Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kristian George Fletcher | ||
Date of birth | August 6, 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Bowie, Maryland, U.S. | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | D.C. United | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2020–2021 | Bethesda SC | ||
2021–2022 | D.C. United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | Loudoun United | 17 | (4) |
2022– | D.C. United | 25 | (2) |
2023 | → Swansea City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2024–2025 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | United States U17 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | United States U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 15, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 24, 2024 |
Kristian George Fletcher (born August 6, 2005) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club D.C. United.
Fletcher started his career playing for MLS Next club Bethesda SC and Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland. As a junior, Fletcher was named the All-Metro Player of the Year after scoring 26 goals and contributing 9 assists over the course of the 17-game season. He also led the team to the Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) Championship, scoring the game winner.
During the summer of 2022, Fletcher went on trial with a number of European academies including Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund. Following the trip, Fox Sports reporter Keith Costigan announced that Fletcher would be signing for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, [1] although it was never confirmed.
Ahead of the 2022 USL Championship season, Fletcher signed a contract with Loudoun United FC. He played 12 matches and scored four goals before being promoted to D.C. United on a homegrown contract. [2] On August 31, 2022, he made his MLS debut in a 2–1 win at New York City FC. Fletcher scored his first goal with D.C. United on October 9, 2022, during a 5–2 loss against FC Cincinnati.
Fletcher joined Welsh club Swansea City on loan for the first half of the 2023–24 season, where he linked up with the under-21 side. [3] On August 30, 2024, Fletcher again returned to the United Kingdom, joining Nottingham Forest's B team squad on loan. [4] Fletcher returned to D.C. United on April 22, 2025 after making 12 appearances and scoring three goals for Forest's B Team. [5]
Holding both U.S. and British passports, [6] Fletcher has been capped by the United States at both under-15 and under-19 level, including spring 2022 friendlies against both England and Norway in Marbella, Spain. [7]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Loudoun United | 2022 | USL Championship | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||||
D.C. United | 2022 | MLS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
2023 | MLS | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
2024 | MLS | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Total | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
Swansea City U21 (loan) | 2023-24 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |||||
Nottingham Forest U21 (loan) | 2024-25 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 8 |