Cole Turner (soccer)

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Cole Turner
Personal information
Full name Cole Turner
Date of birth (2001-07-07) July 7, 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Churchville, Maryland, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Defender
Team information
Current team
 Loudoun United
Number 16
Youth career
Baltimore Celtic
Baltimore Bays
2015–2019 Philadelphia Union
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Philadelphia Union II 49 (1)
2020–2022 Philadelphia Union 2 (0)
2021 → El Paso Locomotive (loan) 9 (0)
2023– Loudoun United 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2023

Cole Turner (born July 7, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Loudoun United in the USL Championship.

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Career

Youth

Born in Churchville, Maryland, Turner started his youth career with Baltimore Celtic before moving to Baltimore Bays. [2] In 2015, he moved to the Philadelphia Union, joining the club's YSC Academy. [2] In February 2018, Turner committed to playing college soccer with the Navy Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy. [2]

In 2019, Turner began playing with the Union's reserve affiliate, Bethlehem Steel, on a USL academy contract, allowing him to keep his college soccer eligibility. [3] He made his debut for the side on March 10 against Birmingham Legion, coming on as a substitute for Saed Díaz in the 88th minute. [4]

Philadelphia Union

On July 17, 2019, Turner signed a professional pre-contract with the Philadelphia Union. He would join the club as a homegrown player officially on January 1, 2020, and would continue playing with the Bethlehem Steel for the rest of the 2019 season. [3] He finished his first season with the Steel with 25 appearances. [5]

Turner made his Philadelphia Union competitive debut on September 20, 2020, against the Montreal Impact, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Bedoya. [6] Although he only appeared once for the Union, Turner was still part of the Union bench 15 times as the club won the Supporters' Shield in the 2020 season. [7]

On September 27, 2021, Turner moved on loan to USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive for the remainder of the 2021 season. [8]

Following the 2022 season, Turner's contract option was declined by Philadelphia. [9]

On January 19, 2023, Turner signed with USL Championship side Loudoun United for their 2023 season. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played August 8, 2021 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Philadelphia Union II 2019 USL Championship 250———250
2020 USL Championship 40———40
Total290———290
Philadelphia Union 2020 Major League Soccer 1000——10
2021 Major League Soccer 00——0000
Total1000000010
Career total300000000300

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    References

    1. ↑ "Cole Turner". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
    2. 1 2 3 Matthew Ralph (February 28, 2018). "Navy lands another verbal commitment from the Union Academy". Brotherly Game. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
    3. 1 2 Tannenwald, Jonathan (July 17, 2019). "Union academy's Cole Turner picks pro soccer over Naval Academy". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved August 13, 2021.
    4. ↑ "Birmingham Legion 0–2 Bethlehem Steel". Soccerway.
    5. 1 2 Cole Turner at Soccerway
    6. ↑ "Montreal Impact 1–4 Philadelphia Union". Soccerway.
    7. ↑ Tannenwald, Jonathan (April 6, 2021). "An analysis of the Union's roster at the start of the 2021 season". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved August 13, 2021.
    8. ↑ "Philadelphia Union Loan Midfielder Cole Turner to El Paso Locomotive FC | Philadelphia Union".
    9. ↑ Union, Philadelphia. "Philadelphia Union Announce 2023 Roster Decisions". Philadelphia Union.
    10. ↑ "Loudoun United FC Sign Midfielder Cole Turner".
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