Kyle Fisher (born June 19, 1994) is a former American professional

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player who played as a defender.

Career

College

Fisher played four years of

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Clemson University Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enro ...

between 2012 and 2015, where he was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 and First Team All-American. He captained the Tigers to the 2015 National Championship. While at Clemson he started in 83 games during his collegiate career, ranking 3rd overall for games started in Clemson Men's Soccer history and 9th most games played in Clemson Men's Soccer history with 83 games. His Freshman year he was named to the Indiana Invitational All-Tournament team. He was selected to the All-ACC team three consecutive seasons. Fisher was also selected to the All-South Region teams three consecutive seasons; which only five other players in program history have ever done. During his Senior season he was selected to the All-ACC First team, All-South Regional First team, NSCAA First Team All-American, College Cup All Tournament team, and Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Best XI team. Fisher was named Defensive Player of the Year in the ACC in 2015, his senior season. Only two other Clemson players have won this honor. On February 18, 2016, South Carolina Senator Alexander passed a Bill to recognize Kyle Fisher for his on field achievements his Senior season. The South Carolina House of Representatives later passed Bill 4953 on February 23, 2016 to recognize and celebrate Kyle Fisher for his remarkable season. While at college, Fisher also played with

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sides

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and

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Professional

Fisher was selected in the first round (14th overall) of the

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by Montreal Impact. He made his professional debut with the Impact's

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team,

FC Montreal FC Montreal was a Canadian professional soccer team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that played in the USL Championship, the third tier of the United States soccer league system. The team served as a reserve team of Major League Soccer (MLS) cl ...

, on March 25, 2016, starting in a 0–1 loss to

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. He made his first MLS start against the

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in a 3–2 win on May 28, 2016. Fisher was released by Montreal at the end of their 2018 season after missing the entire season with a broken tibia. Fisher signed with

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side

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and played in 23 games for the 2019 season before retiring due to injuries. Personal Kyle Fisher works in CBRE’s Jacksonville office specializing in the industrial market. His focus is on advising industrial clients with both acquisitions and disposition of industrial space through sales and leasing, along with assisting in industrial investments throughout the North Florida markets.

References

External links

Clemson Tigers bio
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