Kalen Ryden

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Kalen Ryden
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-12) April 12, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 New Mexico United
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2010 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
2012–2014 Midwestern State Mustangs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Des Moines Menace 11 (0)
2013 Midland/Odessa Sockers 2 (0)
2014 Austin Aztex 14 (3)
2015 Columbus Crew SC 0 (0)
2015 → Austin Aztex (loan) 9 (1)
2015–2016 Oklahoma City Energy 26 (1)
2017 Jacksonville Armada 31 (1)
2018–2019 Real Monarchs 62 (8)
2020– New Mexico United 117 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024

Kalen Ryden (born April 12, 1991) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship.

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Career

College and amateur

Ryden began his college career at Oral Roberts University where he played from 2009 to 2010. In his two seasons with the Golden Eagles, he made 35 appearances and tallied three goals and two assists. After the 2010 season, he left the Golden Eagles soccer program due to injury. However, he remained a student at Oral Roberts during the school year. [1]

In 2012, Ryden transferred to Midwestern State University and redshirted his first season there due to transfer rules. During his time with the Mustangs, he made 28 appearances and tallied one goal and two assists.

Ryden also played in the Premier Development League for Des Moines Menace, Midland-Odessa Sockers and Austin Aztex. [2] [3] [4]

Club Career

On January 20, 2015, Ryden was selected in the fourth round (69th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew SC. [1] [5] He signed a professional contract with the club on March 2. [6]

On March 26, Ryden re-joined the Aztex, who moved up to the USL. Columbus sent him on loan to the club as part of the affiliation agreement. [7] [8] He made his professional debut three days later in a 2–0 victory over Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. [9]

On August 6, Ryden was waived by Crew SC. [10]

Ryden signed with USL side Oklahoma City Energy on August 27, 2015. [11]

On January 20, 2017, Ryden signed with NASL side Jacksonville Armada. [12]

New Mexico United

After two seasons in the USL Championship with Real Monarchs, Ryden moved to USL side New Mexico United ahead of their 2020 season. [13]

Ryden was named New Mexico United's Defensive Player of the Year following the 2020 season. [14]


Career statistics

As of match played July 30, 2024 [15]
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Des Moines Menace 2010 USL PDL 11010—110
Midland-Odessa Sockers 2013 20——20
Austin Aztex 2014 1430000143
Columbus Crew SC 2015 MLS 00000000
Austin Aztex (loan) 2015 USL 9100—91
OKC Energy 2015 80002 [lower-alpha 1] 0100
2016 2512 [lower-alpha 2] 02 [lower-alpha 1] 0291
Total3712040431
Jacksonville Armada 2017 NASL 3111 [lower-alpha 2] 0—321
Real Monarchs 2018 USL 345—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0355
2019 USL Championship 283—4 [lower-alpha 3] 1324
Total6280051679
New Mexico United 2020 USL Championship 151—2 [lower-alpha 3] 0171
2021 291——291
2022 2800010290
20233312010361
2024 4000—40
Total113320401193
Career total270176011128718
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the USL Cup Playoffs
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

Honors

Real Monarchs

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  3. ↑ "2013 Midland/Odessa Sockers stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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  8. ↑ "Aztex Receive Ryden On Loan From Columbus Crew SC". AustinAztex.com. Austin Aztex. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Aztex Start Season With 2-0 Victory". AustinAztex.com. Austin Aztex. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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  11. ↑ "Former Norman North star Kalen Ryden signs with Oklahoma City Energy FC". oklahoman.com. GateHouse Media. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "Armada FC Adds Defender Kalen Ryden". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "New Mexico United Signs 2019 USL Championship Winner To 2020 Roster". newmexicoutd.com. New Mexico United. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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