Kevin Knight

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Kevin Knight
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-10-22) October 22, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1998 James Madison Dukes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999 MetroStars 11 (0)
1999Long Island Rough Riders (loan) 1 (0)
2000–2008 Richmond Kickers 217 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Knight (born October 22, 1976) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender.

Contents

Youth

Knight attended James Madison University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1998. [1]

Professional

On February 6, 1999, the MetroStars drafted Knight in the second round (sixteenth overall) of the 1999 MLS College Draft. [2] He saw time in eleven games before being waived on November 25, 1999. [3] In 2000, Knight signed with the Richmond Kickers of the USL A-League. He spent eight seasons with the Kickers, retiring midway through the 2007 season in order to become a firefighter. In 2006, Knight and his teammates won the USL Second Division championship. In February 2008, Knight came out of retirement to rejoin the Kickers. [4] He suffered from several injures and played in only five games before retiring permanently at the end of the season.

Statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
USALeague Open Cup League Cup North America Total
1999 MetroStars MLS 110100000120
1999 Long Island Rough Riders USL A-League 1000300010
2000 Richmond Kickers USL A-League 273003000353
2001 Richmond Kickers USL A-League 251002100354
2002 Richmond Kickers USL A-League 271005000391
2003 Richmond Kickers USL A-League 232000000232
2004 Richmond Kickers USL A-League 281002000352
2005 Richmond Kickers USL First Division 270005000340
2006 Richmond Kickers USL Second Division 121005000151
2007 Richmond Kickers USL Second Division 7000500070
2008 Richmond Kickers USL Second Division 4000500050
Career total110100000120

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References

  1. "Kevin Knight ('99) - Firefighter, former USL Richmond Kickers defender". James Madison University. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010.
  2. "Fordham Forward Taken in Draft". The New York Times. February 8, 1999. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  3. "Transactions". The New York Times. November 25, 1999.
  4. "Richmond Kickers secure veteran Kevin Knight for another season". potomacsoccerwire.com. February 28, 2008. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.