Perry Kitchen

Perry Kitchen

Perry Kitchen playing for D.C. United in March 2015
(Photo: Simon Heseltine)
Personal information
Full name Perry Allen Kitchen
Date of birth (1992-02-29) February 29, 1992
Place of birth Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2009 IMG Soccer Academy
College career
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010 Akron Zips 27 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010 Chicago Fire Premier 1 (0)
2011–2015 D.C. United 158 (10)
2016– Heart of Midlothian 8 (0)
National team‡
2007–2009 United States U17 34 (0)
2010–2011 United States U20 8 (0)
2012 United States U23 4 (0)
2015– United States 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 1, 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 5, 2016

Perry Allen Kitchen (born February 29, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership and the United States national team.

Career

College and amateur

Kitchen has appeared as both a midfielder and defender for Akron Zips, and was a reliable presence for Akron during his only year on campus, when he helped lead the school to their first-ever NCAA title as a freshman.

Kitchen – who originally hails from Indianapolis - started 25 games for the Zips in 2010, scoring six goals and adding one assist. He earned an All-MAC First Team selection and scored an unassisted goal on an emphatic right-footed blast from 30 yards out during Akron’s 2-1 win over Michigan in the national semifinal of the College Cup.[1]

Kitchen also made a solitary appearance for USL Premier Development League club Chicago Fire Premier in 2010.[2]

Professional

D.C. United

Kitchen passed on a trial offer from Belgium's Anderlecht to sign a Generation Adidas contract with MLS.[3] He was selected by D.C. United in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.[4] He made his professional debut on March 19, 2011 in United's 2011 MLS season opener against the Columbus Crew,[5] and scored his first professional goal on May 29 in a 3-2 win over the Portland Timbers.[6] Perry was a finalist for the 2011 Rookie of the Year award, although he was ultimately not selected. He recorded 4 assists for the season of 2013, which was the record high for the team that year.[1] He was voted D.C. United's Most Valuable Player of the 2013 season.[7]

Heart of Midlothian

Kitchen's deal with D.C. United expired after the 2015 season. He signed with Heart of Midlothian on a two-and-a-half year deal in March 2016.[8]


International

Kitchen has played with the US U-20 national team.[1] On January 9, 2015, Kitchen was called in January USMNT senior training camp, his first call-up to the senior men's national team. He made his first international appearance on February 8, 2015 in a USMNT friendly match against Panama.[9]

Career statistics

As of October 21, 2014[10]

College

School Season NCAA Regular Season MAC Tournament NCAA Tournament Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Akron Zips 2010 Div. I 184205220276
NCAA Total 184205220276

Source

Professional

Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chicago Fire Premier 2010 PDL 1000000010
D.C. United 2011 MLS 311000000311
2012 320204000380
2013 311500000361
2014 305000010315
2015 33300—00333
Total 1581070401016910
Heart of Midlothian 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 700000—70
Total 7000000070
Career total 1651070401017610

Honors

United States

Akron Zips

DC United

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Perry Kitchen". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20110713154908/http://hr.klikfc.com/article/213056:/kitchen-projected-to-go-1-in-mls-superdraft. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "2011 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ Davies double starts United season off with a bang
  6. ↑ "Portland Timbers vs D.C. United 05-29-2011 - Recap". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ "D.C. United’s Kitchen poised to emerge as a star". Washington Post. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ http://sbisoccer.com/2016/03/perry-kitchen-officially-unveiled-by-scottish-club-hearts
  9. ↑ "USA vs Panama 02-08-2015 - Stats". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ Perry Kitchen profile at Soccerway

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