Korey Veeder

Korey Veeder
Personal information
Full name	Korey Paul Veeder
Date of birth	October 3, 1991
Place of birth	St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2005–2009	Clearwater Chargers
2007–2008	IMG Soccer Academy
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 21, 2014; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 12, 2011

Korey Veeder (born October 3, 1991 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is an American soccer player who is currently without a club.

Career

Youth

Veeder attended Dixie Hollins High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, and played club soccer with the Clearwater Chargers Soccer Club in Clearwater, Florida from 2005 to 2008. He was named to the NSCAA/ADIDAS All-American Team in 2007 and 2008.

Professional

Veeder signed his first professional contract in 2010 when he was signed by Crystal Palace Baltimore of the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[1] He made his professional debut on May 1, 2010 in a game against Rochester Rhinos,[2] and went on to make 20 appearances for the Eagles over the course of the season.

On February 11, 2011, Veeder signed a contract with MLS and took part in a weighed lottery four days later. On that day, the lottery sent Veeder to the Columbus Crew who had a 19.31% chance of landing him. Other clubs participating were Toronto FC who had a 45.52% chance of landing him, Seattle Sounders FC with a 24.83% chance and the Colorado Rapids who had a 10.34% chance.[3]

Veeder was waived by Columbus on June 27, 2012.[4]

International

Veeder was a member of the elite US U-17 National Team residency program in Bradenton, Florida from 2007 to 2008, representing his country on 21 occasions. He was called up to the US U-20 team in September 2010 for a tournament in Peru.

Career statistics

(correct as of 2 October 2010)

Club	Season	League			Cup			Play-Offs			Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Crystal Palace Baltimore	2010	20	0	1	1	0	0	-	-	-	21	0	1
Columbus Crew	2012	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	0
New York Cosmos	2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	0
Crystal Palace Baltimore Total	2010	20	0	1	1	0	0	-	-	-	21	0	1
Columbus Crew Total	2012	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	0
New York Cosmos Total	2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	0
Career Total	2010–present	20	0	1	1	0	0	-	-	-	21	0	1

References

Korey Veeder Signs With Palace Baltimore
"AC St. Louis vs Crystal Palace Baltimore 1:0". U.S. Soccer Federation. May 1, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
Crew land right back Korey Veeder in player lottery
"Crew waives Francis, Perry and Veeder". MLS. June 27, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Korey Veeder Signs With Palace Baltimore

[2] "AC St. Louis vs Crystal Palace Baltimore 1:0". U.S. Soccer Federation. May 1, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

[3] Crew land right back Korey Veeder in player lottery

[4] "Crew waives Francis, Perry and Veeder". MLS. June 27, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2017.