Cole Turner (born July 7, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Loudoun United in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cole Turner | ||
| Date of birth | July 7, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Churchville, Maryland, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Loudoun United | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Baltimore Celtic | |||
| Baltimore Bays | |||
| 2015–2019 | Philadelphia Union | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Philadelphia Union II | 49 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Philadelphia Union | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → El Paso Locomotive (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Loudoun United | 19 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2024 | |||
Career
editYouth
editBorn in Churchville, Maryland, Turner started his youth career with Baltimore Celtic before moving to Baltimore Bays.[2] In 2015, he moved to the Philadelphia Union, joining the club's YSC Academy.[2] In February 2018, Turner committed to playing college soccer with the Navy Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy.[2]
In 2019, Turner began playing with the Union's reserve affiliate, Bethlehem Steel, on a USL academy contract, allowing him to keep his college soccer eligibility.[3] He made his debut for the side on March 10 against Birmingham Legion, coming on as a substitute for Saed Díaz in the 88th minute.[4]
Philadelphia Union
editOn July 17, 2019, Turner signed a professional pre-contract with the Philadelphia Union. He would join the club as a homegrown player officially on January 1, 2020, and would continue playing with the Bethlehem Steel for the rest of the 2019 season.[3] He finished his first season with the Steel with 25 appearances.[5]
Turner made his Philadelphia Union competitive debut on September 20, 2020, against the Montreal Impact, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Bedoya.[6] Although he only appeared once for the Union, Turner was still part of the Union bench 15 times as the club won the Supporters' Shield in the 2020 season.[7]
On September 27, 2021, Turner moved on loan to USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive for the remainder of the 2021 season.[8]
Following the 2022 season, Turner's contract option was declined by Philadelphia.[9]
On January 19, 2023, Turner signed with USL Championship side Loudoun United for their 2023 season.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played August 8, 2021[5]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Philadelphia Union II | 2019 | USL Championship | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | USL Championship | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Philadelphia Union | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Cole Turner". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Tannenwald, Jonathan (July 17, 2019). "Union academy's Cole Turner picks pro soccer over Naval Academy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Birmingham Legion 0–2 Bethlehem Steel". Soccerway.
- ^ a b Cole Turner at Soccerway
- ^ "Montreal Impact 1–4 Philadelphia Union". Soccerway.
- ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (April 6, 2021). "An analysis of the Union's roster at the start of the 2021 season". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Philadelphia Union Loan Midfielder Cole Turner to El Paso Locomotive FC | Philadelphia Union".
- ^ Union, Philadelphia. "Philadelphia Union Announce 2023 Roster Decisions". Philadelphia Union.
- ^ "Loudoun United FC Sign Midfielder Cole Turner".