Kyle Altman

Kyle Marten Altman (born January 31, 1986) is an American former soccer player, who last played for Minnesota United FC in the North American Soccer League. He was the 2003 New Mexico High School Coaches Association's Class 4A boys' soccer player of the year. He played college soccer at Trinity University, where he was a first team All American in 2006 and 2007. He played soccer professionally for the Minnesota Thunder and Minnesota United FC. He won a silver medal with Team USA at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Early life Altman was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and later lived in St. Paul, Minnesota. His father is an orthopedic surgeon, and his paternal grandparents were Dr. Emmett Altman and Dr. Adele Altman.

Soccer career Altman attended Albuquerque Academy ('04). In high school, he was chosen the 2003 New Mexico High School Coaches Association's Class 4A boys' soccer player of the year.

College and amateur He played college soccer at NCAA Division III Trinity University (Biochemistry; '09) in San Antonio, Texas, where he was a first team All American in 2006 and 2007. He was also named First Team 2006 NSCAA/Adidas Men's Scholar All-American. In 2007 he was named All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Soccer First Team. In 2021 he was named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference's 30th Anniversary men's soccer team.

During his college years Altman also played with his home town team, Albuquerque Asylum, in the National Premier Soccer League, and with the DFW Tornados in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional Altman was drafted in the second round (27th overall) of the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft by New England Revolution. He was not offered a contract by the team, and was waived on February 3, 2008. He played 15 games for the team before being released at the end of the season.

After a year out of professional soccer to go back to school in 2009, Altman signed with the NSC Minnesota Stars of the USSF Division 2 on March 4, 2010. Minnesota announced in December 2011 that Altman would return for the 2012 season, his third with the club. Altman was named to the 2012 North American Soccer League Best XI All Star team after logging over 1,700 minutes and captaining Minnesota Stars FC to back-to-back Soccer Bowl appearances.

Altman announced he would retire from professional soccer following the conclusion of the 2013 NASL Spring season, in order to attend medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He played his final game for Minnesota United on July 4, 2013.

Later life Altman is now an orthopedist in Greenville, South Carolina, and is affiliated with Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital.