Stephen Keel

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Stephen Keel
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Keel in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-04-11) April 11, 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Littleton, Colorado, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2001–2004 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003 Bradenton Academics 6 (1)
2005–2008 Colorado Rapids 10 (0)
2006 → Seattle Sounders (loan) 10 (1)
2009–2010 Portland Timbers 52 (1)
2011–2012 New York Red Bulls 25 (0)
2013–2015 FC Dallas 24 (1)
2013–2014 FC Dallas Reserves 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Keel (born April 11, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender

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Career

College and amateur

Keel was born in Littleton, Colorado. He played college soccer at Wake Forest University from 2001 to 2004 where he appeared in 63 games scoring 13 goals and adding 9 assists. During his college career he also played with Bradenton Academics in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

On July 11, 2005 Keel signed a developmental contract with the Colorado Rapids. During the 2006 season Keel spent time on loan with the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division, scoring 1 goal in 10 games for the team. While with Colorado Keel appeared in 36 games with the Rapids reserves, leading the reserve team to back-to-back MLS Reserve Division championships in 2006 and 2007 and was named MLS Magazine's Reserve Player of the Year following the 2007 season.

Keel playing for Portland Timbers Stephen-Keel-soccer-player.jpg
Keel playing for Portland Timbers

He was waived by the Rapids on March 13, 2009, and subsequently signed for the Portland Timbers on March 16, 2009. [1] In his first season with Portland Keel appeared in 29 league matches scoring 1 goal in helping the club capture the USL First Division Commissioner's Cup as regular season champions. In his second season with Portland Keel remained a fixture in the Timber defense and helped the club reach the playoffs. On May 29, 2010 Keel scored Portland's second goal in a 3–2 come from behind victory over Argentina's Boca Juniors in a friendly played at PGE Park. [2]

On March 9, 2011 Keel joined New York Red Bulls after a trial stint. [3] On March 26, 2011 Keel made his official debut for New York playing the full 90 in a 0–0 draw against Columbus Crew. [4] By the end of the season Keel became a regular starter for New York and helped the club qualify for the MLS playoffs.

On November 19, 2012, New York announced it declined options for ten players including Keel. [5] Keel chose to enter the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft held in December 2012. He was selected by FC Dallas in stage two of the re-entry draft and signed with the club on January 9, 2013. He scored his first goal on October 26, 2013 in a 2–1 away loss to the San Jose Earthquakes in the 90th minute. His goal was a header and was assisted by Blas Perez. [6] [7] During a 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal game against the Philadelphia Union, he suffered a foot injury that caused him to miss the rest of the MLS season. He also spent much of 2015 rehabbing the injury [8] and did not appear in any first team games.

Keel became a free agent after the 2015 season [9] and was not re-signed by FC Dallas.

Honors

Portland Timbers

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References

  1. ↑ http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/313524.html
  2. ↑ "Portland Timbers 3, Boca Juniors 2: Timbers stay mentally tough with late goals". 30 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "New York Signs Teemu Tainio and Stephen Keel". 9 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Decimated Red Bulls hold Crew to scoreless tie | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Red Bulls Announce Roster Moves | New York Red Bulls". Archived from the original on 2012-11-27.
  6. ↑ "Califf, Casey among 14 picked in Stage 2 Re-Entry Draft | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.
  7. ↑ "FC Dallas signs London Woodberry; agrees to terms with Stephen Keel | FC Dallas". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.
  8. ↑ "Return at hand for FC Dallas' Keel after 10-month absence following foot injury". Soccer Blog. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  9. ↑ "Major League Soccer announces free-agent class of 26 players". ESPNFC.com. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
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