-American Christian (Assistant)
Manageryears2:2017–2022
Managerclubs2:Oklahoma City 1889 FC
Manageryears3:2019-2021
Managerclubs3:Southwestern Christian
Manageryears4:2022-
Managerclubs4:Des Moines Menace (Assistant)
Manageryears5:2021-2023
Managerclubs5:Davis and Elkins (Associate Head Coach)
Manageryears6:2023-
Managerclubs6:LSU Shreveport

Adam David Rhodes Kay (born 1 March 1992) is an English former footballer and head coach for the LSU–Shreveport Pilots men's soccer team and assistant coach for USL League Two side Des Moines Menace.

Early life

Kay was born in Bath, Somerset, attending Wellsway School.[2]

Career

Bristol Rovers

He was promoted to the senior squad during the 2007–08 season after progressing through the youth ranks at the club and was handed the squad number 25 and named as a substitute on 29 December 2007 for the home game against Bristol City.

He moved to League 2 side Accrington Stanley on 20 March 2009 until the end of the season.[3] On 21 August 2009, Kay joined Chester on loan until January 2010 along with Chris Lynch.[4] During his loan spell with Chester, he played 15 league matches and scored no goals.

Stalybridge Celtic

On 17 September 2010, Kay signed a contract with Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic and made his debut for the club the following day in the 1–3 defeat away at Solihull Moors.[5]

He joined Radcliffe Borough on loan in December 2011.[6]

USA

In 2011, Kay went America to study at Southwestern Christian University, studying at the college for four years.[7] Kay, also spent time with USL PDL and NPSL teams, which saw him play for Vermont Voltage (2014), Oklahoma City FC (2012, 2013), setting a record number of appearances in the USL PDL for Vermont Voltage in a single season.

Managerial career

In 2017, Kay was appointed as head coach of National Premier Soccer League side Oklahoma City 1889. In 2019, Kay became the head coach of NAIA team Southwestern Christian University after serving from 2016 to 2019 as an assistant at Mid-American Christian University. On 15 March 2022, Kay announced that he was stepping down from OKC 1889. On 19 April 2022, SCU announced that Kay would be stepping down as head coach. He would spend the 2022 USL League Two season with Des Moines Menace. In May 2022, Kay was given the Associate Head Coach job at Davis and Elkins College. Louisiana State University Shreveport announced that Kay would be the new head coach of their men's soccer team on April 13, 2023.

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
OKC 188921 February 201715 March 2022
SCU Eagles10 December 201919 April 2022
LSUS Pilots13 April 2023

Honours

OKC 1889 FC

Southwestern Christian University

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. All Chester City players' statistics for the 2009/10 season were expunged after Chester were expelled from the Conference National for breaking league regulations
  2. News: Clarets young guns offered professional terms . Lancashire Telegraph . 2 May 2008 . 18 January 2019.
  3. http://www.accrington.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=148197 "Kaye joins Stanley on loan"
  4. Web site: Clarets Youngsters Join Chester On Loan . burnleyfootballclub.com . 2009-08-21 . 2009-08-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229190526/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/LatestHeadlines/0%2C%2C10413~1763726%2C00.html . 29 February 2012 . dmy .
  5. Web site: Adam Kaye - Player Information. Stalybridge Celtic. 8 October 2010.
  6. Web site: Adam Kay profile . Radcliffe Borough . 4 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112015158/http://www.rbfc.co.uk/players.php?player_id=341&season_id=3 . 12 November 2013 . dmy .
  7. Web site: Adam Kay Southwestern Christian University Athletics. Southwestern Christian University. 17 January 2019.