# Doug Neely

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{{Short description|American soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name          = Doug Neely
| image          = 
| caption        =
| fullname       = 
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1965|5|31}}
| birth_place = [Garden Grove, California](/source/Garden_Grove%2C_California), U.S.
| death_date    =
| height         = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| position       = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football))
| collegeyears1    = 1983–1984
| college1    = [San Diego State Aztecs](/source/San_Diego_State_Aztecs_men's_soccer)
| collegeyears2    = 1985–1986
| college2    = [Chapman Panthers](/source/Chapman_University)
| years1         = 1987–1989
| clubs1         = [Los Angeles Lazers](/source/Los_Angeles_Lazers) ''(indoor)''
| caps1          = 76
| goals1         = 9
| years2         = 1989–1991
| clubs2         = [Kansas City Comets](/source/Kansas_City_Comets_(1979%E2%80%9391))  ''(indoor)''
| caps2          = 95
| goals2         = 18
| years3         = 1991–1992
| clubs3         = [Baltimore Blast](/source/Baltimore_Blast_(1980%E2%80%9392)) ''(indoor)''
| caps3          = 40
| goals3         = 8
| years4         = 1992–1994
| clubs4         = [Baltimore Spirit](/source/Baltimore_Spirit) ''(indoor)''
| caps4          = 71
| goals4         = 19
| years5         = 1993
| clubs5         = [Los Angeles United](/source/Los_Angeles_United) ''(indoor)''
| caps5          = 27
| goals5         =16
| years6         = 1994–1997
| clubs6         = [Anaheim Splash](/source/Anaheim_Splash) ''(indoor)''
| caps6          = 54
| goals6         = 63
| years7         = 1996–1997
| clubs7         = [Baltimore Spirit](/source/Baltimore_Spirit) ''(indoor)''
| caps7          = 34
| goals7         = 7
| years8         = 1996–1997
| clubs8         = [Anaheim Splash](/source/Anaheim_Splash) ''(indoor)''
| caps8          = 52
| goals8         = 26
| years9         = 1998–2002
| clubs9         = [Baltimore Blast](/source/Baltimore_Blast) ''(indoor)''
| caps9          = 134
| goals9         = 28
| totalcaps      = 
| totalgoals     =
}}
'''Doug Neely''' is an American retired [soccer](/source/soccer) [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) who had an extensive career in several American indoor leagues including the original [Major Indoor Soccer League](/source/MISL_I), [Continental Indoor Soccer League](/source/Continental_Indoor_Soccer_League) and [National Professional Soccer League](/source/NPSL_II).

==Youth==
In 1983, Neely graduated from [Canyon High School](/source/Canyon_High_School_(Anaheim%2C_California)) where he was the 1983 Los Angeles Times High School Player of the Year.  He attended the [San Diego State University](/source/San_Diego_State_University), playing on the men's soccer team in 1983 and 1984.  Following his sophomore season, he transferred to [Chapman University](/source/Chapman_University) where he finished his collegiate career.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-10-13-sp-3153-story.html For Chapman Soccer: A Happy Reunion]</ref>  Chapman inducted Neely into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.<ref>[http://www.chapmanathletics.com/information/hof?dec=/printer-decorator& Chapman Hall of Fame]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725131935/http://www.chapmanathletics.com/information/hof?dec=%2Fprinter-decorator& |date=July 25, 2011 }}</ref>

==Professional==
In 1987, Neely attended an open tryout with the [Los Angeles Lazers](/source/Los_Angeles_Lazers) of the [Major Indoor Soccer League](/source/MISL_I).  He played well enough to earn a reserve contract.<ref>''Canyon High grad had to be talked into pro soccer – Doug Neely a surprise hit with LA Lazers'' The Orange County Register – Thursday, May 4, 1989</ref>  He then worked himself into the first team where he remained for two seasons.  When the Lazers folded in 1989, the [Kansas City Comets](/source/Kansas_City_Comets_(1979%E2%80%9391)) selected Neely in the dispersal draft.  The Comets folded in 1991 and Neely signed with the [Baltimore Blast](/source/Baltimore_Blast_(1980%E2%80%9392)) on August 27, 1991.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/27/sports/transactions-848991.html August 27, 1991 Transactions]</ref>  The Blast folded in 1992 and Neely moved to the [Baltimore Spirit](/source/Baltimore_Spirit) of the [National Professional Soccer League](/source/NPSL_I).  He played two seasons with the Spirit.  In the summer of 1993, Neely also played for the [Los Angeles United](/source/Los_Angeles_United) in the [Continental Indoor Soccer League](/source/Continental_Indoor_Soccer_League).  In 1994, he joined the [Anaheim Splash](/source/Anaheim_Splash) of the CISL and would play for them for the next four summer seasons.  On October 26, 1996, Neely returned to the Baltimore Spirit.<ref>[https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/10/25/in-search-of-help-on-defense-spirit-again-turns-to-neely-he-comes-back-in-time-for-teams-first-road-trip/ In search of help on defense, Spirit again turns to Neely]</ref>
On February 1, 1998, the [New England Revolution](/source/New_England_Revolution) selected Neely in the second round (seventeenth overall) of the [1998 MLS Supplemental Draft](/source/1998_MLS_Supplemental_Draft).  Neely chose to pursue his MBA, electing not to report to the Revolution. The Revolution released him in the pre-season.  In the fall of 1998, Neely signed with the [Baltimore Blast](/source/Baltimore_Blast) of the [NPSL](/source/NPSL_Founders_Cup) and played four seasons before retiring.   Neely was inducted into the Baltimore Blast Hall of Fame in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.baltimoreblast.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=154 |title=Neely to be Inducted into Hall of Fame  |access-date=2011-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929173259/http://www.baltimoreblast.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=154 |archive-date=2011-09-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After retiring, Neely began Coastal Printing Solutions, a printing company in [Newport Beach, California](/source/Newport_Beach%2C_California).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-01-sp-10707-story.html Making a Steady Splash: Neely Gets Results, Not Fame, With His Consistent Play on Defense]
* [http://www.nasljerseys.com/MISL/Players/N/Neeley.Doug.htm MISL: Doug Neely]

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Category:Living people
Category:1965 births
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Anaheim Splash players
Category:Baltimore Blast (NPSL) players
Category:Baltimore Blast (1980–1992) players
Category:Baltimore Spirit players
Category:Kansas City Comets (1979–1991) players
Category:Los Angeles Lazers players
Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players
Category:National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
Category:San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Orange County, California
Category:New England Revolution draft picks
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Sportspeople from Garden Grove, California

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