Personal information | |||
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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 | 18 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2023 |
Cole Turner (born July 7, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Loudoun United in the USL Championship.
Born 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]
On 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]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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 |