Kyle Porter

Kyle Porter
Porter with the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2010
Personal information
Full name Kyle Neville Porter
Date of birth (1990-01-19) January 19, 1990
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Right-back, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Youth career
Erin Mills
2003–2006 Mississauga Falcons[1]
2007–2008 Vancouver Whitecaps
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Whitecaps Residency 10 (5)
2008–2010 → Energie Cottbus II (loan) 17 (2)
2010 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 (0)
2011–2012 FC Edmonton 47 (12)
2013–2014 D.C. United 29 (3)
2014 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 6 (4)
2015 Atlanta Silverbacks 29 (2)
2016 Ottawa Fury 15 (0)
2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies 11 (0)
2018 Ottawa Fury 3 (0)
2018– Tampa Bay Rowdies 5 (0)
National team‡
2006–2008 Canada U17 6 (0)
2009 Canada U20 4 (0)
2013– Canada 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 19, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 15, 2013

Kyle Neville Porter (born January 19, 1990) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the United Soccer League.

Club career

Vancouver Whitecaps

Porter grew up in nearby Mississauga, Ontario and attended John Fraser Secondary School, St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School and Burnaby Central Secondary School, and played club soccer for the Erin Mills Soccer Club and the Mississauga Falcons before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy program in 2007.

He appeared in friendly games with the Residency team during tours of Germany and played in the prestigious Dallas Cup in 2007. Porter also played with the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency team in its inaugural season in the USL Premier Development League in 2008.[2]

Loan to Energie Cottbus

Porter was loaned to Energie Cottbus after impressing the German club during a one-month trial in the summer of 2008, and subsequently played for Cottbus' U-19 Junior Bundesliga side. He was promoted to the Cottbus U-23 reserve squad that played in Germany's fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord during the second half of the 2008-2009 season, making five appearances and scoring one goal. He continued with Cottbus II in the 2009-2010 season, making 11 appearances and scoring one goal.

Return from loan

Porter returned to the Vancouver Whitecaps in mid-2010, and made his debut as a substitute on October 2, 2010 in Vancouver's last game of the 2010 USSFD2 regular season, a 2-2 tie with the Portland Timbers. Porter delivered the cross for the equalizing goal in the match.[3]

Porter played with the MLS Whitecaps during the 2011 pre-season, he was offered a contract by the club but both parties could not agree to terms.

FC Edmonton

He then signed with FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League in April 2011. He made his debut for Edmonton on April 27, 2011, in the team's 2011 Canadian Championship match with Toronto FC.[4] Porter was under contract with FC Edmonton for the 2012 season.[5]

D.C. United

After an extended trial period, Porter signed with Major League Soccer's D.C. United on February 23, 2013.[6] Since joining United, he has become a regular starter. On May 19, 2013, Porter scored his first goal for United, off a cross from Chris Pontius against Sporting Kansas City. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.[7] Porter's option was declined by DC United at the close of the 2014 season.[8]

Atlanta Silverbacks

Porter signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the NASL on March 3, 2015.[9] He made his debut against Indy Eleven in Atlanta's season opener on April 4.[10]

Ottawa Fury

In January 2016 Porter made his return to Canada, signing with Ottawa Fury FC.[11] In December 2016, the Fury announced that Porter would not return to the team as the club moved to USL in 2017.[12]

Tampa Bay Rowdies

In March 2017, Porter signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL.[13]

Return to Ottawa

After a two-week trial, Porter signed for a second spell with the Ottawa Fury on 8 February 2018.[14] He was released by the club in July 2018.[15]

International career

Porter has represented Canada at U-17, and U-20 levels. He appeared in all four Group B matches of CONCACAF final round qualifying for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and played two games for the Canada U-20's at the 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Porter made his senior team debut on January 26, 2013 in a friendly against Denmark as a second half sub for Russell Teibert, the game ended as a 4-0 defeat.[16] On July 6 Porter was named to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup roster as a replacement for Nana Attakora who sustained an injury. Porter was not initially supposed to be an active member of the roster,[17] but three days later Randy Edwini-Bonsu was forced to leave the Gold Cup due to injury and Simeon Jackson due to a club commitment which forced him to join the team before its second match against Mexico.[18]

Personal

Kyle Porter's father was born in Jamaica and his mother was born in Canada. He speaks English and picked up some German while playing in Germany.

Honors

D.C. United

References

  1. ↑ REGIONAL ID CAMP 2003 BOYS SELECTIONS
  2. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/8986445.html#STATS
  3. ↑ http://ussf.demosphere.com/stats/2010/1634320.html
  4. ↑ http://www.canadasoccer.com/documents/Match_trackers/20110427_NCC_EDMO_TORO.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/2011-10-12/FC%20Edmonton%20Releases%20Eleven
  6. ↑ http://www.rednationonline.ca/Articles2012/PorteragreestotermswithDCUnited.aspx
  7. ↑ "Recap: D.C. United 1 - Sporting KC 1". MLSSoccer.com. DCUnited.com. May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Adam (December 8, 2014). "D.C. United declines options on Jeff Parke and four other players".
  9. ↑ "Silverbacks Add Canadian International, Open Cup Winner". March 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ "March Center - NASL". April 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Canadian International Kyle Porter Joins Fury FC". nasl.com. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Ottawa Fury FC Staff (December 13, 2016). "Fury FC would like to thank non-returning players". Ottawa Fury FC.
  13. ↑ David Morassutti. "Canada's Kyle Porter starts new chapter with Tampa Bay Rowdies". The Toronto Observer. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Portilla, Porter officially join Fury FC ahead of 2018 season". Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  15. ↑ Theo Gauthier (July 8, 2018). "Fury release Canadian Kyle Porter expect more changes". Ottawa Sports.
  16. ↑ "Inexperienced Canada overpowered by Denmark". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  17. ↑ "Canada Set for Gold Cup opener against Martinique". Canada Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Canada MNT roster update team on the ground in Seattle". Canada Soccer. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
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