Reid Klopp

Reid Klopp (born 2 June 1984 in Salisbury) is an USA-born US Virgin Islands soccer player, who currently plays for Free Will Baptist.

Reid Klopp
Personal information
Full name Reid William Klopp
Date of birth (1984-06-02) June 2, 1984[1]
Place of birth Salisbury, Maryland, United States [1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Parkside High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Salisbury Sea Gulls 78 (13)
2010– Free Will Baptist
National team‡
2011–2012 US Virgin Islands 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 July 2011

Club career

He started playing soccer at Parkside High School in Salisbury, Maryland and played 4 years of college soccer for Salisbury Sea Gulls.[2] Since moving to the Virgin Islands for his work at a Christian outreach for school kids called Free Will Baptist.[3] He plays in the local soccer league for a team that represents the Free Will Baptist organization.[4]

International career

He made his debut for the US Virgin Islands in a July 2011 World Cup qualification match against the British Virgin Islands[5] in which he immediately scored. He was also on the scoresheet in the reverse, making history in the process since it was the first time the US Virgin Islands reached the next round in World Cup qualification.[6]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionReference
1.3 July 2011Lionel Roberts Park, Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands1 – 02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[7]
2.10 July 2011Sherly Ground, Road Town, British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands2 – 12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification[8]

References
  1. "Reid Klopp". National Football Teams. national football teams.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. Klopp helps USVI soccer team past first stage of World Cup qualifying - SU Seagulls
  3. The other U.S. national soccer team - CNN
  4. Meet USVI central midfielder Reid Klopp - Tropigol
  5. Reid Klopp – FIFA competition record
  6. USVI overcomes soggy field to beat BVI, 2-0 Archived 2012-07-21 at Archive.today - Virgin Islands Daily
  7. "US Virgin Islands - British Virgin Islands". Fifa.com. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  8. "British Virgin Islands - US Virgin Islands". Fifa.com. Retrieved 21 February 2012.


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