Kevin Souter

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Souter
Date of birth	January 7, 1984 (1984-01-07) (age 25)
Place of birth	Portsoy, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Kansas City Wizards
Number	26
Youth career
2007	Graceland Yellowjackets
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2004	Aberdeen	4	(0)
2004–2006	Buckie Thistle
2007	Des Moines Menace	12	(2)
2008–	Kansas City Wizards	8	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Kevin Souter (born January 7, 1984 in Portsoy) is a Scottish soccer player who currently plays for Kansas City Wizards in Major League Soccer.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Early career in Scotland 1.2 College and Amateur 1.3 Professional 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Early career in Scotland

Kevin was the first big star to graduate from the Grant Smith Soccer Academy in Portsoy before heading to play for the Westhill boy's club, and was a member of Scottish Premier Division team Aberdeen's youth setup, making four first team league appearances for them between 2002 and 2003.^[1] He joined Scottish non-league side Buckie Thistle in 2004, and played for them in the Highland Football League for one year prior to his move across the Atlantic.^[2]

[edit] College and Amateur

Souter moved to the United States in 2005 to play college soccer for Graceland University, where he was named 2nd Team NAIA All-American in 2007 and was an Honorable-Mention All-American choice when his team won the 2006 NAIA National Championship. During his college years he also played with Des Moines Menace in the USL Premier Development League

[edit] Professional

Souter was signed as a developmental player by Kansas City Wizards in May 2008 after impressing head coach Curt Onalfo during a two-day open tryout. He made his debut for them on 13 September 2008, coming on as a second half substitute for Herculez Gomez against Los Angeles Galaxy^[3]

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players
• List of foreign MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile

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