Reid Klopp (born 2 June 1984 in
Salisbury
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) is a US-born
US Virgin Islands
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soccer
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player, who currently plays for
Free Will Baptist
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In 1702, Paul Palm ...
.
Club career
He started playing soccer at
Parkside High School in
Salisbury, Maryland
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and played 4 years of college soccer for
Salisbury Sea Gulls
The Salisbury Sea Gulls (formerly the Salisbury State Sea Gulls) are the athletic teams that represent Salisbury University, located in Salisbury, Maryland, in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports.
The Sea Gulls compete as members of the Co ...
. Since moving to the Virgin Islands for his work at a Christian outreach for school kids called Free Will Baptist. He plays in the local soccer league for a team that represents the Free Will Baptist organization.
International career
He made his debut for the
US Virgin Islands
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in a July 2011
World Cup qualification match against the
British Virgin Islands
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in which he immediately scored. He was also on the scoresheet in the reverse, making history in the process since it was the first time the US Virgin Islands reached the next round in World Cup qualification.
USVI overcomes soggy field to beat BVI, 2-0
- Virgin Islands Daily
International goals
:''Scores and results list US Virgin Islands's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Klopp goal''.
See also
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References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Salisbury, Maryland
Men's association football midfielders
United States Virgin Islands men's soccer players
United States Virgin Islands men's international soccer players
College men's soccer players in the United States
Soccer players from Maryland
Salisbury Sea Gulls athletes
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