Kyle Porter

Kyle Neville Porter (born January 19, 1990) is a Canadian professional soccer player.

Club career

Vancouver Whitecaps Porter grew up in nearby Mississauga, Ontario and attended John Fraser Secondary School, St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School and Burnaby Central Secondary School, and played club soccer for the Erin Mills Soccer Club and the Mississauga Falcons before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy program in 2007.

He appeared in friendly games with the Residency team during tours of Germany and played in the prestigious Dallas Cup in 2007. Porter also played with the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency team in its inaugural season in the USL Premier Development League in 2008.

Loan to Energie Cottbus Porter was loaned to Energie Cottbus after impressing the German club during a one-month trial in the summer of 2008, and subsequently played for Cottbus' U-19 Junior Bundesliga side. He was promoted to the Cottbus U-23 reserve squad that played in Germany's fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord during the second half of the 2008–2009 season, making five appearances and scoring one goal. He continued with Cottbus II in the 2009–2010 season, making 11 appearances and scoring one goal.

Return from loan Porter returned to the Vancouver Whitecaps in mid-2010, and made his debut as a substitute on October 2, 2010, in Vancouver's last game of the 2010 USSFD2 regular season, a 2–2 tie with the Portland Timbers. Porter delivered the cross for the equalizing goal in the match.

Porter played with the MLS Whitecaps during the 2011 pre-season, he was offered a contract by the club but both parties could not agree to terms.

FC Edmonton He then signed with FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League in April 2011. He made his debut for Edmonton on April 27, 2011, in the team's 2011 Canadian Championship match with Toronto FC. Porter was under contract with FC Edmonton for the 2012 season.

D.C. United After an extended trial period, Porter signed with Major League Soccer's D.C. United on February 23, 2013. Since joining United, he has become a regular starter. On May 19, 2013, Porter scored his first goal for United, off a cross from Chris Pontius against Sporting Kansas City. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Porter's option was declined by DC United at the close of the 2014 season. In total, he played 32 games, scored 3 goals, and made one assist for DC in MLS.

Atlanta Silverbacks Porter signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the NASL on March 3, 2015. He made his debut against Indy Eleven in Atlanta's season opener on April 4.

Ottawa Fury In January 2016 Porter made his return to Canada, signing with Ottawa Fury FC. In December 2016, the Fury announced that Porter would not return to the team as the club moved to USL in 2017.

Tampa Bay Rowdies In March 2017, Porter signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL.

Return to Ottawa After a two-week trial, Porter signed for a second spell with the Ottawa Fury on 8 February 2018. He was released by the club in July 2018 after making three appearances. He made five appearances for Tampa that year. He made his debut for York9 in their inaugural match against Forge FC on April 27, 2019. That year, he made 25 league appearances, scoring two goals, and made six appearances in the Canadian Championship. During the shortened 2020 season, he made six appearances, scoring one goal. In January 2022, Porter departed the club.

Blue Devils FC In 2022, he played for Blue Devils FC in League1 Ontario. On August 14, he scored a hat trick against Unionville Milliken SC. In December 2022, he retired from professional soccer.

Scrosoppi In 2023, he continued to play at the semi-professional level in League1 Ontario with Scrosoppi FC. On July 6, Porter was named to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup roster as a replacement for Nana Attakora who sustained an injury. Porter was not initially supposed to be an active member of the roster, but three days later Randy Edwini-Bonsu was forced to leave the Gold Cup due to injury and Simeon Jackson due to a club commitment which forced him to join the team before its second match against Mexico.

Personal life Porter's father was born in Jamaica and his mother was born in Canada. He speaks English and picked up some German while playing in Germany. His wife's name is Rachel Michelle Rosart. His son's name is Kyden Anthony Neville Porter.

Career statistics

Honours D.C. United U.S. Open Cup: 2013