Kyle Porter

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Kyle Porter
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Porter with the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2010
Personal information
Full name Kyle Neville Porter
Date of birth (1990-01-19) January 19, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward, Right-back, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Scrosoppi FC
Youth career
1995–2002 Erin Mills SC
2003–2006 Mississauga Falcons [1]
2007–2008 Vancouver Whitecaps
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Whitecaps Residency 10 (5)
2008–2010 → Energie Cottbus II (loan) 17 (2)
2010 Vancouver Whitecaps 5 (0)
2011–2012 FC Edmonton 48 (12)
2013–2014 D.C. United 32 (3)
2014 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 6 (4)
2015 Atlanta Silverbacks 29 (2)
2016 Ottawa Fury 15 (0)
2016 → Ottawa Fury Academy 3 (0)
2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies 11 (0)
2018 Ottawa Fury 3 (0)
2018 Tampa Bay Rowdies 5 (0)
2019–2020 York9 31 (3)
2021 FC Edmonton 19 (1)
2022 Blue Devils FC 19 (5)
2023– Scrosoppi FC 6 (0)
International career‡
2006–2008 Canada U17 6 (0)
2009 Canada U20 4 (0)
2013–2015 Canada 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 11, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 15, 2013

Kyle Neville Porter (born January 19, 1990) is a Canadian professional soccer player for Scrosoppi FC in League1 Ontario.

Contents

Club career

Vancouver Whitecaps

Porter grew up in nearby Mississauga, Ontario and attended John Fraser Secondary School, St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School and Burnaby Central Secondary School, and played club soccer for the Erin Mills Soccer Club and the Mississauga Falcons before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy program in 2007.

He appeared in friendly games with the Residency team during tours of Germany and played in the prestigious Dallas Cup in 2007. Porter also played with the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency team in its inaugural season in the USL Premier Development League in 2008. [2]

Loan to Energie Cottbus

Porter was loaned to Energie Cottbus after impressing the German club during a one-month trial in the summer of 2008, and subsequently played for Cottbus' U-19 Junior Bundesliga side. He was promoted to the Cottbus U-23 reserve squad that played in Germany's fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord during the second half of the 2008–2009 season, making five appearances and scoring one goal. He continued with Cottbus II in the 2009–2010 season, making 11 appearances and scoring one goal.

Return from loan

Porter returned to the Vancouver Whitecaps in mid-2010, and made his debut as a substitute on October 2, 2010, in Vancouver's last game of the 2010 USSFD2 regular season, a 2–2 tie with the Portland Timbers. Porter delivered the cross for the equalizing goal in the match. [3]

Porter played with the MLS Whitecaps during the 2011 pre-season, he was offered a contract by the club but both parties could not agree to terms.

FC Edmonton

He then signed with FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League in April 2011. He made his debut for Edmonton on April 27, 2011, in the team's 2011 Canadian Championship match with Toronto FC. [4] Porter was under contract with FC Edmonton for the 2012 season. [5]

D.C. United

After an extended trial period, Porter signed with Major League Soccer's D.C. United on February 23, 2013. [6] Since joining United, he has become a regular starter. On May 19, 2013, Porter scored his first goal for United, off a cross from Chris Pontius against Sporting Kansas City. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. [7] Porter's option was declined by DC United at the close of the 2014 season. [8] In total, he played 32 games, scored 3 goals, and made one assist for DC in MLS.

Atlanta Silverbacks

Porter signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the NASL on March 3, 2015. [9] He made his debut against Indy Eleven in Atlanta's season opener on April 4. [10]

Ottawa Fury

In January 2016 Porter made his return to Canada, signing with Ottawa Fury FC. [11] In December 2016, the Fury announced that Porter would not return to the team as the club moved to USL in 2017. [12]

Tampa Bay Rowdies

In March 2017, Porter signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL. [13]

Return to Ottawa

After a two-week trial, Porter signed for a second spell with the Ottawa Fury on 8 February 2018. [14] He was released by the club in July 2018 after making three appearances. [15] [16]

Return to Tampa Bay

On July 13, 2018, Porter signed for a second spell with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. [17] He made five appearances for Tampa that year. [16]

York9

On November 29, 2018, Porter signed with York9 FC of the Canadian Premier League. [18] He made his debut for York9 in their inaugural match against Forge FC on April 27, 2019. [19] That year, he made 25 league appearances, scoring two goals, and made six appearances in the Canadian Championship. [16] On December 9, 2019, Porter re-signed with York for 2020. [20] During the shortened 2020 season, he made six appearances, scoring one goal. [16]

Return to FC Edmonton

On December 23, 2020, Porter returned to FC Edmonton for the 2021 season. [21] In January 2022, Porter departed the club. [22]

Blue Devils FC

In 2022, he played for Blue Devils FC in League1 Ontario. [23] On August 14, he scored a hat trick against Unionville Milliken SC. [24] In December 2022, he retired from professional soccer. [25]

Scrosoppi

In 2023, he continued to play at the semi-professional level in League1 Ontario with Scrosoppi FC. [26]

International career

Porter has represented Canada at U-17, and U-20 levels. He appeared in all four Group B matches of CONCACAF final round qualifying for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and played two games for the Canada U-20's at the 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Porter made his senior team debut on January 26, 2013, in a friendly against Denmark as a second half sub for Russell Teibert, the game ended as a 4–0 defeat. [27] On July 6, Porter was named to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup roster as a replacement for Nana Attakora who sustained an injury. Porter was not initially supposed to be an active member of the roster, [28] but three days later Randy Edwini-Bonsu was forced to leave the Gold Cup due to injury and Simeon Jackson due to a club commitment which forced him to join the team before its second match against Mexico. [29]

Personal life

Porter's father was born in Jamaica and his mother was born in Canada. [30] He speaks English and picked up some German while playing in Germany. His wife's name is Rachel Michelle Rosart. His son's name is Kyden Anthony Neville Porter.

Career statistics

As of June 11, 2023 [16]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] Continental [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Energie Cottbus II (loan) 2008–09 Regionalliga 51———51
2009–10 NOFV-Oberliga Nord 121———121
Total172000000172
Vancouver Whitecaps 2010 USSF D2 Pro League 500000—50
FC Edmonton 2011 North American Soccer League 2471020—277
2012 North American Soccer League245—20—265
Total48121040005312
D.C. United 2013 Major League Soccer 273—30—303
2014 Major League Soccer50001040100
Total323004040403
Richmond Kickers (loan) 2014 USL Pro 641000—74
Atlanta Silverbacks 2015 North American Soccer League292—20—312
Ottawa Fury 2016 North American Soccer League150—30—180
Ottawa Fury Academy 2016 Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 30——0030
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2017 United Soccer League 1100011—121
Ottawa Fury 2018 United Soccer League30—00—30
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2018 United Soccer League50—00—50
York9 2019 Canadian Premier League 252—60—312
2020 Canadian Premier League61———61
Total313006000373
FC Edmonton 2021 Canadian Premier League191—10—201
Blue Devils FC 2022 [23] League1 Ontario 19520——215
Scrosoppi FC 2023 [26] League1 Ontario 6000——60
Career total24932402114027835
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in the Canadian Championship and U.S. Open Cup.
  2. ↑ Includes appearances in CONCACAF Champions League.

Honours

D.C. United

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  7. ↑ "Recap: D.C. United 1 - Sporting KC 1". DCUnited.com. May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
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  13. ↑ David Morassutti. "Canada's Kyle Porter starts new chapter with Tampa Bay Rowdies". The Toronto Observer. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Portilla, Porter officially join Fury FC ahead of 2018 season". Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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