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Adam David Rhodes Kay (born 1 March 1992) is an English former footballer and head coach for the LSU–Shreveport Pilots men's soccer team and assistant coach for USL League Two side Des Moines Menace.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam David Rhodes Kay | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bath, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Des Moines Menace (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Southwestern Christian Eagles | 92 | (30) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Chester City (loan) | 5 | (x[1]) |
| 2009 | Stalybridge Celtic | 31 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Oklahoma City FC | 13 | (4) |
| 2014 | Vermont Voltage | 14 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016-2019 | Mid-American Christian (Assistant) | ||
| 2017–2022 | Oklahoma City 1889 FC | ||
| 2019-2021 | Southwestern Christian | ||
| 2022- | Des Moines Menace (Assistant) | ||
| 2021-2023 | Davis and Elkins (Associate Head Coach) | ||
| 2023- | LSU Shreveport | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editKay was born in Bath, Somerset, attending Wellsway School.[2]
Career
editBristol Rovers
editHe was promoted to the senior squad during the 2007–08 season after progressing through the youth ranks at the club and was handed the squad number 25 and named as a substitute on 29 December 2007 for the home game against Bristol City.
He moved to League 2 side Accrington Stanley on 20 March 2009 until the end of the season.[3] On 21 August 2009, Kay joined Chester on loan until January 2010 along with Chris Lynch.[4] During his loan spell with Chester, he played 15 league matches and scored no goals.
Stalybridge Celtic
editOn 17 September 2010, Kay signed a contract with Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic and made his debut for the club the following day in the 1–3 defeat away at Solihull Moors.[5]
He joined Radcliffe Borough on loan in December 2011.[6]
USA
editIn 2011, Kay went America to study at Southwestern Christian University, studying at the college for four years.[7] Kay, also spent time with USL PDL and NPSL teams, which saw him play for Vermont Voltage (2014), Oklahoma City FC (2012, 2013), setting a record number of appearances in the USL PDL for Vermont Voltage in a single season.
Managerial career
editIn 2017, Kay was appointed as head coach of National Premier Soccer League side Oklahoma City 1889. In 2019, Kay became the head coach of NAIA team Southwestern Christian University after serving from 2016 to 2019 as an assistant at Mid-American Christian University. On 15 March 2022, Kay announced that he was stepping down from OKC 1889. On 19 April 2022, SCU announced that Kay would be stepping down as head coach. He would spend the 2022 USL League Two season with Des Moines Menace. In May 2022, Kay was given the Associate Head Coach job at Davis and Elkins College. Louisiana State University Shreveport announced that Kay would be the new head coach of their men's soccer team on April 13, 2023.
- Updated as of 13 April 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| OKC 1889 | 21 February 2017 | 15 March 2022 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 64.86 |
| SCU Eagles | 10 December 2019 | 19 April 2022 | 41 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 87.80 |
| LSUS Pilots | 13 April 2023 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 84.62 | |
Honours
editOKC 1889 FC
Southwestern Christian University
- Sooner Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship: 2020
- NCCAA Central Region Championship: 2021
Individual
- Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year: 2020
References
edit- ^ All Chester City players' statistics for the 2009/10 season were expunged after Chester were expelled from the Conference National for breaking league regulations
- ^ "Clarets young guns offered professional terms". Lancashire Telegraph. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Kaye joins Stanley on loan" Archived 19 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Vitalfootball.co.uk
- ^ "Clarets Youngsters Join Chester On Loan". burnleyfootballclub.com. 21 August 2009. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "Adam Kaye - Player Information". Stalybridge Celtic. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "Adam Kay profile". Radcliffe Borough. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Adam Kay Southwestern Christian University Athletics". Southwestern Christian University. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
External links
edit- Adam Kaye profile at burnleyfootballclub.com
- Adam Kay at Soccerbase
- Adam Kay at Soccerway
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