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Kyle Bjornethun
Personal information
Full name Kyle Timothy Bjornethun
Date of birth (1995-03-16) March 16, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Phoenix Rising
Number 13
Youth career
2011–2012 Seattle Sounders FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Seattle Redhawks 85 (10)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 1 (0)
2015 Puget Sound Gunners 2 (0)
2016 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 12 (0)
2017 Portland Timbers 2 26 (0)
2018 Toronto FC II 26 (0)
2019 FC Tucson 8 (0)
2019 → Phoenix Rising 5 (0)
2020– Phoenix Rising 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2020

Kyle Bjornethun (born March 16, 1995) is an American retired soccer player who played for Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship.

Career

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Amateur and college

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Bjornethun attended Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish, Washington, where he helped the soccer team to a 3A state title in 2010.[1] On February 6, 2013, he signed a National Letter of Intent to play college soccer at Seattle University.[2]

Bjornethun played four years for the Seattle Redhawks between 2013 and 2016.[1] He was named a second-team All-American in 2015 and was a two-time Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016.[1][3] Bjornethun was inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2023.[4]

Bjornethun also appeared for USL PDL sides Seattle Sounders FC U-23 and Puget Sound Gunners.[5][6]

Professional

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On January 17, 2017, Bjornethun was selected in the fourth round, with the final pick of the draft (88th overall), of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[7] However, he instead signed for United Soccer League side Portland Timbers 2.[8][9] Bjornethun made his USL an Portland Timbers 2 debut on March 25, 2017, against Real Monarchs.

Career statistics

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As of May 20, 2018
Club League Season League Playoffs Canadian Championship Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC II USL 2018 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Career Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kyle Bjornethun Bio". Seattle Redhawks Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Signings". The Daily Herald. February 7, 2013. p. C5. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bjornethun named second-team All-American". The Daily Herald. December 15, 2015. p. C6. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kyle Bjornethun (2023) - Hall of Fame". Seattle Redhawks Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "Kyle Bjornethun". Uslpdl.com. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Player Stats". Uslpdl.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Seattle Sounders select three players in Rounds 3 and 4 of 2017 MLS SuperDraft | Seattle Sounders FC". Soundersfc.com. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Kyle Bjornethun". Portland Timbers. Portland Timbers 2. 16 March 1995. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Bijev At Forefront as T2 Reveals Squad". Uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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