Kai Greene (soccer)

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Kai Greene
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-07) July 7, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Oakland Roots
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Seton Hall Pirates 68 (9)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Rio Grande Valley FC 68 (1)
2019–2020 San Antonio FC 42 (0)
2021–2022 Oakland Roots 28 (1)
2022–2024 Monterey Bay 97 (0)
2025– Oakland Roots 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 25, 2024

Kai Greene (born July 7, 1993) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Oakland Roots in the USL Championship.

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Career

Youth and College

Raised in South Orange, New Jersey, Greene played soccer at Columbia High School. [1]

Greene played four years of college soccer at the Seton Hall University between 2011 and 2014, originally as a midfielder before transitioning to a defender. [1]

Professional

In 2015, Greene trained in Germany with Borussia Neunkirchen and SV Elversberg, before signing with United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC on March 16, 2016. [2]

On December 6, 2018, Greene joined San Antonio FC ahead of the 2019 USL Championship season. [3]

On May 31, 2021, Green signed with USL Championship side Oakland Roots. [4]

On February 14, 2022, Greene was transferred to USL Championship side Monterey Bay ahead of their inaugural season. [5] Greene was included in the starting 11 for Monterey Bay's inaugural match, a 4–2 loss to Phoenix Rising FC. [6] At the conclusion of the 2022 season Greene was named Defensive Player of the Year, an award voted on by his teammates. [7] Prior to the 2023 season Greene signed a new two-year contract with Monterey Bay. [8]

Greene returned to Oakland Roots in November 2024, ahead of the 2025 USL Championship season. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kai Greene, Seton Hall Pirates. Accessed November 3, 2018. "Hometown South Orange, N.J. High School Columbia"
  2. ↑ "Rio Grande Valley FC Toros sign six players". HoustonDynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS DEFENDER KAI GREENE". SanAntonioFC.com. San Antonio FC. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Oakland Roots Add USL Veteran Defender Kai Greene". Oakland Roots SC. May 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Monterey Bay F.C. Acquires Kai Greene via Transfer from Roots SC". 14 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "PHOENIX RISING VS. MONTEREY BAY 4 - 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Monterey Bay Football Club Announces End of Season Awards". Monterey Bay FC. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  8. ↑ "Monterey Bay F.C. Agrees with Defender Kai Greene on New Two-Year Deal". Monterey Bay FC. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  9. ↑ {{cite web |title=Kai Greene heads for second stint at Oakland Roots |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1324658 |website=USLChampionship.com |publisher=[[USL C |access-date=25 November 2024}}


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