Dustin Kirby (born December 12, 1984, in

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) is an

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defender who is known for playing for

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Youth

Born and raised in the suburbs of

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, Kirby played on the Impact team of th
Cleveland Soccer Academy
from 1994 through 2003. During that time he served as captain of the CSA Super Y team in 2002 and won a national championship in July 2003 as a member of the CSA Force Juniors of the U-19 Super Y League. As a member of the 2003 Ohio North State Team, he was named to the Region II pool. Kirby graduated from

Mentor High School Mentor High School is a public high school located in Mentor, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Mentor Exempted Village School District (informally, "Mentor Schools"). At one time, it was the largest high school in Ohio base ...

in 2003 and was a 2003 NSCAA/Adidas Men's Soccer All-American. Kirby decided to attend

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in Columbus,

. During his four years at Ohio State University he started every game but one (82 matches) during his career. Kirby was 1st-Team all

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his senior year. He spent the 2004 collegiate offseason with the

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in the

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Professional

When the

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came along, Kirby was not initially selected, but he was taken later on, in the 4th round of the supplemental draft, by

. In two seasons with the club, Kirby made two league appearances, as well as playing in an exhibition match against the national team of Fiji. His debut came on October 15, 2007, in a 1–0 loss against the

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. Kirby was released by Real Salt Lake on November 25, 2008. He remains without a team as of March 2009.

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