Kupono Low

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Kupono Low
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-12-27) December 27, 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth
Honolulu, Hawaii
, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Fresno State Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Central Coast Roadrunners
2003 California Gold 12 (1)
2004 Syracuse Salty Dogs 22 (0)
2005
Sligo Rovers
 23 (3)
2006 Virginia Beach Mariners 27 (0)
2007–2016
Carolina RailHawks
 245 (18)
International career‡
2008 Puerto Rico 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 7, 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 2, 2009

Kupono Low (born December 27, 1978) is an American former

soccer player.[1][2][3][4]

Career

College and amateur

Low attended

college soccer at California State University, Fresno from 1999–2002, where he was selected for the Pac-10 Men's Soccer All-Conference First Team in 2002.[5]

In 2000, also played with the

USL Premier Development League
.

Professional

Low began his professional career with the

FAI First Division Team of the Year for 2005.[7]

In the spring of 2005, Low returned to the United States and joined the

Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division
, scoring the first goal in the team's history in their inaugural game. He finished the season as a second team USL-1 All Star and the team's MVP.

While still playing for Carolina, the California Cougars of Major Indoor Soccer League drafted Low in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2007 MISL Supplemental Draft; he subsequently played in four games for the Cougars in 2007–2008, during the USL off-season.

Low has remained a mainstay in Carolina since signing in 2007. Since then Low has earned All NASL Best 11 Team of the Year in 2011 and Defender of the year in 2012.[8]

International

Despite being born in Hawaii, Low was called up to and made his debut for the Puerto Rico national football team in January 2008, in a friendly match against Bermuda. Low scored his first international goal against Trinidad and Tobago in January 2008 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Low earned his three caps before the

Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol modified its eligibility requirement. All U.S. citizens used to be eligible for Puerto Rico national teams, but now the player pool is restricted to players who have lived on the island for at least two years, meaning that Low is no longer eligible for the Puerto Rico national team per federation rules.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. January 26, 2008
Bayamón
, Puerto Rico		  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 2–2 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Kupono Low: Mr. Railhawk". waltermagazine.com.
  2. ^ "Kupono takes it all in his stride". independent.ie.
  3. ^ "Low para selección de fútbol". primerahora.com.
  4. ^ "Kupono Low - Newspaper articles".
  5. ^ "United Soccer Leagues profile". Uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  6. ^ "2003 California Gold". Pdl.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  7. ^ "Champions dominate First Division selection". Article on eleven-a-side. Archived from the original on October 29, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2006.
  8. ^ "Kupono Low Returns for Sixth Season with RailHawks | North American Soccer League". Nasl.com. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  9. ^ "Carolina RailHawks profile". Carolinarailhawks.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

External links

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