Kenny Schoeni

Kenny Schoeni (born January 4, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a retired American soccer player.

Kenny Schoeni
Personal information
Full name Kenny Schoeni
Date of birth (1984-01-04) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2010

Career

Youth and College

Schoeni 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

Undrafted 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
  1. Columbus Signs Kevin Burns; Waives Kenny Schoeni
  2. Miami FC sets its roster
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Crew signs goalkeeper Kenny Schoeni". OurSports Central. September 18, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  5. http://blog.dispatch.com/crew/2010/05/crew_1_chivas_usa_0.shtml
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