Brian Kelly (born October 6, 1974) is an American former professional

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player who played as a

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. Kelly spent five seasons in

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. He also played at both the

1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the fourth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini Terme, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991. Players born after 1 August 1 ...

and

1993 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1993 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 9th edition FIFA World Youth Championship. U20 Brazil defeated Ghana, 2–1 for its third title. It took place ac ...

Soccer

Club career

Kelly, after starring at Lake Lehman High School in Northeastern Pennsylvania, attended

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

, playing on the men's soccer team from 1993 to 1996. In February 1997, the New York/New Jersey MetroStars selected Kelly in the first round (fifth overall) in the

1997 MLS College Draft The 1997 Major League Soccer College Draft was held on February 1 and 2, 1997 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The draft was held in conjunction with the Umbro Select College All-Star Classic. The first round of the draft took place at halftime of the ...

. He remained with the MetroStars until the 2000 season. That year, he played seven games in New Jersey before being traded to the Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for

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. He played eleven games with the Galaxy, began the 2001 season with the Galaxy before finishing it with the

Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa Bay Mutiny was a professional soccer team based in Tampa, Florida. They were a charter member of Major League Soccer (MLS) and played from 1996 to 2001. They played their home games at Tampa Stadium and then at Raymond James Stadium. The ...

. Before moving to Tampa Bay, the Galaxy sent Kelly on loan to the

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...

where he scored the first goal in that team's history when he hit in a rebounded shot from

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in a 2-1 loss to the

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. He left MLS at the end of the season.

National team

In 1991, Kelly was a member of the U.S. U-17 national team at the

. Two years later, he played at the

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Banking

After retiring from soccer, Kelly entered banking. In January 2002, he was hired by Goldman Sachs. He is currently a director in MBS sales at BNP Paribas working under Michael Walker.

References

External links

MetroStars Player Profile
* 1974 births Living people American soccer players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' soccer) Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players New York Red Bulls players LA Galaxy players Major League Soccer players Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players Tampa Bay Mutiny players A-League (1995–2004) players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players Soccer players from California New York Red Bulls draft picks Men's association football midfielders {{US-footy-midfielder-stub