Kortne Ford

Kortne Ford (born January 26, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a center back for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.

Kortne Ford
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-26) January 26, 1996
Place of birth Olathe, Kansas, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Position(s) Center back
Club information
Current team
 Colorado Rapids
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2012 Colorado Storm North SC
2012–2014 Colorado Rapids
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Denver Pioneers 62 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Colorado Rapids 35 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 21, 2018

Career

College

Ford played three years of college soccer at the University of Denver between 2014 and 2016.[1] In his three seasons at the University of Denver, Ford was a two-time All-Summit League First Team selection and was a Top Drawer Soccer Second Team All-America in 2016.[2]

Club

Ford signed a homegrown player deal with Colorado Rapids on January 6, 2017.[3] He made his professional debut on April 9, 2017, playing 83-minutes in a 3–1 loss to Sporting Kansas City.[4] He scored his first professional goal on May 27, 2017, also against Sporting Kansas City, in a 1–0 victory for the Rapids.[5]

Ford played every minute of Colorado's Concacaf Champions League games against Toronto FC in February 2018. On March 3, Ford suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee.[6] Ford returned to action on July 1, playing 29 minutes in a 1-0 win at Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ford started the next 12 MLS matches for Colorado, finishing the season with 1,141 minutes across 15 appearances.[7]

Ford did not appear in 2019 and underwent successful knee surgery on July 21, 2019.[8] Ford did not appear in 2020 and underwent successful knee surgery on Aug. 25.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 October 2018[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colorado Rapids Reserves 2013 MLS Reserve League 20——20
2014 30——30
Total 50000050
Colorado Rapids 2017 Major League Soccer 20110—211
2018 150—20170
2019 00——00
2020 00——00
Total 3511020381
Career total 4011020431

References
  1. "Kortne Ford Bio - The University of Denver Official Athletic Site". denverpioneers.com. University of Denver Athletics. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. "Kortne Ford Profile - College Soccer in University of Denver". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. "Colorado Rapids sign Kortne Ford, Ricardo Perez as Homegrown Players | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 6, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  4. "Boxscore: Sporting Kansas City vs. Colorado Rapids 04/09/2017 | Matchcenter". matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  5. "Ford scores first MLS goal, Rapids beat Sporting KC 1-0". apnews.com. The Associated Press. May 28, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  6. "Rapids defender Kortne Ford out 8-10 weeks with sprained MCL".
  7. "Kortne Ford".
  8. "Colorado Rapids defender Kortne Ford out for season after knee surgery".
  9. "Colorado Rapids Defender Kortne Ford Undergoes Successful Knee Surgery".
  10. Kortne Ford at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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