Youth club:
Kings Hammer
Youth league:
MLS NEXT
Colton Martin
high school:
Montgomery County
graduation:
2028
I’m a dual sport athlete (competitive swimming) from a small Appalachian town in Kentucky. I recently joined Kings Hammer Cincinnati’s top U17 team in MLS Next as a defender for my upcoming junior season. I’m also training this summer with the Kings Hammer Men’s U23 team playing in the Ohio Valley Premier League.
On the high school side, I play box-to-box central midfielder for Montgomery County Varsity (KHSAA 10th Region), leading the team in assists my freshman and sophomore seasons and earning All District and All Region Honorable Mention this past season.
I’m a versatile player who can contribute in defensive or midfield roles, centrally or out wide. I’ve played in various systems and shapes including possession-based build-up, high press and counter-attack, or direct and aerial. I pride myself on my work rate, physicality, 1v1 defending, ball-winning ability, composure on the ball, and service in the final third.
Previously, I played Outside Back for Lexington Sporting Club’s top 09 team in MLS Next’s Academy Division and for Lex Sporting’s USL Academy U15s at the 2023 and 2024 USL Academy Cups in Tampa.
I started in four consecutive USYS Kentucky State Cup finals between 2022–26, three with Lex Sporting (🏆🏆🥈) and one with Commonwealth SC (🥈), which merged with Lexington FC to form Lex Sporting’s youth club.
Academically, I hold a 4.13 GPA and am enrolled in AP, Honors, and college credit classes. I’m the oldest of three kids to parents who graduated from Eastern Kentucky University. My mom is from Atlanta, played high school tennis and rode equestrian. My 6’4″ dad grew up near Lexington and played high school basketball, track & field, and soccer. He works in sports tech.
I’m committed to playing college soccer at the highest level I can possibly achieve.
Birth Year:
2009
Location:
Mt. Sterling, KY, United States
Player Specifications:
Position:
Defender
Dominant Foot:
Right
USNT Eligibility:
Eligible
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