# Kyle Helton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kyle_Helton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kyle_Helton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Helton > Source revision: 1346307649 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American soccer player (born 1986) Kyle Helton Personal information Full name Kyle Helton Date of birth (1986-05-20) May 20, 1986 (age 40) Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama, United States Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Position Defender College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 2003–2006 Duke Blue Devils Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2006 Augusta Fireball 6 (0) 2007–2008 New England Revolution 0 (0) 2009 Austin Aztex U23 3 (0) 2009–2011 Austin Aztex 4 (0) 2011–2012 Mjøndalen 44 (2) International career‡ 2003 United States U-17 3 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2010 **Kyle Helton** (born May 20, 1986, in [Birmingham, Alabama](/source/Birmingham%2C_Alabama)) is an American former [soccer](/source/Soccer) player who last played for [Mjøndalen](/source/Mj%C3%B8ndalen_IF). ## Career ### Youth and amateur Helton grew up in Birmingham, Alabama before moving to [Alpharetta, Georgia](/source/Alpharetta%2C_Georgia), attended [Milton High School](/source/Milton_High_School_(Georgia)), and played [college soccer](/source/College_soccer_in_the_United_States) at [Duke University](/source/Duke_University) where he earned a degree in economics and public policy at age 21. He was named to the Parade Magazine All-America team in 2003, was selected to play in the McDonald's All-America High School game, was part of the ACC All-Freshman Team in 2003, and was named to the Second Team All-ACC in 2006. He also played club soccer with the [Atlanta Fire](/source/Atlanta_Fire), leading the team to the national championship in 2002, third place at the nationals in 2001 and two regional championships. During his college years Helton also played with [Augusta Fireball](/source/Augusta_Fireball) in the [USL Premier Development League](/source/USL_Premier_Development_League).[1] ### Professional Helton was drafted in the fourth round (51st overall) of the [2007 MLS SuperDraft](/source/2007_MLS_SuperDraft) by [New England Revolution](/source/New_England_Revolution)[2] Helton made his professional debut on July 10, 2007, in the third round of a [US Open Cup](/source/US_Open_Cup) game against the [Rochester Rhinos](/source/Rochester_Rhinos), entering the game in the 84th minute. He also played extensively in the [MLS Reserve Division](/source/MLS_Reserve_Division) until the end of 2008. Helton signed with [Austin Aztex U23](/source/Austin_Aztex_U23) of the [USL Premier Development League](/source/USL_Premier_Development_League) for the 2009 season.[3] After making three starts for the U23 team, Helton was promoted up to the [Austin Aztex](/source/Austin_Aztex) senior team in May 2009, and made his debut for the team on May 17, 2009, in a game against [Montreal Impact](/source/Montreal_Impact_(1992-2011)).[4] In Spring 2011 signed for Norwegian club [Mjøndalen IF](/source/Mj%C3%B8ndalen_IF).[5] ### International Helton joined the United States Under-17 National Team as a sophomore and played in more than 60 matches with the U.S. Youth National team in 2002–2003. He was part of the United States squad at the [2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship](/source/2003_FIFA_U-17_World_Championship) in [Lahti, Finland](/source/Lahti%2C_Finland). ## Honors ### New England Revolution - **[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup](/source/Lamar_Hunt_U.S._Open_Cup) (1):** [2007](/source/2007_Lamar_Hunt_U.S._Open_Cup) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["2006 Augusta Fireball roster"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080708235158/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/2780739.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/2780739.html) on 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2009-05-20. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Revolution Adds Six Players at 2007 MLS SuperDraft](http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=23693&pcid=115)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["United Soccer Leagues (USL)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110610174632/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1026844.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1026844.html) on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2009-05-20. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["United Soccer Leagues (USL)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090521152113/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1051832.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1051832.html) on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Alle overgangene – Adeccoligaen | Tipsfotball.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120322160711/http://tipsfotball.com/norsk-fotball/alle-overgangene-adeccoligaen/). *tipsfotball.com*. Archived from [the original](http://tipsfotball.com/norsk-fotball/alle-overgangene-adeccoligaen/) on 2012-03-22. ## External links - [MLS player profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20071218124908/http://www.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t109&player=helton_k&playerId=hel629236&statType=current) - [Duke University bio](http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=158563) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kyle Helton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Helton) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Helton?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.