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Kyle Hiebert (born July 30, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for St. Louis City SC 2 in MLS Next Pro. He has signed a pre-contract to join St. Louis City SC in Major League Soccer in 2023.

Kyle Hiebert

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-07-30) July 30, 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	St. Louis City SC 2
Number	21
Youth career
	Linden Woods CC
	WSA Winnipeg
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2021	Missouri State Bears	88	(6)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	WSA Winnipeg	54	(0)
2022–	St. Louis City SC 2	24	(3)
National team
2018	Canada U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022

Early life

Born in Winnipeg, Hiebert grew up in La Salle, Manitoba.[1] He started playing soccer at age 3, beginning playing organized soccer at age eight with Linden Woods CC.[2] He began playing with WSA Winnipeg's youth sides at age 10.[3] In 2012, he was part of a Manitoba-Saskatchewan team that competed in the national all-stars competition in Newfounland.[4] He was named the 2016 Manitoba Soccer Player of the Year.[5]

College career

In 2015, he committed to Missouri State University to play for the men's soccer team.[6] Due to injury, he was forced to redshirt both the 2015 and 2016 seasons,[7] after tearing the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in 2015 and then tearing the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during pre-season.[8]

He scored his first goal on October 24, 2017 against the Valparaiso Crusaders.[9] That year, he was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team and earned Scholar All-North/Central Region, CoSIDA Academic All-American Third team, CoSIDA Academic All-District VI team, and Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete first team honours.[10]

In 2018, he earned United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American Third Team, CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I First Team, MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team, CoSIDA All-District VI Team and MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight, MVC All-Conference Second Team and United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Third Team honours and was named Missouri State Male Junior of the Year.[10]

In 2019, he was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team, was named MVC Defensive Player of the Year, and earned All-MVC First Team, Valley’s All-Tournament team, MVC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 17, All-West Region First Team, CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team, United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team, CoSIDA Academic All-District VI Team, and United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-North/Central Region Team distinctions and was named MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men’s soccer.[10]

In the spring of 2021 (due to the postponed 2020 season), he was named MVC Defensive Player of the Year, a United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American, United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team, All-MVC first team, MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, United Soccer Coaches National Scholar of the Year, United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America first team, MVC Scholar-Athlete first team, United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region and CoSIDA Academic All-District honours. He was also a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist.[10]

In 2021, he was named a CoSIDA Academic All-America Team Member, first-team All-MVC, MVC Scholar Athlete team, United Soccer Coaches All-American distinction. Senior Class Award All-American First Team), earned the MVC Elite 17 Award and was named to the MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll.[10] He was also named MVC Defender of the Year for the third-straight year, becoming the first player to do so and was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy for the second consecutive year.[11][12]

Club career

He began playing for WSA Winnipeg in the Premier Development League in 2013 at the age of 15.[13]

In February 2022, he signed a professional contract with St. Louis City SC 2 in MLS Next Pro.[14][15] He scored his first professional goal on June 25 against the Real Monarchs.[16] At the end of the season, he was named to the MLS Next Pro Best XI.[17]

In August 2022, he signed a pre-contract with St. Louis City SC to join the team for their debut season in Major League Soccer in 2023.[18][19]

International career

In April 2018, he was called up to a camp for the Canada U18 team.[2] In October, he was named to the roster for the U18 Tournoi Limoges.[2]

Personal

Hiebert holds a U.S. Green Card, making him a domestic player for United States soccer leagues.[8] After earning his bachelor's and master's degree in accounting, Hiebert worked as an accountant while also playing professionally with St. Louis City 2.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 8, 2022[21]

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		National cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
WSA Winnipeg	2013[22]	Premier Development League	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2014[23]		14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	2015[24]		10	0	—		—		—		10	0
	2016[25]		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2017[26]		12	0	—		—		—		12	0
	Total		54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	0
St. Louis City SC 2	2022	MLS Next Pro	24	3	3	0	2	0	—		29	3
Career total			77	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	83	3

References

External links

• Kyle Hiebert at Soccerway

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