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Kosuke Kimura
Personal information
Full name	Kosuke Kimura
Date of birth	May 14, 1984 (age 25)
Place of birth	Kanagawa, Japan
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Colorado Rapids
Number	27
Youth career
2002	Kawasaki Frontale
2003–2006	Western Illinois Leathernecks
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Kosuke Kimura (木村光佑, Kimura Kōsuke^?) (born May 14, 1984 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese soccer player who currently plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] College and amateur

Kimura was part of the youth team of Japanese J-League side Kawasaki Frontale prior to moving to the United States. He played college soccer for Western Illinois University, and with Thunder Bay Chill in the USL Premier Development League.

[edit] Professional

Kimura was drafted by Colorado Rapids in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft^[1], and in doing so became first Japanese-born player in the history of Major League Soccer.^{[citation needed]} He was a bit-part player for much of his first two seasons, playing four games in his rookie season, and featuring in 18 games in 2008, 17 as a starter.

He scored his first career goal on May 2, 2009, in a game against Real Salt Lake.^[2]

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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[0] "Stats Centre: Kosuke Kimura Facts". Guardian.co.uk. http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=56&CPID=139&pStr=Player&PLID=203639&TEID=3131. Retrieved 2009-09-03.

[1] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=05022009_RSLCOL

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