2019 Men's Soccer Roster
Jeremy Kelly
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 145
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chapel Hill, N.C.
- High School:
- Cardinal Gibbons
2019 - Senior Season
Led the team in minutes played during the 2019 season with 1698 minutes • Started all 18 games of the season • Recorded 14 shots and 4 assists for the Tar Heels • Selected 9th overall by the Montreal Impact in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, then was acquired by the Colorado Rapids in a trade • Named second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference 2019
2018 - Junior Season
Started all 19 games for the Tar Heels • Recorded one goal and two assists • The lone goal was the game-winning against Virginia Tech on 11/4 • Recorded assists against William & Mary on 8/31 and Winthrop on 10/16 • Finished sixth on the team in minutes played with 1,618.
2017 - Sophomore Season
Started all 22 games in the midfield for the Tar Heels finishing the season with seven points on two goals and three assists • Recorded an assists in the first game of the season against Providence and a goal in the second game of the season against Rutgers • Also scored against George Washington and recorded assists against UNCG and Old Dominion • Key part of the Tar Heel midfield that went to back-to-back NCAA Men's College Cups.
2016 - Freshman Season
Tied for seventh on the team with nine points on three goals and three assists • Tied with Mauricio Pineda for most points among Carolina freshmen players • Converted the game-winning goal in the 32nd minute of a 1-0 win over eighth seed Syracuse in the third round of the NCAA Championship • Made only start at William & Mary and scored in the 4-1 win over the Tribe • Appeared in all 21 matches for a club that reached the NCAA College Cup • Assisted on a game-tying goal by Nils Bruening in the 2-1 comeback win at Duke • All five shots for the season were on frame • ACC Honor Roll selection.
Ranked the No. 82 player in the 2016 class by College Soccer News • 4-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer • Capital Area Railhawks Academy U18 team captain • Member of 2014-15 USSDA Southeastern Conference champions • Also competed with Racing Club de Fontainebleau (2003-07) in France and Triangle United (2007-13) • Member of National Honor Society and has earned AP Scholar Award at Cardinal Gibbons High School.
Personal
Jeremy Kelly is the son of Robert Kelly and Jane Sommers-Kelly • Brother, Robert, is a member of the UNC men’s tennis team, while father played soccer at Carolina from 1981-84 • Born in Praque, Czech Republic • Lived in France until the age of 10 • Member of the UNC Student-Athlete Advisory Council • Business Administration major.
