Kyle Fisher

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Kyle Fisher
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-19) June 19, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Easley, South Carolina, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2006–2011 Carolina Elite Soccer Academy
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Clemson Tigers 83 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Orlando City U-23 10 (1)
2014 Portland Timbers U23s 11 (1)
2016–2018 Montreal Impact 22 (1)
2016FC Montreal (loan) 14 (0)
2019 Birmingham Legion 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2019

Kyle Fisher (born June 19, 1994) is a former American professional soccer player who played as a defender.

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Career

College

Fisher played four years of college soccer at Clemson University between 2012 and 2015, where he was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 and First Team All-American. He captained the Tigers to the 2015 National Championship.

While at Clemson he started in 83 games during his collegiate career, ranking 3rd overall for games started in Clemson Men's Soccer history and 9th most games played in Clemson Men's Soccer history with 83 games. [1]

His Freshman year he was named to the Indiana Invitational All-Tournament team. [1] He was selected to the All-ACC team three consecutive seasons. [1] Fisher was also selected to the All-South Region teams three consecutive seasons; which only five other players in program history have ever done. [1]

During his Senior season he was selected to the All-ACC First team, All-South Regional First team, NSCAA First Team All-American, College Cup All Tournament team, and Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Best XI team. [1] Fisher was named Defensive Player of the Year in the ACC in 2015, his senior season. [2] Only two other Clemson players have won this honor.

On February 18, 2016, South Carolina Senator Alexander passed a Bill to recognize Kyle Fisher for his on field achievements his Senior season. [3] The South Carolina House of Representatives later passed Bill 4953 on February 23, 2016 to recognize and celebrate Kyle Fisher for his remarkable season. [4]

While at college, Fisher also played with Premier Development League sides Orlando City U-23 and Portland Timbers U23s. [5]

Professional

Fisher was selected in the first round (14th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Montreal Impact. [6] He made his professional debut with the Impact's United Soccer League team, FC Montreal, on March 25, 2016, starting in a 0–1 loss to Bethlehem Steel FC. [7] He made his first MLS start against the LA Galaxy in a 3–2 win on May 28, 2016.

Fisher was released by Montreal at the end of their 2018 season after missing the entire season with a broken tibia. [8]

Fisher signed with USL Championship side Birmingham Legion FC and played in 23 games for the 2019 season before retiring due to injuries. [9]

Personal

Kyle Fisher works in CBRE’s Jacksonville office specializing in the industrial market. His focus is on advising industrial clients with both acquisitions and disposition of industrial space through sales and leasing, along with assisting in industrial investments throughout the North Florida markets. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Clemson Tigers Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF).
  2. "2015 All-ACC Men's Soccer Teams Announced | ACC News". Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  3. "Bill 1095: A Senate Resolution: ACC Defensive Soccer Player of the Year Kyle Fisher". February 18, 2016.
  4. "2015-2016 Bill 4953". February 23, 2016.
  5. "Kyle Fisher – ProspectXI". Prospectxi.com.
  6. "2016 Draft : Impact acquire Kyle Fisher with 14th pick". Mountroyalsoccer.com. 14 January 2016.
  7. "Le FC Montréal s'incline 1–0 à son match d'ouverture". Impactmontreal.com. 25 March 2016.
  8. "Impact exercises options for seven players". Impactmontreal.com. November 26, 2018.
  9. Team, Legion FC Communications (17 January 2019). "Legion FC Signs Defender Kyle Fisher". Birmingham Legion FC. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  10. Finch, John; Geiger, Susi (August 2011). "Constructing and contesting markets through the market object". Industrial Marketing Management. 40 (6): 899–906. doi:10.1016/j.indmarman.2011.06.034. hdl: 10197/4967 . ISSN   0019-8501. S2CID   54176430.