Steven Emory (born August 31, 1989 in

Fort Collins, Colorado Fort Collins is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 359 ...

) is an American

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player.

Career

Youth, College and Amateur

Emory began his career at

Fort Collins High School Fort Collins High School is located at 3400 Lambkin Way, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It is one of four public senior High school (North America), high schools in the Poudre School District. The school colors are purple and gold, and it ...

in 2005 where he was named Second Team All-State pick in 2005, First Team All-State selection and First Team All-Front Range, and a Three-year letter winner. After spending the summer of 2007 with the

Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, la ...

youth system, Emory played four years of college soccer at

Metropolitan State University of Denver Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver or Metro State) is a public university in Denver, Colorado. MSU Denver is located on the Auraria Campus, along with the University of Colorado Denver and the Community College of Denver, in d ...

where he scored 38 goals, and registered 23 assists in 85 games played, leading the Roadrunners to four winning seasons and two NCAA tournament appearances. He was awarded back to back player of the year awards. 2009 Daktronics second team All-America 2009 NSCAA first team All-Central Region 2009 Daktronics Central Region Player of the Year 2009 Daktronics first team All-Central Region 2009 RMAC All-Tournament 2009 RMAC Player of the year 2009 first team All-RMAC 2009 RMAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 20) 2009 RMAC Preseason Player of the Year 2008 NSCAA first team All-West Region 2008 Daktronics second team All-Central Region 2008 second team All-RMAC 2008 RMAC All-Tournament While in College, Emory also spent 2010 with the

Real Colorado Foxes Real Colorado Foxes were an American soccer team based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Divi ...

in the

USL Premier Development League 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 ...

. Emory was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.

Professional

In January 2011, Emory was discovered by the

and invited to preseason camp as a non-roster player. On March 2, 2011, Emory became the first Metro State student-athlete to sign a contract with a major professional team in any sport by signing with the

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. Emory made his professional debut on March 30, 2011 in a

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in that country. The 2023 U.S. Ope ...

game against Chicago Fire. Emory's contract was released by Colorado on March 22 and picked up by Narpes Kraft in Finland in April, 2012.

References

External links

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Metro State Roadrunners bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Emory, Steven 1989 births Living people American soccer players American expatriate soccer players Metro State Roadrunners men's soccer players Real Colorado Foxes players Colorado Rapids players Soccer players from Colorado Expatriate footballers in Finland USL League Two players Närpes Kraft Fotbollsförening players Men's association football midfielders