Kyle Nelson (born January 7, 1997) is an American
soccer
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player who currently plays for
Flower City Union
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in the
National Independent Soccer Association.
Career
Nelson played fours years of
college soccer at
Wofford College between 2015 and 2018, making 73 appearances, scoring 10 goals and tallying one assist. While at college, Nelson played for
USL PDL side
The Villages SC
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.
On March 7, 2019, Nelson signed for
USL Championship side
Charleston Battery.
On July 9, 2022, just hours after signing to play for the Michigan Stars, Nelson scored his first professional goal, a game winning header in the 89th minute of play. In total, Nelson saw 10 appearances with the Michigan Stars in 2022 en route to the NISA championship.
Internationally, Nelson is eligible to represent the
United States through birth, as well as
Canada and
Jamaica through ancestry.
He is the son of Canadian-Jamaican sprinter
Karen Nelson, who represented
Canada in the
women's 100 metre hurdles at the
1984 Summer Olympic Games
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.
References
1997 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
Men's association football defenders
Charleston Battery players
Soccer players from Texas
USL Championship players
USL League Two players
The Villages SC players
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