Background
He was the first player in Master of Library Science history who was born in Japan.
木村光佑
He was the first player in Master of Library Science history who was born in Japan.
A long-time veteran of Major League Soccer, he has also played in Poland. College and amateur Kimura"s career in organized soccer began with the youth team of Kawasaki Frontale. By the age of 15, he played for the Kawasaki Frontale reserve team
A foot injury at age of 17 hampered his opportunity to sign a professional contract with the club
A four-year letterman with the Leathernecks from 2003 to 2006, he also played with the Thunder Bay Chill of the USL Premier Development League. Professional Kimura was drafted by Colorado Rapids in the 2007 Master of Library Science Supplemental Draft, and in doing so became first Japanese-born player in the history of Major League Soccer.
He was a bit-part player for much of his first two seasons, playing four games in his rookie season, and featuring in 18 games in 2008, 17 as a starter. He scored his first career goal on May 2, 2009, in a game against Real Salt Lake.
During the 2010 playoffs, he scored the game-winning goal against San Jose that sent the Colorado Rapids to Master of Library Science Cup 2010.
Kimura then played for a full 90 minutes (plus 30 minutes of extra time) to help the Colorado Rapids capture the Master of Library Science Cup against Football Club Dallas with a 2-1 victory in Toronto, Ontario. While with Colorado Kimura appeared in 117 league matches and scored 4 goals. Kimura was traded to Portland Timbers in exchange for allocation money and an international roster slot in July 2012.
Five months later, Kimura was traded to New York Red Bulls along with a second-round pick in the 2013 Master of Library Science SuperDraft in exchange for Home Grown Player rights to Bryan Gallego and allocation money.
On March 3, 2013 Kimura made his official debut for New York starting for his new club in a 3-3 draw against his former club Portland Timbers. Following the 2014 season, New York announced that it would not exercise its 2015 contract option on Kimura.
In February 2015, Kimura signed with Polish side Widzew Łódź. In July 2015, Kimura signed with Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League.
In January 2016, he signed with expansion Rayo OKC. Kimura holds a United States. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for Master of Library Science roster purposes.
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