Killian Colombie

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Killian Colombie
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-11-02) 2 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Atlètic Club d'Escaldes
Youth career
Paris Saint-Germain
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Iona Gaels 72 (15)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 AHFC Royals 13 (10)
2018 Brazos Valley Cavalry 1 (0)
2019 Swope Park Rangers 21 (3)
2020–2021 Aldershot Town 15 (0)
2021–2022 Lewes 16 (1)
2022 Fjölnir 19 (0)
2023– Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023

Killian Colombie (born 2 November 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atlètic Club d'Escaldes in Andorra.[1]

Career[edit]

Youth and college[edit]

Colombie enrolled at Iona College in 2015 and joined the Iona Gaels men's soccer team. Once the Iona season began, Colombie started in all 18 games he appeared in. Across four seasons with Iona, Colombie played in 72 games and tallied 15 goals and six assists as a forward. The Paris, France native set career-best marks in his senior season with the Maroon & Gold, scoring seven goals and assisting on three more. His performance in his senior season garnered him recognition on the All-MAAC First Team as well as second team honors on the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I All-East Region Team.[2]

Colombie finished his Iona career ranked tied for ninth all-time in shots attempted (119) and shots on goal (48). He ended his career with 15 goals, six assists and three game-winning goals.[citation needed] Colombie's efforts placed him among 50 student-athletes on the initial PDL College Prospect List.[citation needed] Additionally, Colombie was eligible for the MLS Super Draft 2019 in Chicago.[3]

In 2018, Colombie had most recently been on trial with Hearts F.C. in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4] He has also received invitation from the New York Red Bulls.[5] In addition to securing a training spot with Edinburgh, Colombie has trained with the Major League Soccer programs, the New York Red Bulls and San Jose Earthquakes, during the winter.[citation needed]

Senior[edit]

Over the summer before the fall 2018 season, Colombie played for the Albion Hurricanes FC Royals in the Premier Developmental League Mid-South Division. He led the team and tied for the conference-best with 10 goals. His five assists were a team-best and ranked second in the league. The Royals finished the season with a third place 7–7–0 record and a goal differential of zero.[citation needed]

Iona College men's soccer alumnus Killian Colombie signed with the Swope Park Rangers of the United Soccer League in February 2019. The Rangers are affiliated with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer.[6]

In September 2020, he joined National League side Aldershot Town,[7] before moving to Lewes ahead of the 2021-22 season.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Killian Colombie at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Killian Colombie Named to United Soccer Coaches All-Region Team". Iona College Athletics. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  3. ^ "2019 MLS SuperDraft: List of players eligible for selection". Mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Killian Colombie To Train In Scotland - College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  5. ^ Guest (26 November 2018). "Killian Colombie set to have tryouts with New York Red Bulls • Double G Sports". Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Killian Colombie - Men's Soccer". Iona College Athletics. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  7. ^ "NEW SIGNING: KILLIAN COLOMBIE JOINS THE SHOTS!". theshots.co.uk/. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. ^ Pole, Matt. "Lewes boss Russell: We're getting better with every game". Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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