Kyle Veris

Personal information
Full name	Kyle Veris
Date of birth	March 15, 1983 (1983-03-15) (age 26)
Place of birth	Washington, D.C., United States
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Puerto Rico Islanders
Number	16
Youth career
2001–2002	Akron Zips
2003–2005	Ohio State Buckeyes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002	Mid-Michigan Bucks	9	(0)
2003	Columbus Shooting Stars	7	(2)
2004	Toledo Slayers	1	(0)
2005	Michigan Bucks	13	(2)
2006–2007	Los Angeles Galaxy	18	(0)
2008	Hødd	17	(0)
2009–	Puerto Rico Islanders	20	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Kyle Veris (born March 15, 1983 in Washington, D.C.) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Puerto Rico Islanders in the USL First Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and College

Veris grew up in Strongsville, Ohio, and learned to play soccer in the Lake Erie Youth Premier Soccer League. He began his career as playing club soccer for Ohio Premier, winning many league championships and accolades. He ended his career in the LEYPSL playing with Cleveland United, another powerhouse team where he flourished under the Serbian coach, Joe Raduka.

Veris played high school soccer at Strongsville High School, and played college soccer at Akron for two years as a center forward before transferring to Ohio State in 2003. At Ohio State, he switched to central defense after redshirting the 2003 season and was named all-Big Ten Conference as a defender in 2004 and 2005.

He also played extensively in the USL Premier Development League, having spells with Michigan Bucks, Toledo Slayers and Columbus Shooting Stars.

[edit] Professional

Veris was drafted in the third round (25th overall) of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles Galaxy. Over the course of the season, he started 10 games for the Galaxy, but never pinned down a consistent first team spot, and was waived at the end of 2007.

After a one year stint at Hødd in Norway, Veris signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders for the 2009 season.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Puerto Rico Islanders bio
• MLS player profile