Khari Stephenson

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Personal information
Khari Stephenson
Full name	Khari Lasana Stewart Stephenson
Date of birth	January 18, 1981 (1981-01-18) (age 27)
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	AIK
Number	20
Youth clubs
2000–2003	Real Mona Williams College
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003–2005 2006 2007–	Kansas City Wizards GAIS AIK	009 00(0) 025 00(3) 023 00(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:30, 11 May 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Khari Stephenson, pron. IPA: /ˈkæːri/, (born January 18, 1981 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican football player (midfielder), who plays for Swedish club AIK of Allsvenskan. Stephenson joined the club on a four-year contract in January 2007 following a highly successful season at Gothenburg based club GAIS in 2006.

A product of the Real Mona youth system, Stephenson played college soccer at Williams College from 2000 to 2003, where he was named a Division III first-team All-American his junior and senior seasons. In his senior year, Stephenson scored 15 goals for the team, and finished his career there with 40 goals and 18 assists. Before playing at Williams, he was a star of his prep school soccer team at Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut, where he was considered one of the nicest guys on campus.

Upon graduating, Stephenson was drafted 27th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Chicago Fire. He did not make the Fire team, however, and was traded to the Kansas City Wizards for a draft pick. Stephenson played very little for the Wizards in his rookie season, finishing the year with no points, having played only 44 minutes over three games. Amazingly, he became a starter in the playoffs, playing in every game and even scoring a goal on the Wizards' run to the final.

He appeared for the Jamaican U-20's in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina and made his debut for the 'Reggae Boyz' in 2004 against Guatemala. He has earned 21 caps (3 goals) until October 2006.

v • d • e AIK Fotboll – current squad

1 Örlund • 2 Patrik Karlsson • 3 Per Karlsson • 4 Johansson • 5 Ortiz • 6 Atta • 7 Đorđić • 8 Tjernström • 9 Burgič • 10 Óbolo • 11 Valdemarín • 13 Arnefjord • 14 Pavey • 15 Walker • 16 Bengtsson • 17 Jagne • 18 Jonsson • 19 Anchén • 20 Stephenson • 22 Bergh • 23 Rubarth • 26 Mendes • 29 Özkan • 30 Johnson • Manager: Norling