Kyle Culbertson (born November 3, 1992) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player who last played as a defender for

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club Birmingham Legion.

Career

Culbertson played

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Akron University The University of Akron is a public research university in Akron, Ohio, United States. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advanced materials, and engineering. I ...

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

and

Ohio State University The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one ...

. While playing college soccer, Culbertson also appeared in the

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will feature ...

for

Cincinnati Kings Cincinnati Kings were a professional American soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2005, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes ...

, Mississippi Brilla and

Charlotte Eagles The Charlotte Eagles is an American amateur soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at the ...

Puerto Rico FC

After making his way down to Florida, Puerto Rico FC officials described him as "a versatile left-footed player who was highly impressive in the Puerto Rico open try out". Culbertson joined

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of the

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for the club's first season on May 18, 2016. He was released at the end of the 2017 season.

Saint Louis FC

On December 20, 2017, it was announced that Culbertson would join

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side

Saint Louis FC Saint Louis FC was an American professional soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The team was founded in May 2014, and competed in the USL Championship. The team played their matches at West Community Stadium, a venue inside the World Wide ...

ahead of their 2018 season.

Birmingham Legion

On March 7, 2019, Culbertson joined USL side Birmingham Legion ahead of their inaugural season.

Family

Kyle's parents are David and Sue Culbertson. He is also married to a woman named Morgan with a daughter named Ellie.

References

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