Kyle Adams (footballer)

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Kyle Adams
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Kyle Adams playing for Louisville City FC in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Louisville City
Number 32
Youth career
Western Suburbs
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 San Diego State Aztecs 56 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 FC Tucson 11 (0)
2017 SoCal Surf 2 (0)
2018–2019 Rio Grande Valley FC 52 (1)
2020 Houston Dynamo 0 (0)
2020Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) 9 (0)
2021 Real Monarchs 29 (1)
2022–2023 San Diego Loyal 54 (2)
2023– Louisville City 29 (1)
International career
New Zealand U-17
New Zealand U-20
2023– New Zealand 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2023

Kyle Adams (born 20 November 1996) is a New Zealand soccer player who currently plays for Louisville City.

Contents

Career

Youth & College

Adams played three years of college soccer at the San Diego State University between 2015 and 2017. [1]

While at college, Adams played with USL PDL sides FC Tucson [2] and SoCal Surf. [3]

Professional

Rio Grande Valley FC

Adams joined United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros on 18 January 2018. [4] He made his professional debut on 16 March 2018 in a 1–1 draw with Saint Louis FC. [5] He made 25 appearances with the Toros during his first season. On 20 July 2019, Adams scored his first goal for the Toros in the 90th minute to give RGVFC a 2–1 win over Sacramento Republic. [6] Adams served as the captain for RGVFC during the 2019 season. Throughout the season Adams was promoted to the Toro's MLS affiliate Houston Dynamo on short-term loans, but he did not appear in any games. [7]

Houston Dynamo

On 25 January 2020, Adams signed with the Houston Dynamo. [7] He was loaned back to RGVFC in 2020, where he made 9 appearances in a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] His contract option was declined by Houston following their 2020 season. [9]

Real Monarchs

On 8 January 2021, Adams joined USL Championship side Real Monarchs. [10]

San Diego Loyal

On 5 January 2022, Adams moved again within the USL Championship, joining San Diego Loyal. [11]

Louisville City

On 27 July 2023, Adams was transferred to Louisville City in the USL Championship for an undisclosed fee. [12]

Career statistics

As of March 1, 2024 [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffs Cup ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Tucson 2016 PDL 1102110141
SoCal Surf 2017 PDL 2020
Rio Grande Valley FC 2018 USL 250250
2019 USLC 271271
RGVFC Total521000000521
Houston Dynamo 2020 MLS 000000
Rio Grande Valley FC 2020 USLC 9090
Real Monarchs 2021 USLC 291291
San Diego Loyal 2022 USLC 3221020352
2023 USLC 18021201
SDL Total5021041553
Career total15343152001616

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