Kadeem Dacres (born August 25, 1991) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a winger. Dacres was a Division 1 All American at UMBC. He turn professional in 2014 when he was drafted to the Chicago Fire during the 2014 Superdraft. He has played with

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, and

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. He has scored a total of 25 goals, with his most during the 2011–2012 season when he played with

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. He originally played at

Mercer County Community College Mercer County Community College (MCCC) is a public, community college in Mercer County, New Jersey. More than 7,000 students enroll in one or more credit courses each year. Established in 1966, MCCC has an open-door admission policy. The West ...

in 2010, transferred over to

University of Maryland Baltimore County The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is a public research university in Baltimore County, Maryland. It has a fall 2022 enrollment of 13,991 students, 61 undergraduate majors, over 92 graduate programs (38 master, 25 doctoral, ...

in 2011.

Career

College and amateur

Dacres played one year of

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in 2010, before transferring to the

in 2011. While at college, Dacres appeared for

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

side's

in 2011 and 2012, and

Reading United AC Reading United AC is an American soccer team based in Reading, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club plays its home games at Don Thomas Stadium on the campus ...

in 2013.

Professional career

Dacres was drafted 65th overall by Chicago Fire in the

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. However, Dacres wasn't signed by the club. Dacres signed with

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club

on April 10, 2014. Dacres signed with

club

on December 5, 2014, as one of the club's first three players ahead of their inaugural season in 2015. Dacres signed with USL club

on December 15, 2016, leading into the team's second season. Shortly after the end of the 2017 season, FC Cincinnati announced that they would not exercise Dacres' option for 2018. On December 30, 2017, it was announced that Dacres would join

ahead of their 2018 season. Saint Louis FC folded following the 2020 USL Championship season. On March 11, 2021, Dacres joined

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side Memphis 901.

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* * * 1991 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Chicago Fire FC draft picks FC Cincinnati players Jersey Express S.C. players Louisville City FC players Memphis 901 FC players Phoenix Rising FC players Reading United AC players Saint Louis FC players Soccer players from Queens, New York UMBC Retrievers men's soccer players USL League Two players USL Championship players People from Rosedale, Queens {{US-footy-midfielder-stub