Kyle Bjornethun

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Kyle Bjornethun
Personal information
Full name Kyle Timothy "Stonewall" Bjornethun
Date of birth (1995-03-16) March 16, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Bellevue, Washington, United States
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Phoenix Rising
Number 13
Youth career
2011–2012 Seattle Sounders FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Seattle Redhawks 85 (10)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 1 (0)
2015 Puget Sound Gunners 2 (0)
2016 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 12 (0)
2017 Portland Timbers 2 26 (0)
2018 Toronto FC II 26 (0)
2019 FC Tucson 8 (0)
2019Phoenix Rising 5 (0)
2020– Phoenix Rising 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2020

Kyle Bjornethun (born March 16, 1995) is an American retired soccer player who played for Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship.

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Career

Amateur and college

Bjornethun spent four years playing college soccer at Seattle University between 2013 and 2016. [1]

Bjornethun also appeared for USL PDL sides Seattle Sounders FC U-23 and Puget Sound Gunners. [2] [3]

Professional

On January 17, 2017, Bjornethun was selected in the fourth round, with the final pick of the draft (88th overall), of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC. [4] However, he instead signed for United Soccer League side Portland Timbers 2. [5] [6] Bjornethun made his USL an Portland Timbers 2 debut on March 25, 2017, against Real Monarchs.

Career statistics

As of May 20, 2018
ClubLeagueSeasonLeaguePlayoffs Canadian Championship Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC II USL 2018 80000080
Total80000080
Career Total80000080

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References

  1. "Kyle Bjornethun Bio". Goseattleu.com. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. "Kyle Bjornethun". Uslpdl.com. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  3. "Player Stats". Uslpdl.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. "Seattle Sounders select three players in Rounds 3 and 4 of 2017 MLS SuperDraft | Seattle Sounders FC". Soundersfc.com. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  5. "Kyle Bjornethun | Portland Timbers". Timbers.com. Portland Timbers 2. 16 March 1995. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  6. "Bijev At Forefront as T2 Reveals Squad". Uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.