Jeremy Kelly Explained

Jeremy Kelly
Birth Date:21 October 1997
Birth Place:Prague, Czech Republic
Height:1.75m
Position:Defender, midfielder
Currentclub:Crawley Town
Clubnumber:19
Youthyears1:2003–2008
Youthclubs1:Racing Club de Fontainebleau
Youthyears2:2008–2012
Youthclubs2:Triangle United
Youthyears3:2013–2016
Youthclubs3:Carolina RailHawks
Collegeyears1:2016–2019
College1:North Carolina Tar Heels
Collegecaps1:79
Collegegoals1:0
Years1:2016
Clubs1:Carolina RailHawks
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2018
Clubs2:San Francisco City
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:2019
Clubs3:North Carolina FC U23
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:2020–2021
Clubs4:Colorado Rapids
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Years5:2021
Clubs5:Phoenix Rising (loan)
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:2022–2023
Clubs6:Memphis 901
Caps6:67
Goals6:11
Years7:2024
Clubs7:FC Tulsa
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Years8:2024–
Clubs8:Crawley Town
Caps8:23
Goals8:1
Nationalyears1:2016
Nationalteam1:United States U20
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1
Pcupdate:12:53, August 21, 2024
Ntupdate:December 22, 2016

Jeremy Kelly (born October 21, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for club Crawley Town.

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

Colorado Rapids

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]

Memphis 901

On February 18, 2022, he signed with USL Championship club Memphis 901.[12] He left Memphis following the 2023 season.[13]

Crawley Town

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] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra on February 10. Kelly appeared in all three of Crawley's League Two play-off matches at the end of the 2023–24 as Crawley were promoted to League One after a 2–0 victory over Crewe Alexandra in the final.

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.[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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carolina RailHawks2016[20] NASL101020
San Francisco City2018[21] USL PDL3030
North Carolina FC U232019[22] USL League Two5252
Colorado Rapids2020Major League Soccer8080
2021Major League Soccer0000
Total8000000080
Phoenix Rising FC (loan)2021[23] USL Championship5050
Memphis 9012022USL Championship3481020378
2023USL Championship3333110374
Total67114100307412
Crawley Town2023–24EFL League Two18130211
2024–25EFL League One2000101040
Total201001040251
Career total1091451107012015

Honors

Crawley Town

2024[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Capital Area RailHawks Academy U-18 Captain Signs Amateur Contract . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806103222/http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/news/2016/03/17/capital-area-railhawks-academy-u-18-captain-signs-amateur-contract . August 6, 2016 . June 11, 2016.
  2. Web site: February 3, 2016 . Signing Day For UNC Men's Soccer .
  3. Web site: Jeremy Kelly .
  4. Web site: Rapids snag Jeremy Kelly, Robin Afamefuna in exciting first day of 2020 SuperDraft | Colorado Rapids .
  5. Web site: February 25, 2020 . Colorado Rapids Sign Top-10 SuperDraft Pick Jeremy Kelly . coloradorapids.com.
  6. Web site: Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado Rapids | Colorado Rapids MatchCenter Boxscore . MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
  7. Web site: MLS Match Center .
  8. Web site: Jeremy Kelly .
  9. Web site: March 24, 2021 . JEREMY KELLY AND ANDRE RAWLS JOIN RISING ON SEASON-LONG LOAN . phxrisingfc.com.
  10. Web site: Defender Jeremy Kelly Recalled from Phoenix Rising FC . July 1, 2021 . Colorado Rapids . en.
  11. Web site: Rapids Announce 2021 Year-End Roster Updates.
  12. Web site: Graham Smith Highlights Three Arrivals for 901 FC. Memphis 901 FC.
  13. Web site: Memphis 901 FC Announces Initial Roster Moves Following 2023 Season. Memphis 901 FC.
  14. Web site: Murray . Nicholas . Jeremy Kelly makes move to FC Tulsa . USLChampionship.com . January 5, 2024 . . January 5, 2024.
  15. Web site: FC Tulsa Announces Roster Update . February 9, 2024 . FC Tulsa . en-US.
  16. Web site: Jeremy Kelly makes a trip over the pond to join the Reds . August 11, 2024 . Crawley Town F.C..
  17. Web site: Ramos calls in 20 players for U20 MNT camp .
  18. Web site: U.S. U-20 MNT defeats New York Red Bulls II . August 9, 2016 .
  19. Web site: Jeremy Kelly - Men's Soccer . University of North Carolina Athletics.
  20. Web site: Jeremy Kelly NASL . January 1, 2021 . www.nasl.com.
  21. Web site: San Francisco City FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Jeremy Kelly - . January 1, 2021 . uslleaguetwo.com.
  22. https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/33583537
  23. Web site: Jeremy Kelly USL . July 1, 2021 . uslchampionship.com.
  24. News: Crawley Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra: Line-ups . BBC Sport . May 19, 2024 . May 20, 2024.