Kyle Veris
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| Kyle Veris | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 15, 1983 (age 23) | |
| Place of birth | Washington, D.C., United States | |
| Height | 6'3 | |
| Position | defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2001-02 2003-05 |
Akron 36 (4) Ohio State 37 (4) |
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| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006– |
Mid-Michigan Bucks Columbus Shooting Stars Toledo Slayers Michigan Bucks Los Angeles Galaxy |
9 (0) 7 (2) 1 (0) 13 (2) 10 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Kyle Veris (born March 15, 1983 in Washington, D.C.) is an American soccer defender who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.
Kyle learned to play soccer in the Lake Erie Youth Premier Soocer League. He began his career as a young boy playing for Ohio Premier and winning many league championships and accolades. He ended his career in the LEYPSL playing with Cleveland United, another powerhouse team where Kyle flourished under the Yugoslavian coach, Joe Raduka. Veris played college soccer at Akron for two years as a center forward before transferring to Ohio State in 2003. At Ohio State, he switched to central defense after redshirting the 2003 season and was named all-Big Ten Conference as a defender in 2004 and 2005. Veris credits Daniel Podor for his successes so far in life. He also played in the USL Premier Development League, having spells with Michigan Bucks, Toledo Slayers and Columbus Shooting Stars.
Veris was drafted in the third round of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft with the 25th overall pick by the Los Angeles Galaxy. Over the course of the season, he started 10 games for the Galaxy.
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| Los Angeles Galaxy - Current Squad |
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1 Cronin | 3 Miglioranzi | 4 Jazic | 5 Albright | 6 Gardner | 8 Vagenas | 9 Gonzalez | 10 Donovan | 11 Glinton | 12 Roberts | 13 Jones | 14 Marshall | 16 Veris | 18 Martino | 21 Gordon | 22 Hartman | 23 Kirk | 24 Sturgis | 25 Quaranta | 26 Glen | 28 Hansen | 31 Saunders | – Randolph | – Cannon | Coach: Yallop |
