Dane Kelly

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Dane Kelly
Kelly with the Riverhounds, April 2022
Personal information
Full name Dane Kelly
Date of birth (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Charlotte Independence
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Tivoli Gardens 37+ (10)
2011–2013 → Charleston Battery (loan) 62 (21)
2014–2015 Charleston Battery 45 (21)
2016 Swope Park Rangers 20 (6)
2017 Reno 1868 27 (18)
2018 D.C. United 1 (0)
2018 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 4 (1)
2019 Indy Eleven 32 (10)
2020 Charlotte Independence 16 (11)
2021 Bnei Sakhnin 15 (0)
2021 Charlotte Independence 23 (11)
2022 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 23 (7)
2023– Charlotte Independence 31 (8)
International career‡
2017– Jamaica 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2018

Dane Kelly (born 9 February 1991) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Charlotte Independence. With 106 regular season goals, Kelly is the all-time leading scorer in the USL Championship.

Professional career

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Tivoli Gardens

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Kelly began his career in his native Jamaica with top-flight Jamaica National Premier League side Tivoli Gardens. He led the U21 JPL league in scoring in 2010–2011 with 15 goals.[citation needed]

Charleston Battery

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Kelly moved to the United States in 2011 after to attend open tryouts with the Charleston Battery after being spotted by the club during a scouting trip to Jamaica. After impressing coach Mike Anhaeuser during a 2011 Carolina Challenge Cup game against Toronto FC,[1] Kelly signed with the Battery on 16 March[2] and made his debut with the team on 9 April 2011 in a game against the Charlotte Eagles.[citation needed]

In 2014, Kelly was named the club's player of the year and earned first team all-USL honors. In 2015, he scored 11 goals in 26 league appearances and had a man of the match performance with a goal and an assist in a 3–2 victory over NASL side Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. With his final goal of the season, the 42nd of his Charleston career, Kelly became the all-time leading scorer in the current United Soccer League, passing Matthew Delicate.[citation needed]

Swope Park Rangers

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Kelly signed with Sporting Kansas City's USL affiliate side Swope Park Rangers on 16 December 2015.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 2 April against Tulsa Roughnecks FC.[4] Kelly suffered a hamstring injury that ruled him out for nine games before returning against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on 12 June.[5]

Reno 1868

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Kelly signed with Reno 1868 of the USL in 2017. He earned the 2017 USL MVP and Golden Boot award, leading the league with 18 goals scored.[6]

D.C. United

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On 9 March 2018, Kelly signed with MLS club D.C. United.[7] He scored his first unofficial goal for D.C. on 19 September 2018, in a friendly against C.D. Olimpia.[8]

Indy Eleven

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On 16 January 2019, Kelly signed with USL Championship side Indy Eleven.[9]

Charlotte Independence

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On 27 January 2020, Kelly moved again, joining USL Championship side Charlotte Independence.[10] He scored a hat trick against Charlotte's in-state rival North Carolina FC on 5 September 2020.[11]

Bnei Sakhnin

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In early 2021, Kelly signed with Israeli Premier League side Bnei Sakhnin. His only goal for the club came in an Israel State Cup game against Hapoel Hadera.[12][13]

Return to Charlotte Independence

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On 19 May 2021, Kelly re-signed with Charlotte Independence following his spell in Israel.[14]

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

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Following the 2021 season, Charlotte Independence voluntarily self-relegated to USL League One. Kelly stayed in the USL Championship by signing with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on January 7, 2022.[15] On March 15, 2022, Kelly was named USL Championship Player of the Week for Week 1, having scored his 100th regular season goal in the league against Memphis 901 on March 12, 2022.[16]

Third spell at Charlotte Independence

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On 2 March 2023, Kelly returned to Charlotte Independence for the third time, joining ahead of the 2023 USL League One season.[17]

International career

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In 2017, Kelly was called up to the Jamaica senior national team. He scored his first goal against South Korea an exhibition match that ended 2–2[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 4 May 2019[19][20][21]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tivoli Gardens 2009–10 National Premier League 1 – – 1+
2010–11 National Premier League 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2011–12 National Premier League 19 2 – – 19+ 2+
2012–13 National Premier League 16 6 – – 16+ 6+
2013–14 National Premier League 2 1 – – 2+ 1+
Total 37+ 10 0 0 0 0 37+ 10+
Charleston Battery (loan) 2011 USL Pro 22 5 2 1 – 1 0 25 6
2012 17 5 1 1 – 0 0 18 6
2013 23 11 2 1 – 2 1 27 13
Charleston Battery 2014 19 10 1 2 – 1 1 21 13
2015 USL 26 11 2 2 – 2 1 30 14
Total 107 42 8 7 0 0 6 3 121 52
Swope Park Rangers 2016 USL 20 6 – – 4 2 24 8
Reno 1868 2017 USL 27 18 0 0 – 1 0 28 18
D.C. United 2018 MLS 1 0 1 0 – 0 0 2 0
Richmond Kickers (loan) 2018 USL 4 1 0 0 – – 4 1
Indy Eleven 2019 USL Championship 8 4 0 0 – 0 0 8 4
Career total 204+ 81+ 9+ 7+ 0 0 11 5 224+ 93+
  1. ^ All appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ All appearances in the USL Cup Playoffs

International goals

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Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.[21]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 January 2018 Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey  South Korea 1–0 2–2 Friendly
2. 14 October 2018 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao Error creating thumbnail:  Bonaire 6–0 6–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification

Honors

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References

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