Jeremy Kelly (born October 21, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Crawley Town.
![]() Kelly with Crawley Town in July 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | October 21, 1997 | ||
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 | 26 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | United States U20 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:21, 24 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 22, 2016 |
Youth
editKelly 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
editColorado Rapids
editOn 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
editOn February 18, 2022, he signed with USL Championship club Memphis 901.[12] He left Memphis following the 2023 season.[13]
Crawley Town
editKelly 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.[17] 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.[17][18]
International
editKelly 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.[19] Kelly scored in stoppage time to defeat NYRBII.[20]
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[21]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played August 10, 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Carolina RailHawks | 2016[22] | NASL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
San Francisco City | 2018[23] | USL PDL | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
North Carolina FC U23 | 2019[24] | USL League Two | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
Colorado Rapids | 2020[25] | Major League Soccer | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2021[25] | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Phoenix Rising FC (loan) | 2021[26] | USL Championship | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Memphis 901 | 2022[25] | USL Championship | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 37 | 8 | |
2023[25] | USL Championship | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
Total | 67 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 12 | ||
Crawley Town | 2023–24[17] | EFL League Two | 18 | 1 | — | — | 3[d] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
2024–25[27] | EFL League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
Career total | 110 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 124 | 15 |
- ^ Includes US Open Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in USL Championship Playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL League Two play-offs
Honors
editCrawley Town
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jeremy Kelly".
- ^ "Rapids snag Jeremy Kelly, Robin Afamefuna in exciting first day of 2020 SuperDraft | Colorado Rapids".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "MLS Match Center".
- ^ "Jeremy Kelly".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rapids Announce 2021 Year-End Roster Updates".
- ^ "Graham Smith Highlights Three Arrivals for 901 FC". Memphis 901 FC.
- ^ "Memphis 901 FC Announces Initial Roster Moves Following 2023 Season". Memphis 901 FC.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jeremy Kelly makes a trip over the pond to join the Reds". Crawley Town F.C. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Jeremy Kelly in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "Crawley Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra: Line-ups". BBC Sport. May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Ramos calls in 20 players for U20 MNT camp".
- ^ "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 | NASL". www.nasl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "San Francisco City FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Jeremy Kelly -". uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/33583537 [bare URL]
- ^ a b c d Jeremy Kelly at Soccerway. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Jeremy Kelly USL". uslchampionship.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jeremy Kelly in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved August 11, 2024.