Kalen Ryden

Kalen Ryden (born April 12, 1991) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New Mexico United in the USL Championship.

Kalen Ryden
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-12) April 12, 1991
Place of birth Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 New Mexico United
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2010 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
2012–2014 Midwestern State Mustangs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Des Moines Menace 11 (0)
2013 Midland/Odessa Sockers 2 (0)
2014 Austin Aztex 14 (3)
2015 Columbus Crew SC 0 (0)
2015 → Austin Aztex (loan) 9 (1)
2015–2016 Oklahoma City Energy 26 (1)
2017 Jacksonville Armada 31 (1)
2018–2019 Real Monarchs 62 (8)
2020– New Mexico United 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 28, 2019

Career

College and Amateur

Ryden began his college career at Oral Roberts University where he played from 2009 to 2010. In his two seasons with the Golden Eagles, he made 35 appearances and tallied three goals and two assists. After the 2010 season, he left the Golden Eagles soccer program due to injury. However, he remained a student at Oral Roberts during the school year.[1]

In 2012, Ryden transferred to Midwestern State University and redshirted his first season there due to transfer rules. During his time with the Mustangs, he made 28 appearances and tallied one goal and two assists.

Ryden also played in the Premier Development League for Des Moines Menace, Midland-Odessa Sockers and Austin Aztex.[2][3][4]

Professional

On January 20, 2015, Ryden was selected in the fourth round (69th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew SC.[1][5] He signed a professional contract with the club on March 2.[6]

On March 26, Ryden re-joined the Aztex, who moved up to the USL. Columbus sent him on loan to the club as part of the affiliation agreement.[7][8] He made his professional debut three days later in a 2–0 victory over Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.[9]

On August 6, Ryden was waived by Crew SC.[10]

Ryden signed with USL side Oklahoma City Energy on August 27, 2015.[11]

On January 20, 2017, Ryden signed with NASL side Jacksonville Armada.[12]

After two seasons in the USL Championship with Real Monarchs, Ryden moved to USL side New Mexico United ahead of their 2020 season.[13]

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References
  1. Horning, Clay (21 January 2015). "MLS's Crew make Norman North product Ryden its fourth-round pick". NormanTranscript.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. "2010 Des Moines Menace stats" (PDF). MenaceSoccer.com. Des Moines Menace. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. "2013 Midland/Odessa Sockers stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. "2014 Austin Aztex". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. "Crew SC selects three players in Third and Fourth Rounds of 2015 MLS SuperDraft". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Crew SC Communications. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  6. "Columbus Crew SC sign three more players ahead of the start of the 2015 MLS season". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. "Crew SC loans rookie defender Kalen Ryden to Austin Aztex". ColumbusCrewSC.com. Crew SC Communications. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  8. "Aztex Receive Ryden On Loan From Columbus Crew SC". AustinAztex.com. Austin Aztex. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  9. "Aztex Start Season With 2-0 Victory". AustinAztex.com. Austin Aztex. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  10. "Crew SC waives rookie defender Kalen Ryden". columbuscrewsc.com. Crew SC Communications. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  11. "Former Norman North star Kalen Ryden signs with Oklahoma City Energy FC". oklahoman.com. GateHouse Media. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  12. "Armada FC Adds Defender Kalen Ryden". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  13. "New Mexico United Signs 2019 USL Championship Winner To 2020 Roster". newmexicoutd.com. New Mexico United. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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