Adam David Rhodes Kay (born 1 March 1992) is an English former

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and head coach for the

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men’s soccer team and assistant coach for

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side

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Early life

Kay was born in

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, attending

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Career

Bristol Rovers

He was promoted to the senior squad during the 2007–08 season after progressing through the youth ranks at the club and was handed the squad number 25 and named as a substitute on 29 December 2007 for the home game against

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. He moved to

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side

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on 20 March 2009 until the end of the season. On 21 August 2009, Kay joined Chester on loan until January 2010 along with Chris Lynch. During his loan spell with Chester, he played 15 league matches and scored no goals.

Stalybridge Celtic

On 17 September 2010, Kay signed a contract with

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side

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and made his debut for the club the following day in the 1–3 defeat away at

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. He joined Radcliffe Borough on loan in December 2011.

USA

In 2011, Kay went America to study at

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, studying at the college for four years. Kay, also spent time with

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and NPSL teams, which saw him play for Vermont Voltage (2014), Oklahoma City FC (2012, 2013), setting a record number of appearances in the USL PDL for Vermont Voltage in a single season.

Managerial career

In 2017, Kay was appointed as head coach of

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side Oklahoma City 1889. In 2019, Kay became the head coach of NAIA team

after serving from 2016 to 2019 as an assistant at Mid-American Christian University. On 15 March 2022, Kay announced that he was stepping down from OKC 1889. On 19 April 2022, SCU announced that Kay would be stepping down as head coach. He would spend the 2022

season with Des Moines Menace. In May 2022, Kay was given the Associate Head Coach job at

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announced that Kay would be the new head coach of their men’s soccer team on April 13, 2023. *Updated as of 13 April 2023

Honours

OKC 1889 FC *

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Central Conference Spring Playoff Championship:

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Southwestern Christian University *

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Regular Season Championship: 2020 *

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Central Region Championship: 2021 Individual * Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year: 2020

References

External links

Adam Kaye profile
at burnleyfootballclub.com * * 1992 births Living people Footballers from Burnley English men's footballers Burnley F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Chester City F.C. players English Football League players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Northern Premier League players Radcliffe F.C. players Men's association football midfielders English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{England-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub