Kyle Gurrieri
- position M
- height 5-8
- class Junior
- Hometown Totowa, N.J.
- Previous School Syracuse
- High school Passaic Valley
- position M
- height 5-8
- class Junior
- Hometown Totowa, N.J.
- Previous School Syracuse
- High school Passaic Valley
Kyle Gurrieri Bio
2021 (Graduate Student)
Wore the captain’s band (co-captain with Peter Clement) for the third consecutive season … Played and started in 12 matches for the Gamecocks … Assisted on goals against Georgia Southern on Oct. 12 and Old Dominion on Nov. 5 … Put four shots on goal and sent 11 shots throughout the season … Logged 646 minutes for Carolina … Was a leader in the midfield for Coach Tony Annan in his first season.
2020-21 (RS-Senior)
Fought through an injury filled season in which he took the pitch four times… Recorded his first career Carolina goal on 9/24 against Georgia State… Recorded seven shots, two of which were on goal.
2019 (Junior)
Saw action in six games with three starts before his season was cut short due to injury… Finished the season with a shot… Made his first appearance of the year on 9/11 in a 1-0 win over Mercer… First start of the season came on 9/18 in a 3-0 win over Furman.
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
Highly-touted transfer that played and started his first career match in the season-opener vs. No. 13 Georgetown (8/24)… suffered a season-ending knee injury late in the first half vs. Clemson (8/31), the team’s third game of the season.
2016 (SYRACUSE)
Made his debut for the Orange against Cornell (9/20) … earned first career start at Albany (10/4) … played in six matches total and was part of a team that advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament.
PRE-COLLEGE
Attended Passaic Valley High School (Little Falls, N.J.)… played club for New Jersey Cedar Stars Academy where he was a team captain and led his team to the playoffs… named a 2015 All-American by the NSCAA… ranked the No. 31 recruit in the country by College Soccer News… also spent time in the U.S. National Team Residency program in Bradenton, Fla., playing on the U14, U15 and U17 U.S. National Teams.
PERSONAL
Born March 10, 1998… son of Ernie and Karen Ann… his greatest athletic thrill so far was scoring his first goal for the U17 USMNT… enjoys to read and play chess in his spare time… career goal is to be a physical therapist someday… majoring in public health.
