Steven Emory (born August 31, 1989, in Fort Collins, Colorado) is an American soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Emory | ||
| Date of birth | August 31, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Colorado Rapids | ||
| 2007–2010 | Metro State Roadrunners | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Real Colorado Foxes | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Kraft | 26 | (9) |
| 2013 | Real Colorado Foxes | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Kraft | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 15, 2013 | |||
Career
editYouth, college and amateur
editEmory began his career at Fort Collins High School in 2005 where he was named Second Team All-State pick in 2005, First Team All-State selection and First Team All-Front Range, and a Three-year letter winner. After spending the summer of 2007 with the Colorado Rapids youth system, Emory played four years of college soccer at Metropolitan State University of Denver where he scored 38 goals, and registered 23 assists in 85 games played, leading the Roadrunners to four winning seasons and two NCAA tournament appearances. He was awarded back to back player of the year awards. 2009 Daktronics second team All-America 2009 NSCAA first team All-Central Region 2009 Daktronics Central Region Player of the Year 2009 Daktronics first team All-Central Region 2009 RMAC All-Tournament 2009 RMAC Player of the year 2009 first team All-RMAC 2009 RMAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 20) 2009 RMAC Preseason Player of the Year 2008 NSCAA first team All-West Region 2008 Daktronics second team All-Central Region 2008 second team All-RMAC 2008 RMAC All-Tournament
While in College, Emory also spent 2010 with the Real Colorado Foxes in the USL Premier Development League.
Emory was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.
Professional
editIn January 2011, Emory was discovered by the Colorado Rapids and invited to preseason camp as a non-roster player. On March 2, 2011, Emory became the first Metro State student-athlete to sign a contract with a major professional team in any sport by signing with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.[1]
Emory made his professional debut on March 30, 2011, in a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup game against Chicago Fire.[2]
Emory's contract was released by Colorado on March 22 and picked up by Narpes Kraft in Finland in April, 2012.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Emory Signs Contract with Colorado Rapids". Metro State Roadrunners. Metropolitan State College of Denver. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ Chicago Fire one win away from Open Cup after beating Colorado Rapids
- ^ "Rapids release midfielder Steven Emory | Colorado Rapids". Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.