Kevin Knight

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Kevin Knight
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-10-22) October 22, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
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)
1999Long Island Rough Riders (loan) 1 (0)
2000–2008 Richmond Kickers 217 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

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
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
USA League
Open Cup
League Cup North America Total
1999
MetroStars
MLS 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
1999
Long Island Rough Riders
USL A-League
1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
2000
Richmond Kickers
USL A-League
27 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 35 3
2001
Richmond Kickers
USL A-League
25 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 35 4
2002
Richmond Kickers
USL A-League
27 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 39 1
2003
Richmond Kickers
USL A-League
23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 2
2004
Richmond Kickers
USL A-League
28 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 35 2
2005
Richmond Kickers USL First Division 27 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 34 0
2006 Richmond Kickers USL Second Division 12 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 15 1
2007 Richmond Kickers USL Second Division 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 0
2008 Richmond Kickers USL Second Division 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0

References

  1. ^ "Kevin Knight ('99) - Firefighter, former USL Richmond Kickers defender". James Madison University. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010.
  2. ^ "Fordham Forward Taken in Draft". The New York Times. February 8, 1999. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. November 25, 1999.
  4. ^ "Richmond Kickers secure veteran Kevin Knight for another season". potomacsoccerwire.com. February 28, 2008. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.

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