Kortne Ford

Kortne Thompson-Ford (born January 26, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.

Kortne Ford
Ford with Colorado Rapids in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-26) January 26, 1996
Place of birth Olathe, Kansas, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City
Number 12
Youth career
0000–2012 Colorado Storm North SC
2012–2014 Colorado Rapids
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Denver Pioneers 62 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Colorado Rapids 35 (1)
2021 → San Antonio FC (loan) 13 (4)
2022– Sporting Kansas City 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2022

Early life

Kortne Ford spent his early life in Olathe, Kansas where he made the Kansas City Wizards academy team. In 2008, he moved with his mother to Colorado at the age of 12.[2]

Career

College

Ford played three years of college soccer at the University of Denver between 2014 and 2016.[3] In his three seasons at the University of Denver, Ford was a two-time All-Summit League First Team selection and was a Top Drawer Soccer Second Team All-America in 2016.[4]

Professional

Ford signed a homegrown player deal with Colorado Rapids on January 6, 2017.[5] He made his professional debut on April 9, 2017, playing 83-minutes in a 3–1 loss to Sporting Kansas City.[6] He scored his first professional goal on May 27, 2017, also against Sporting Kansas City, in a 1–0 victory for the Rapids.[7]

Ford played every minute of Colorado's Concacaf Champions League games against Toronto FC in February 2018. On March 3, Ford suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee.[8] Ford returned to action on July 1, playing 29 minutes in a 1-0 win at Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ford started the next 12 MLS matches for Colorado, finishing the season with 1,141 minutes across 15 appearances.[9]

Ford did not appear in 2019 and underwent successful knee surgery on July 21, 2019.[10] Ford did not appear in 2020 and underwent successful knee surgery on Aug. 25.[11]

Ford was loaned to San Antonio FC on August 19, 2021.[12] 1,042 days after his last professional appearance, Ford made his debut for San Antonio on August 21, 2021.[13]

On January 14, 2022, it was announced Ford would be signing with Sporting Kansas City on a one-year deal with the option to extend into the 2023 and 2024 seasons.[14]

On July 15, 2022, Ford was suspended ten games and fined twenty percent of his annual salary after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played June 22, 2022[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colorado Rapids 2017 Major League Soccer 20110—211
2018 150—20170
2019 00——00
2020 00——00
2021 00——00
Total 3511020381
San Antonio FC (loan) 2021 USL Championship 164——164
Sporting Kansas City 2022 Major League Soccer 12021—141
Career total 6353120686

    References
    1. "Kortne Ford". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
    2. "Leaving it on the Field for Mom: Kortne and Laurie Ford".
    3. "Kortne Ford Bio - The University of Denver Official Athletic Site". denverpioneers.com. University of Denver Athletics. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
    4. "Kortne Ford Profile - College Soccer in University of Denver". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
    5. "Colorado Rapids sign Kortne Ford, Ricardo Perez as Homegrown Players | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 6, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
    6. "Boxscore: Sporting Kansas City vs. Colorado Rapids 04/09/2017 | Matchcenter". matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
    7. "Ford scores first MLS goal, Rapids beat Sporting KC 1-0". apnews.com. The Associated Press. May 28, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
    8. "Rapids defender Kortne Ford out 8-10 weeks with sprained MCL".
    9. "Kortne Ford".
    10. "Colorado Rapids defender Kortne Ford out for season after knee surgery".
    11. "Colorado Rapids Defender Kortne Ford Undergoes Successful Knee Surgery".
    12. Rapids, Colorado. "Rapids Loan Defender Kortne Ford to San Antonio FC". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
    13. Ford, Kortne [@KortFord] (August 27, 2021). "I've patiently waited 3 years for the chance to get back on the pitch. 1,042 days to be exact! Tomorrow is a big milestone for me. Grateful for this opportunity! There's a lot of people pulling for me and I appreciate everyone's support… 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 #Defend210 #keepfighting #rapids96" (Tweet). Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Twitter.
    14. "Sporting KC signs free agent center back Kortne Ford".
    15. "Kortne Ford suspended 10 games for use of performance-enhancing substance".
    16. Kortne Ford at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.