Kevin Ellis (soccer, born 1991)

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Kevin Ellis
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Personal information
Full name Kevin Ellis
Date of birth (1991-06-30) June 30, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 St. Louis Ambush
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2009 Kansas City Wizards
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Barton Cougars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 Kansas City Brass 3 (0)
2011–2017 Sporting Kansas City 68 (5)
2013 → Orlando City (loan) 5 (0)
2014 → Oklahoma City Energy (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 → Swope Park Rangers (loan) 4 (0)
2018 Chicago Fire 20 (2)
2018 D.C. United 2 (0)
2019–2022 Kansas City Comets (indoor) 34 (36)
2022– St. Louis Ambush (indoor) 3 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2022

Kevin Ellis (born Kevin Boydston; [1] June 30, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays for the St. Louis Ambush in the Major Arena Soccer League.

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Career

Early career

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, as Kevin Boydston, [1] Ellis first started to make a name for himself in the Sporting Kansas City Juniors with the under-17 side at the SUM Cup in 2007 where he started in every match for the Sporting juniors and scored two goals in two minutes against the FC Dallas juniors in the group final. [2] Ellis then went on to attend Barton Community College where he played for the school's soccer team from 2009 to 2010. In 2009 Ellis scored 23 goals for Barton Community College while also earning NJCAA Second Team All-American honors. Then in 2010 Ellis was converted into a defender while still scoring 11 goals for the college team that season. After the 2010 season Ellis was named the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Defensive Player of the Year, and he also added All-Region VI First Team, NJCAA All-Tournament Team and NJCAA First Team All-American honors to his personal honors. His 34 goals scored while at Barton Community College remain an all-time school record.

Sporting Kansas City

After the 2010 season, Ellis attended the Sporting Kansas City invitation-only combine in January 2011, where after the three-day combine he earned a spot with the Sporting Kansas City preseason roster. On February 18, after two weeks of training with the first team in preseason, Ellis was signed by Sporting Kansas City to a homegrown player contract. Ellis was the second homegrown signing by Sporting Kansas City after goalkeeper Jon Kempin, who signed as the first homegrown player in August 2010.

Ellis made his first-team debut for Sporting Kansas City on June 28, 2011, two days before his 20th birthday, against the Chicago Fire Premier in the US Open Cup, in which he came on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Kei Kamara. [3] Sporting went on to win the game 3–0.

Ellis made his league debut in 2013 [4] before spending several weeks on loan with Orlando City. [5] He scored his first professional goal in a 1–0 victory over Cruz Azul during the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. [6]

Ellis was waived during the 2018 preseason. [7] He later signed with the Chicago Fire on the eve of Chicago's season opener. [8] He was waived by the Fire on August 9, 2018. [9]

D.C. United

Ellis signed with D.C. United on September 7, 2018. Ellis played his first 90 minutes with DC in a friendly against C.D. Olimpia, contributing an assist to Dane Kelly. [10] He was released by the club at the end of their 2018 season. [11]

Career statistics

As of December 31, 2014 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueMLS CupUS Open Cup CONCACAF Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting Kansas City 2011 0000100010
2012 0000000000
2013 2000102151
Orlando City (loan) 2013 50------50
Sporting Kansas City 2014 200002010230
Oklahoma City Energy FC (loan) 2014 40------40
Career total6110004031381

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References

  1. 1 2 McDowell, Sam (September 6, 2015). "Sporting KC's Kevin Ellis thankful for brother's sacrifice". The Kansas City Star . Kansas City, Missouri . Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ Kurt Austin (February 18, 2011). "Kevin Ellis Signs as Home Grown Player | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "SPORTING KC VS. CHICAGO FIRE II 3 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  4. ↑ "KC native Kevin Ellis makes MLS debut with Sporting KC | fox4kc.com". fox4kc.com. July 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sporting Kansas City send CJ Sapong, Kevin Ellis on loan to Orlando City | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Hometown hero gives Sporting Kansas City first-leg win over Cruz Azul in CCL quarters | Planet Futbol – SI.com". soccer.si.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Sporting KC waives defender Kevin Ellis and forward Zach Wright".
  8. ↑ "Chicago Fire sign defender Kevin Ellis, goalkeeper Patrick McLain | MLSSoccer.com".
  9. ↑ "Chicago Fire Waive Defender Kevin Ellis and Midfielder Tony Tchani". chicago-fire.com. MLS. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Ellis' big game against Olimpia shows the depth he offers United". September 20, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  11. ↑ "D.C. United announce contract options | DC United".
  12. ↑ Kevin Ellis at Soccerway
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