Kyle Knotek
American soccer player
Kyle Knotek (born February 19, 1988, in Geneva, Illinois) is a former professional football (soccer) player who most recently played for Fluminense Šamorín in Slovakia.
Youth Soccer
Club
Knotek started with many smaller local clubs eventually landing at Campton United where he played for 2–3 years. When the team he played with split up, Knotek transferred to Chicago Magic 1987/1988. During his time there, the club managed to win 5 States Cup titles and 3 Midwest Regional titles; His magic team also made it to the national final two times losing to the Dallas Texans Soccer Club both times.
Knotek was also involved in the Olympic Development Program where he was selected to the state team and regional team three times including international trips to Italy and Costa Rica.
College
Knotek attended Northern Illinois University reuniting with former Campton teammate, Louie Mojica. Throughout his career at NIU, Knotek played various positions including outside back, outside midfield and center midfield. He started nearly every game he played in at NIU including the Huskies 2006 Mid-American Conference title game against University of Akron when he was a freshman; Knotek also played in the Huskies win over the Loyola Ramblers in the NCAA Division 1 Tournament First Round and their loss to the Indiana Hoosiers in the Second Round.
Knotek had a fairly successful career both on and off the field where he was selected as an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men's Soccer Second Team member in 2008 and then later selected as an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men's Soccer First Team member in 2010.
Knotek spent the majority of his college summers playing for the Chicago Fire Premier.
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