2009 season stats
GPGoalsAssists
800
name: Kelly Gray
position: D-M
height: 6-2 weight:185
Birthdate: April 07, 1981
Hometown: San Jose, CA
last club: Colorado (MLS)
Regular Season Statsfull bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights
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2009San Jose8763200503500
Career16012411,620791153411071170
Most Recent Video Highlights
date clubs video description
07/07/07 Wizards @ Galaxy video Kelly Gray Pre-Game Interview

Outlook

Kelly is a very good soccer player, who is also very versatile. He brings good size and skill to the soccer field, and can play a number of positions.

MLS Experience

2006: Played in 18 games, starting eight … Given yellow cards on 8/20 @ RSL; 9/18 vs. Chivas USA … Open Cup: Yellow card on 8/2 against the Carolina Dynamo (PDL) in the 4th round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in a 4-2 victory … Reserves: Played in and started 10 games for 900 minutes.

2005: Joined the Earthquakes in trade on June 13 and proceeded to play and start in all 20 games he was available for Quakes … Team lost only one match following Gray’s arrival … Scored one goal for San Jose and registered two assists … Goal on 6/18 named team’s Goal of the Month … Appeared in six of Chicago’s 13 games in the 2005 season … Started 4/2 @ DAL and scored unassisted goal in the 73rd minute … Traded to the Earthquakes on 6/13 in exchange for a 2006 MLS SuperDraft second round pick … Made Earthquakes debut on 6/18 vs. RSL, making first Quakes start at Spartan Stadium, scored his first Earthquakes goal in 13th minute … Notched first assist with Quakes on 7/2 @ DAL … Played in 100th MLS game 9/21 vs. CHI, registered assist … Open Cup: Played 90 minutes 8/3 @ POR … Started and played 71 minutes on 8/24 vs. LA, received yellow card … Playoffs: Started and played 90 minutes 10/23 @ LA … Played 74 minutes 10/30 vs. LA, received yellow card.

2004: Started career-high 23 games for Chicago, scoring one goal … Champions’ Cup … Made two appearances, playing 90 minutes 3/17 @ SJ Jabloteh in 5-2 loss … Played 90 minutes 4/21 vs. Saprissa … Open Cup: Started and played in all four of Fire’s Open Cup matches … Helped Fire to fourth Open Cup final appearance … Played all 95 minutes 9/22 @ KC in 1-0 loss in Open Cup Final.

2003: Played in 28 of 30 matches, starting 20 … Scored two goals and registered one assist … Registered game-winning assist 9/13 @ LA … Playoffs: Made two appearances, playing 74 minutes … Entered at halftime and played 45 minutes 11/23 vs. SJ in MLS Cup Final … Open Cup: Appeared in all four Fire games, starting three … Played 299 minutes as Fire won Open Cup title … Played 90 minutes 10/15 @ MET in 1-0 Open Cup Final win.

2002: Started 20 games in rookie season … Scored two goals and registered five assists … Scored first MLS goal, a gamewinner, on 4/20 @ MET … Made first MLS appearance 3/23 @ CLB as second half substitute … Playoffs: Started two matches vs. NE in quarterfinals … Registered game-winning assist 9/29 vs. NE … Champions’ Cup: Played in three matches … Made Fire debut 3/13 @ CSD Municipal as substitute in 1-0 win … Open Cup: Played 90 minutes 7/17 @ MIL in 1-0 loss.

International

Member of U.S. Under-23 player pool for 2004 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament … U23 captain in January 2003 for Madeira International Tournament … Made 51 appearances for U.S. Under-20 National Team … Second on U20s in scoring with 12 goals … Started three games for U20 team at 2001 FIFA World Youth Championships … Scored first youth international goal 2/18/00 vs. Bermuda.

College

2001: Portland’s second-leading scorer with 25 points … Led Portland to 13-6-1 record and third-round of NCAA Tournament … Named second team NSCAA All-American … Named First Team All-West Coast Conference … 2000: Started 17 games … Finished third on team with 19 points … Honorable mention All-West Coast Conference selection … 1999: Second Team All-West Coast Conference selection … Started all 19 games for Portland … Finished second on team in scoring with 32 points.

Other Pro Experience

Trained with Fulham FC of English Premier League in January 2005.

High School

Four-year starter at Leigh High School in San Jose … Two-time first team all-league selection at Leigh … Leigh team MVP as junior and senior … Won league championship with Leigh in 1999 … Played club soccer for Los Gatos Metro … Member of Cal North State team from 1997-1999.

High School

Los Gatos Metro, coached by David Gould and Paul Bravo.

Personal

Club soccer coach was former San Jose star and MLS All-Star Paul Bravo … Attended Clash/Earthquakes games while growing up in San Jose … Involved in production company, Dreamreels … Favorite athlete growing up was Roberto Baggio, “because he was the backbone of Italian soccer” … Featured in Today’s Chicago Woman as one of Chicago’s “hottest singles” … Plays guitar with brother in spare time … Favorite foreign soccer club is Manchester United … Enjoys Mexican food … Enjoys surfing … Owns a clothing company called Adesso Clothing, based in San Jose, Calif. Brother, Casey (senior at San Diego State), is the head designer, and other brother, Cody (sophomore at Cal-Berkeley), does marketing (www.adessoclothingco.com) … Favorite soccer memory is winning the U.S. Open Cup in 2003 … Hobbies are music and playing guitar, with favorite music listed as “everything.”