Kevin Knight

Kevin Knight (born October 22, 1976) is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a defender.

Kevin Knight
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-10-22) October 22, 1976
Place of birth Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 James Madison Dukes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 MetroStars 11 (0)
1999 → Long Island Rough Riders (loan) 1 (0)
2000–2008 Richmond Kickers 217 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Youth

Knight attended James Madison University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1995 to 1998.[1]

Professional

On February 6, 1999, the MetroStars drafted Knight in the second round (sixteenth overall) of the 1999 MLS College Draft.[2] He saw time in eleven games before being waived on November 25, 1999.[3] In 2000, Knight signed with the Richmond Kickers of the USL A-League. He spent eight seasons with the Kickers, retiring midway through the 2007 season in order to become a firefighter. In 2006, Knight and his teammates won the USL Second Division championship. In February 2008, Knight came out of retirement to rejoin the Kickers.[4] He suffered from several injures and played in only five games before retiring permanently at the end of the season.

Statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
1999MetroStarsMLS110100000120
1999Long Island Rough RidersUSL A-League1000300010
2000Richmond KickersUSL A-League273003000353
2001Richmond KickersUSL A-League251002100354
2002Richmond KickersUSL A-League271005000391
2003Richmond KickersUSL A-League232000000232
2004Richmond KickersUSL A-League281002000352
2005Richmond KickersUSL First Division270005000340
2006Richmond KickersUSL Second Division121005000151
2007Richmond KickersUSL Second Division7000500070
2008Richmond KickersUSL Second Division4000500050
Career total 110100000120

References
  1. Firefighter, former USL Richmond Kickers defender
  2. "Fordham Forward Taken in Draft". The New York Times. February 8, 1999. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  3. November 25, 1999 Transactions
  4. Richmond Kickers secure veteran Kevin Knight for another season
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