Kenny Schoeni (born January 4, 1984, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a retired American soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenny Schoeni | ||
| Date of birth | January 4, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Vanderbilt Commodores | ||
| 2006 | UC Irvine Anteaters | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | MLS Pool | – | (–) |
| 2007 | → Columbus Crew (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Columbus Crew | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Miami FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Columbus Crew | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2010 | |||
Career
editYouth and College
editSchoeni attended Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio before going to play college soccer at Vanderbilt University from 2003 to 2006, when the Commodores soccer program was discontinued. He finished his undergraduate degree in neuroscience at Vanderbilt and transferred to University of California, Irvine for his final year of eligibility, while attending graduate school. While at Vanderbilt he was named the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV in 2005, was a two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference scholar-athlete, and was named a NSCAA Scholar All-South honorable mention. At UC Irvine he recorded a school record nine shutouts, was named Big West Co-Goalkeeper of the Year, and was named to the All-Big West First Team.
Professional
editUndrafted out of college, Schoeni was an MLS pool goalkeeper in 2007. He trained frequently with the Columbus Crew, playing in two MLS Reserve Division games for the team, but never made a senior appearance. He was signed to Columbus's full roster in 2008, but again spent the entire year on the bench, and was waived one week into the 2009 MLS season.[1]
Schoeni signed with Miami FC of the USL First Division in April 2009,[2] and made his debut for the team on June 12, 2009, in a game against the Vancouver Whitecaps.[3]
Schoeni returned to the Crew, for whom he made 5 MLS Reserve Division appearances in 2008, on September 18, 2009, following the conclusion of the 2009 USL season.[4] He made his first MLS start on October 25, 2009, during the Crew's final regular season game, a 1–0 loss to the New England Revolution. Following the game on May 15, 2010, Schoeni retired.[5]
References
edit- ^ Columbus Signs Kevin Burns; Waives Kenny Schoeni
- ^ Miami FC sets its roster
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ "Crew signs goalkeeper Kenny Schoeni". OurSports Central. September 18, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ http://blog.dispatch.com/crew/2010/05/crew_1_chivas_usa_0.shtml [dead link]
External links
edit- MLS player profile
- Miami FC bio Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine