Billy Chiles (born January 14, 1985 in Washington, DC) is an American retired

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who is currently an assistant coach for the South Florida Bulls.

Career

Youth and College

Chiles grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, and played college soccer at Towson University, where he was a NSCAA 2nd Team All American, was named to the 1st Team All-CAA, and the CAA All Tournament Team in 2007-2008

Professional

Chiles was drafted by Columbus Crew in the first round (6th overall) of the

2008 MLS Supplemental Draft The 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft was held on January 24, 2008, six days after the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, as teams filled out their developmental rosters. Changes from 2007 * 2008 expansion club San Jose Earthquakes received the first pick in each roun ...

, and spent the 2008 pre-season training the team, but ultimately was not offered a professional contract. He signed with Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USL Second Division in 2009, and made his professional debut on May 15, 2009 in a game against Western Mass Pioneers.

Coaching

During his professional playing career, Chiles also served as assistant coach and director of operations for his alma mater, the Towson Tigers. In 2015, Chiles joined the coaching staff of the

George Mason Patriots The George Mason Patriots are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing George Mason University (GMU), located in Fairfax, Virginia. The Patriots compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of th ...

. Chiles joined the South Florida Bulls staff on May 13, 2022.

Career statistics

:''(correct as of September 29, 2009)''

References

External links

Crystal Palace Baltimore player profile
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