| Korey Veeder | |
| Fullname: | Korey Paul Veeder |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1991 |
| Birth Place: | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Clearwater Chargers |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2008 |
| Youthclubs2: | IMG Soccer Academy |
| Years1: | 2010 |
| Clubs1: | Crystal Palace Baltimore |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011–2012 |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Clubs3: | New York Cosmos |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | April 21, 2014 |
| Ntupdate: | February 12, 2011 |
Korey Veeder (born October 3, 1991, in St. Petersburg, Florida) is an American former soccer player who is currently without a club.
Veeder attended Dixie Hollins High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, and played club soccer with the Clearwater Chargers Soccer Club in Clearwater, Florida from 2005 to 2008. He was named to the NSCAA/ADIDAS All-American Team in 2007 and 2008.
Veeder signed his first professional contract in 2010 when he was signed by Crystal Palace Baltimore of the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[1] He made his professional debut on May 1, 2010, in a game against Rochester Rhinos,[2] and went on to make 20 appearances for the Eagles over the course of the season.
On February 11, 2011, Veeder signed a contract with MLS and took part in a weighed lottery four days later. On that day, the lottery sent Veeder to the Columbus Crew who had a 19.31% chance of landing him. Other clubs participating were Toronto FC who had a 45.52% chance of landing him, Seattle Sounders FC with a 24.83% chance and the Colorado Rapids who had a 10.34% chance.[3]
Veeder was waived by Columbus on June 27, 2012.[4]
Veeder was a member of the elite US U-17 National Team residency program in Bradenton, Florida from 2007 to 2008, representing his country on 21 occasions. He was called up to the US U-20 team in September 2010 for a tournament in Peru.
(correct as of 2 October 2010)
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Play-Offs | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |||
| Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2010 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 21 | 0 | 1 | |
| Columbus Crew | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Cosmos | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Crystal Palace Baltimore Total | 2010 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 21 | 0 | 1 | |
| Columbus Crew Total | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Cosmos Total | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 2010–present | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 21 | 0 | 1 | |