Kyle Brown (born August 10, 1983 in
Southlake, Texas
Southlake is a city located predominantly in Tarrant County with minor areas extending into Denton County in the U.S. state of Texas. Southlake is a suburb of Dallas/Fort Worth. As of th2019 census estimateit had a population of 32,376.
Histo ...
) is an
American
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soccer
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player, currently without a club.
Career
College and amateur
Brown attended
Carroll High School Carroll High School can refer to:
In the United States
*Carroll High School (Alabama), Ozark, Alabama
*Carroll High School (Flora, Indiana), Flora, Indiana
*Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Fort Wayne, Indiana
*Carroll High School (Iowa) ...
, and played college soccer for the
University of Tulsa
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from 2001 to 2005, receiving All-Conference honors in all four years he played. Throughout his career at Tulsa he appeared in 77 games, scoring 38 goals and notching 28 assists. During his college years, Brown also played for three seasons in the
USL Premier Development League
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, for
Texas Spurs
DFW Tornados (also known as Dallas–Fort Worth Tornados) was an American association football, soccer team based in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1986, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of t ...
,
Boulder Rapids Reserve
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and
Chicago Fire Premier
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Th ...
.
Professional
Brown was selected in the third round, 35th overall in the
2006 MLS Superdraft
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by the
New England Revolution
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, making 12 appearances for the team, before being traded to
Real Salt Lake
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during the
2007 MLS Superdraft
The 2007 MLS SuperDraft was held in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 12, 2007. It was the eighth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection belonged to expansion team Toronto FC.
The SuperDraft was followed by the 2007 MLS Supp ...
. He was waived by
Real Salt Lake
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in March 2008, but was selected by
MLS Cup
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winners
Houston Dynamo
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in the
Waiver Draft shortly thereafter. Although he made eight scoreless appearances for the senior club, he led the Dynamo reserve team with 11 goals in 12 appearances.
Brown was released by Houston on December 12, 2008, and in February 2009 Brown was signed by the
Austin Aztex
The Austin Aztex were a soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2011 as a member of the Premier Development League, the team played the 2015 season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States soccer pyr ...
. He made 25 appearances and scored 1 goal for the Aztex in their debut season, but was released at the end of the year.
Austin Announces Release Of 14 Players From The 2009 Squad
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References
External links
MLS player profile
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1983 births
Living people
American soccer players
Austin Aztex FC players
Colorado Rapids U-23 players
Chicago Fire U-23 players
Houston Dynamo FC players
Major League Soccer players
New England Revolution players
Real Salt Lake players
Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Soccer players from Oklahoma
DFW Tornados players
USL First Division players
USL League Two players
Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer players
New England Revolution draft picks
Association football forwards