Kyle Veris (born March 15, 1983 in Washington, D.C.) is an American soccer player. Career Youth and College Veris grew up in Strongsville, Ohio, and learned to play soccer in the Lake Erie Youth Premier Soccer League. He began his career as playing club soccer for Ohio Premier, winning many league championships and accolades. He ended his career in the LEYPSL playing with Cleveland United, another powerhouse team where he flourished under the Serbian coach, Joe Raduka and Josepphi Pavlek. Veris played high school soccer at Strongsville High School, and played college soccer at Akron for two years as a center forward before transferring to Ohio State in 2003. At Ohio State, he switched to central defense after redshirting the 2003 season and was named all-Big Ten Conference as a defender in 2004 and 2005. He also played extensively in the USL Premier Development League, having spells with Michigan Bucks, Toledo Slayers and Columbus Shooting Stars. Professional Veris was drafted in the third round (25th overall) of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles Galaxy. Over the course of the season, he started 10 games for the Galaxy, but never pinned down a consistent first team spot, and was waived at the end of 2007. After a one-year stint at Hødd in Norway, Veris signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders for the 2009 season. In February 2010 Veris signed with Miami FC. Veris signed with Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Pro league on March 29, 2011. References External links Puerto Rico Islanders bio MLS player profile 1983 births Living people African-American soccer players Akron Zips men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Norway American expatriate soccer players American soccer players Association football defenders Columbus Shooting Stars players Expatriate footballers in Norway IL Hødd players LA Galaxy draft picks LA Galaxy players Major League Soccer players Miami FC (2006) players Flint City Bucks players Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer players People from Strongsville, Ohio Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Puerto Rico Islanders players Soccer players from Ohio Soccer players from Washington, D.C. Toledo Slayers players USL Championship players USL First Division players USL League Two players USSF Division 2 Professional League players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people