Neal Kitson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Neal Kitson | ||
Date of birth | January 6, 1986 | ||
Place of birth |
Queens, New York , United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
2004 | Dowling Golden Lions | ||
2005–2008 | St. John's Red Storm | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 |
Newark Ironbound Express | 5 | (0) |
2010–2011 |
Rochester Rhinos | 43 | (1) |
2012 | Northampton Town | 8 | (0) |
2013 | Jersey Express | 5 | (0) |
2013 | Phoenix FC | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 9, 2014 |
Neal Kitson (born January 6, 1986, in Queens, New York) is an American soccer player.
Career
College and amateur
Kitson attended
He transferred to
During his college years he also played for
Professional
Kitson was drafted in the third round (42nd overall) of the
After spending much of 2009 recuperating, Kitson signed his first professional contract in 2010 when he signed with
Kitson became of the few goalkeepers to score a goal when he netted a 90th-minute equalizer for the Rhinos in a 2–2 tie with Antigua Barracuda FC on June 5, 2011.[8]
Rochester re-signed Kitson for the 2012 season on November 3, 2011.
He made his debut on 31 March against Crewe Alexandra, and with the scores tied at one each, saved a stoppage time penalty to secure a draw.[11] In his second match on 6 April, Kitson again saved a penalty during Northampton's 2–1 win over Oxford United.[12]
He had his contract with the club terminated and returned home for personal family reasons in August 2012.
Honors
Rochester Rhinos
- 2010
References
- ^ Neal Kitson leads St. John's soccer to lofty perch
- ^ St. John's men's soccer captures Big East, looks to make much more noise
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ^ Express Goalkeeper Neal Kitson Selected in MLS SuperDraft
- ^ Injuries delay Kitson's professional soccer debut
- ^ "Rhinos Sign West, Kitson, Aguilar". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ "USSF Division-2 Pro League". ussf.demosphere.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-26.
- ^ "Late Equalizer Earns Rhinos A Point". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120127/SPORTS05/201270346/Rhinos-keeper-Kitson-joins-English-team?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CSports
- ^ "Crewe 1-1 Northampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "Northampton 2-1 Oxford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2012.