Jeremy Kelly
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File:Lewes 0 Crawley Town 2 PSF 16 07 2024-413 (cropped).jpg Kelly with Crawley Town in July 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 21, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charleston Battery | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Racing Club de Fontainebleau | ||
| 2008–2012 | Triangle United | ||
| 2013–2016 | Carolina RailHawks | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 79 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Carolina RailHawks | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | San Francisco City | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | North Carolina FC U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Colorado Rapids | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Phoenix Rising (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Memphis 901 | 67 | (11) |
| 2024 | FC Tulsa | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Crawley Town | 55 | (4) |
| 2025– | Charleston Battery | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | United States U20 | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 25, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of December 22, 2016 | |||
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Jeremy Kelly (born October 21, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for USL Championship club Charleston Battery.
Youth
[edit | edit source]Kelly signed an amateur contract with Carolina RailHawks on March 17, 2016.[1] His amateur status would allow him to play college soccer for North Carolina Tar Heels when their college season began later in the year.[2]
Kelly played four years at UNC, starting 59 of his 79 appearances and tallying one goals and 2 assists. Kelly was an obstacle to the UNC's midfield en route to consecutive NCAA College Cup appearances. He was a second-team All-ACC selection in his senior year.[3]
Professional
[edit | edit source]Colorado Rapids
[edit | edit source]On January 9, 2020, Kelly was selected ninth overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Montreal Impact. His rights were then immediately traded to Colorado Rapids in exchange for $75,000 of General Allocation Money and the Rapids natural first round selection.[4]
On February 25, 2020, the Rapids officially announced the signing of Kelly to an initial one-year contract.[5] He made his MLS debut against Real Salt Lake in the MLS is Back Tournament on July 12, 2020.[6] Kelly recorded his first career assist during a 5–0 win versus Real Salt Lake on Sept. 12.[7] He finished his rookie season with one assist in 246 minutes played across eight appearances at right back, two of them starts.[8] In March 2021, Kelly joined Phoenix Rising FC on loan for the 2021 season.[9]
On July 1, 2021, Kelly was recalled from loan by the Rapids.[10] Following the 2021 season, Colorado opted to decline their contract option on Kelly.[11]
Memphis 901
[edit | edit source]On February 18, 2022, he signed with USL Championship club Memphis 901.[12] He left Memphis following the 2023 season.[13]
Crawley Town
[edit | edit source]Kelly joined FC Tulsa on January 5, 2024,[14] but Kelly and Tulsa mutually agreed on a termination of his contract a month later.[15] On February 1, 2024, Kelly signed for EFL League Two club Crawley Town on a deal until summer 2024.[16] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra on February 10.[17] Kelly appeared in all three of Crawley's League Two play-off matches at the end of the 2023–24 as Crawley were promoted to League One after a 2–0 victory over Crewe Alexandra in the final.[17][18]
Charleston Battery
[edit | edit source]On June 25, 2025, it was announced Kelly would return to the United States and join USL Championship side Charleston Battery on a multi-year deal, reuniting him with former Memphis manager Ben Pirmann in Charleston.[19]
International
[edit | edit source]Kelly was named to Tab Ramos' U.S. U-20 squad for camp and two friendlies against New York Cosmos and New York Red Bulls II in July 2016.[20] Kelly scored in stoppage time to defeat NYRBII.[21]
Kelly was born in Prague in the Czech Republic, and lived in France until he was 10 years old. He later moved to North Carolina.[22]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of end of 2024–25 season
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carolina RailHawks | 2016[23] | NASL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco City | 2018[24] | USL PDL | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| North Carolina FC U23 | 2019[25] | USL League Two | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Colorado Rapids | 2020[26] | Major League Soccer | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2021[26] | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phoenix Rising FC (loan) | 2021[27] | USL Championship | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Memphis 901 | 2022[26] | USL Championship | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 37 | 8 | |
| 2023[26] | USL Championship | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| Total | 67 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 12 | ||
| Crawley Town | 2023–24[17] | EFL League Two | 18 | 1 | — | — | 3[d] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25[28] | EFL League One | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
| Total | 55 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 162 | 19 | ||
- ^ Includes US Open Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in USL Championship Playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL League Two play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Honors
[edit | edit source]Crawley Town
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External links
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- Jeremy Kelly at North Carolina Tar Heels
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- CF Montréal draft picks
- North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer players
- North Carolina FC players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Soccer players from North Carolina
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- North Carolina FC U23 players
- Sportspeople from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- San Francisco City FC players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Phoenix Rising FC players
- Memphis 901 FC players
- USL Championship players
- FC Tulsa players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Charleston Battery players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- American expatriate sportspeople in England
- English Football League players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Cardinal Gibbons High School (North Carolina) alumni