{{short description|American soccer player (born 1999)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kyle Colonna | image = Kyle Colonna.jpg | caption = Colonna in 2026 | fullname = Kyle Nino Colonna<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vpf.vn/player/colonna-kyle-nino/|title=Colonna Kyle Nino|publisher=Vietnam Professional Football|access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|8|2}} | birth_place = Danville, California, United States | height = 1.88 m | position = Center-back | currentclub = The Cong-Viettel | clubnumber = 2 | youthyears1 = 2016–2018 | youthclubs1 = De Anza Force | collegeyears1 = 2018–2022 | college1 = San Diego State Aztecs | collegecaps1 = 52 | collegegoals1 = 3 | years1 = 2019 | clubs1 = San Francisco Glens | caps1 = 5 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2023 | clubs2 = New Mexico United | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2024–2025 | clubs3 = Hanoi FC | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2025– | clubs4 = The Cong-Viettel | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 1 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = April 26, 2026 }}
'''Kyle Nino Colonna''' (born August 2, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for V.League 1 club The Cong-Viettel.
==Career== ===Youth and college=== Colonna played two years of varsity soccer at Monte Vista High School, where he was named to All-League EBAL First Team and led the team to North Coast Section Championship and earned NCS Championship MVP. Colonna also spent two seasons with USSDA club side De Anza Force.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://goaztecs.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/kyle-colonna/7793|title=Kyle Colonna – Men's Soccer|website=SDSU Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unknown.com/general-news/20160227/ncs-boys-soccer-monte-vista-scores-late-to-beat-srv-win-title/2|title=NCS boys soccer: Monte Vista scores late to beat SRV, win title|date=February 28, 2016}}</ref>
In 2018, Colonna attended San Diego State University to play college soccer. He redshirted his freshman season but went on to make 52 appearances for the Aztecs over four seasons, scoring three goals and adding a single assist.<ref name="auto"/>
While at college, Colonna also appeared for USL League Two side San Francisco Glens during their 2019 season, scoring a single goal in five regular season games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/33832714?subseason=583580|title=San Francisco Glens SC | uslleaguetwo.com|website=www.uslleaguetwo.com}}</ref>
Following college, Colonna was eligible in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, but went undrafted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-superdraft-2023-presented-by-adidas-eligible-player-list|title=MLS SuperDraft 2023 eligible players | MLSSoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}}</ref>
===Professional=== Following a successful trial, Colonna signed his first professional contract with USL Championship side New Mexico United on March 14, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newmexicoutd.com/news/2023/03/14/new-mexico-united-announces-signing-of-kyle-colonna/|title=NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF KYLE COLONNA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abqjournal.com/2581869/colonna-selected-to-join-team-after-trial-run.html|title=Ex-San Diego State player joins New Mexico United after trial run – Albuquerque Journal|website=www.abqjournal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1264726-new-mexico-adds-defender-kyle-colonna|title=New Mexico adds defender Kyle Colonna|author=USLChampionship com Staff|date=March 15, 2023|website=USL Championship}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goaztecs.com/news/2023/3/15/mens-soccer-five-aztecs-sign-professional-contracts.aspx|title=Five Aztecs Sign Professional Contracts|date=March 15, 2023|website=SDSU Athletics}}</ref>
On August 17, 2024, Colonna joined V.League 1 club Hanoi FC, signing a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hanoifc.com.vn/tin-tuc/190/clb-bong-da-ha-noi-chieu-mo-trung-ve-viet-kieu-co-chieu-cao-an-tuong|title=CLB bóng đá Hà Nội chiêu mộ trung vệ Việt kiều có chiều cao ấn tượng|date=17 August 2024|publisher=Hanoi FC|language=vi}}</ref> On September 14, he made his debut for the club in 1–0 win against Quy Nhon Binh Dinh in the league.
On August 7, 2025, after his contract with Hanoi FC expired, Colonna joined V.League 1 fellow club The Cong-Viettel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://znews.vn/the-cong-viettel-ky-hop-dong-voi-3-cau-thu-viet-kieu-post1574960.html|title=Thể Công Viettel ký hợp đồng với 3 cầu thủ Việt kiều|publisher=ZNews|date=7 August 2025|language=vi}}</ref>
==Personal life== Colonna was born in the United States to an American father and a Hoa ethnic Vietnamese mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bongdaplus.vn/bong-da-viet-nam/kyle-colonna-trung-ve-viet-kieu-duoc-menh-danh-la-hon-da-tang-tai-giai-my-4234882402.html|title=Lộ diện trung vệ Việt kiều được mệnh danh là hòn đá tảng tại giải Mỹ|date=19 February 2024|publisher=Bongdaplus|language=vi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://danviet.vn/trung-ve-viet-kieu-my-1m88-guong-mat-dien-trai-khat-khao-khoac-ao-dt-viet-nam-20250122232209666-print1207166.html|title=Trung vệ Việt kiều Mỹ 1m88: Điển trai, khát khao khoác áo ĐT Việt Nam|date=23 January 2025|publisher=Dân Việt|language=vi}}</ref> His maternal grandfather is from Hanoi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://znews.vn/cau-thu-goc-viet-cua-clb-ha-noi-tu-hao-ve-dong-mau-viet-nam-post1461866.html|title=Cầu thủ gốc Việt của CLB Hà Nội tự hào về dòng máu Việt Nam|date=18 August 2024|publisher=ZNews|language=vi}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|kyle-colonna/500699}}
{{The Cong-Viettel FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Colonna, Kyle}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:American men's soccer players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:New Mexico United players Category:Hanoi FC players Category:Thể Công–Viettel FC players Category:Soccer players from Danville, California Category:Hoa people Category:American people of Vietnamese descent Category:Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent Category:San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer players Category:San Francisco Glens players Category:USL Championship players Category:USL League Two players Category:V.League 1 players Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:Mixed Vietnamese footballers {{US-footy-defender-1990s-stub}}