Kyle Adams (footballer)

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Kyle Adams
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
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 San Diego State Aztecs 56 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 FC Tucson 11 (0)
2017 SoCal Surf 2 (0)
2018–2019 Rio Grande Valley FC 52 (1)
2020 Houston Dynamo 0 (0)
2020 → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) 9 (0)
2021 Real Monarchs 29 (1)
2022–2023 San Diego Loyal 54 (2)
2023– Louisville City 20 (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 8 April 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.

Career[edit]

Youth & College[edit]

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[edit]

Rio Grande Valley FC[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

San Diego Loyal[edit]

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

Louisville City[edit]

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

Career statistics[edit]

As of March 1, 2024[13][14][15][16][17]
Club Season League Playoffs Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Tucson 2016 PDL 11 0 2 1 1 0 — 14 1
SoCal Surf 2017 PDL 2 0 — — — 2 0
Rio Grande Valley FC 2018 USL 25 0 — — — 25 0
2019 USLC 27 1 — — — 27 1
RGVFC Total 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 1
Houston Dynamo 2020 MLS 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Rio Grande Valley FC 2020 USLC 9 0 — — — 9 0
Real Monarchs 2021 USLC 29 1 — — — 29 1
San Diego Loyal 2022 USLC 32 2 1 0 2 0 — 35 2
2023 USLC 18 0 — 2 1 — 20 1
SDL Total 50 2 1 0 4 1 — 55 3
Career total 153 4 3 1 5 2 0 0 161 6

[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kyle Adams". goaztecs.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "FC Tucson - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - Kyle Adams". uslpdl.com. USL PDL. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Southern California Surf - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - Kyle Adams". uslpdl.com. USL PDL. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ Communications, Toros (18 January 2018). "RGV FC Adds 10 Players to Roster Ahead of 2018 Season". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Rio Grande Valley FC vs Saint Louis FC". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Kyle Adams 2019 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Houston Dynamo sign defender Kyle Adams". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Kyle Adams 2020 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Houston Dynamo FC exercise 2021 contract options on 10 players | Houston Dynamo".
  10. ^ "Real Monarchs Adds New Zealand Defender Kyle Adams | Real Salt Lake".
  11. ^ "San Diego Signs New Zealand Defenders Nikko Boxall, Kyle Adams". 5 January 2022.
  12. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (26 July 2023). "Louisville City FC acquires Kyle Adams via transfer from SD Loyal". USL Championship.
  13. ^ "Southern California Surf - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Kyle Adams -". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  14. ^ "FC Tucson - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Kyle Adams - D". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  15. ^ "New Zealand - K. Adams - Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Kyle Adams". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Kyle Adams Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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