Kyle Curinga (born December 30, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for KPV.

Kyle Curinga
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-30) December 30, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Clearwater, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
KPV
Number 12
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Florida Atlantic Owls 8 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 GBK 50 (4)
2016 FF Jaro 21 (1)
2017 Real Monarchs 26 (2)
2018 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4 (0)
2019 Hartford Athletic 22 (0)
2020– KPV 82 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2023

Career edit

College edit

Curinga played college soccer as a midfielder at Florida Atlantic University for a single season in 2012.[1]

Professional edit

Curinga moved to Finland, originally with GBK, and spent the 2016 season with FF Jaro.[2] He moved back to the United States in 2017, signing with United Soccer League side Real Monarchs in March.[3] Curinga was released by the Monarchs at the end of the 2017 season.[4]

On January 9, 2018, Curinga was signed by his hometown team, the Tampa Bay Rowdies.[5] Curinga had trialed with the Rowdies in early 2017, starting in the team's first preseason match of the year against VfL Wolfsburg as part of the 2017 Florida Cup.[6]

On 30 January 2019, Curinga joined USL Championship expansion club Hartford Athletic.[7]

Ahead of the 2020 season, Curinga joined Finnish team KPV.[8] He scored his first goal in a 2020 Finnish Cup group stage match vs. FF Jaro on February 8, 2020.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Florida Atlantic bio". FAUSports.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "FF Jaro bio". FFJaro.fi. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "2017 Monarchs Dossier: Kyle Curinga". RSLSoapbox.com. March 18, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Hoffman, Velasquez Lead Monarchs Returnees". USLSoccer.com. November 28, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Tampa Bay Rowdies Sign Tampa Bay Native Kyle Curinga". RowdiesSoccer.com. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Rowdies Beaten 2-0 By VfL Wolfsburg In Florida Cup Opener". RowdiesSoccer.com. January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "Hartford Athletic Adds Five Players". HartfordAthletic.com. 30 January 2019.
  8. ^ "KPV vahvisti puolustustaan kahdella pelaajalla". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  9. ^ "Jaro vs. KPV - 8 February 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.

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