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Kevin Gnatiko

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Kevin Gnatiko
Personal information
Full name Comlan Keva Kevin Gnatiko
Date of birth (1986-06-03) June 3, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Crystal Palace Baltimore
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2008 UMBC Retrievers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Cape Cod Crusaders 8 (0)
2009– Crystal Palace Baltimore 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2009

Kevin Gnatiko (born June 3, 1986, in Lomé) is a Togolese-born American soccer player who currently plays for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF Second Division.

Career

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College and amateur

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Born in Togo, Gnatiko moved with his parents to the United States while he was still a small child, settling in Montgomery Village, Maryland. He attended Watkins Mill High School and played college soccer at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where he earning second-team All-America East honors as a junior.

During his college years he also played with the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League.[1]

Professional

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Gnatiko turned professional in 2009, having been invited to the USL2 combine, and subsequently signed with Crystal Palace Baltimore.[2] He made his pro debut on April 17, 2009, as a substitute in Baltimore's 0–0 season opening tie with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
  2. ^ "County soccer alumni Chiles, Gnatiko, Vranis make pro debuts close to home". Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
  3. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2009-09-30.