Players

Pronunciation: Kelly

Twitter: @jeje_k4

Instagram: jejekelly

2015 Club: Capital Area RailHawks Academy

The Carolina RailHawks added Kelly to their roster ahead of the 2016 season. Kelly, a product of the Capital Area RailHawks Academy will be available for selection for the 2016 Spring Season.

Kelly, attacking midfielder, began his soccer career in France, where he lived until he was 11. Upon coming to the United States, Kelly joined the Triangle United Soccer Association, where he played until the start of the 2012-2013 season.

Kelly later joined the RailHawks Academy as a member of the U-15/16 team and was also a member of the 2014-2015 USSDA Southeastern Conference champion team. Kelly started all 20 games of the 2015-2016 season with the U-18 team and scored four goals.

The Capital Area RailHawks Academy is a collaboration between the Capital Area Soccer League and the RailHawks for U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams in the U-13/14, U-15/16 and U-17/18 age groups and is designed to attract the highest caliber players and coaches possible, regardless of their previous club affiliations. 

Academy players are eligible to train and play with professional soccer players prior to their enrollment in college and keep their NCAA eligibility. Kelly has committed to join his hometown university UNC-Chapel Hill Men’s Soccer program next fall. With the inclusion of Kelly, both Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News have ranked Carolina’s signing class as No. 1 in the country.

"I feel proud and happy to be able to play at the next level with the Carolina RailHawks"