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Daniel Kelly

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Hendersonville, Tenn.

High School:
Hendersonville

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 173

Position:
Midfield

Birthdate:
03/29/1989

2008 (SOPHOMORE)

Appeared in 16 matches, making 11 starts ... scored his first goal of the season in a 3-2 overtime win at Evansville ... recorded the game-winning goal at Butler just 11 seconds into the match for the second-fastest goal in school history ... moved from right back to forward at the start of the season ... had 11 shot attempts on the season.

2007 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)

Appeared in all 22 matches, making 19 starts ... Big Ten All-Freshman team ... Soccer America second-team All-Freshman ... took two shots in the season opener against Maryland on Aug. 31 ... scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Northern Illinois at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament ... took three shots in a 2-0 win over Butler on Sept. 26 ... added his second goal of the year on his only shot of the night in a 3-2 win at Michigan on Sept. 29 ... picked up an assist at Louisville on Oct. 10 ... took three shots at No. 6 Northwestern, recording the game-winning goal for the Hoosiers ... tallied a season-high five shots in a 2-1 win over Evansville on Oct. 24 ... matched that five-shot total in the Big Ten Tournament championship game against Ohio State ... attempted three shots against Bradley in the NCAA Tournament ... competed with U-20 National Team at New Orleans tournament in Feb. 2008.

2006 (FRESHMAN)

Redshirted ... a key contributor during the spring, starting all six games ... represented the U.S. at the Pan Am Games in Brazil in the summer of 2007.

PERSONAL

Despite being one of the last players called into United States Under-17 National team residency, made the roster for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in Peru ... made one appearance in the championship, starting at back in the United States' 1-1 tie with the Ivory Coast ... helped the U.S. finish fifth at the championship and win its group with a 2-0-1 record and advance to the quarterfinals ... earned 11 international caps with the U.S. U-17s ... was invited to training camps with both the U-18 and U-20 U.S. National teams ... earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-America accolades in 2005 ... selected to the adidas Elite Soccer Player (ESP) camp in 2005 ... enjoyed an outstanding prep career at Hendersonville High School under the direction of former IU manager Russ Plummer before moving into the residency program in August of 2005... led Hendersonville to the most wins (20) in school history and a state runner-up finish in 2005 ... earned The Tennessean All-State, Mid-State and All-Region honors ... the Star News, The News Examiner and District 9 Player of the Year ... played club soccer for Tennessee Football Club (TNFC) 89 under the direction of Manny Sanchez ... helped the club to Region III Premier League Championship in 2005, while leading the league in scoring ... was a member of TOP SOCCER, a program that was instituted to help handicapped children play the game of soccer ... exercise science major ... born March 29, 1989, to Marie and Joseph Kelly in Nashville, Tenn.