Dane Kelly

Dane Kelly
Personal information
Full name Dane Kelly
Date of birth (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991
Place of birth Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 D.C. United
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Tivoli Gardens 15 (3)
2011–2012 → Charleston Battery (loan) 37 (10)
2013–2015 Charleston Battery 56 (31)
2016 Swope Park Rangers 24 (8)
2017 Reno 1868 27 (18)
2018– D.C. United 2 (1)
2018– → Richmond Kickers (loan) 4 (1)
National team‡
2017– Jamaica 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2018

Dane Kelly (born 9 February 1991 in Saint Catherine Parish) is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays as a striker for D.C. United. With 42 goals during his career with Charleston Battery, Kelly is the all-time leading scorer in the current version of the USL established in 2010.

Professional career

Tivoli Gardens FC

Kelly began his career in his native Jamaica with Jamaican National Premier League side Tivoli Gardens. He led the U21 JPL league in scoring in 2010–2011 with 15 goals.

Charleston Battery

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.

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.

Swope Park Rangers

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

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

D.C. United

On 9 March 2018, Kelly signed with MLS club D.C. United.[7]

International career

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 [8]

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.[9]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 January 2018Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey South Korea1–02–2Friendly

Honors

References

  1. ↑ "Battery Rallies To Beat Toronto FC".
  2. ↑ "DataSphere". danielisland.live5news.com.
  3. ↑ "Dane Kelly, USL's top scorer, among four players signed by Swope Park Rangers". 16 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Bergabo, Patrik. "Recap: Swope Park Rangers earn 2–1 win on the road against Tulsa Roughnecks FC".
  5. ↑ Bergabo, Patrik. "Recap: Swope Park Rangers suffer 3–2 defeat against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2".
  6. ↑ "USL Race for the Golden Boot". United Soccer League. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Goff, Steven. "D.C. United seems certain to add Costa Rican defender, Jamaican forward".
  8. ↑ nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY - (29 August 2017). "Reno's Kelly Earns Jamaica Call-Up".
  9. ↑ "Kelly, Dane". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 February 2018.


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