Khiry Shelton – NYCFC
Khiry Lamar Shelton is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a striker for New York City FC in Major League Soccer. He has been played for the United States under-18 and under-23 national teams.
On January 15, 2015, Shelton was selected 2nd overall by New York City FC in the 2015 MLS Super-Draft, with the expansion club turning down an offer of a considerable amount of allocation money in exchange for their pick to instead draft the player who Head Coach Jason Kreis described as “our top guy”. He made his debut for the club coming on as a substitute against Orlando City.
In his international career, Shelton was called up to the United States under-18 team in 2010, attending a training camp with them in California before flying out to Israel in December 2010 to compete in an international tournament against the hosts plus France and Germany. He played in all three games, but failed to score in any.
Five years later, his drafting by New York City FC led to Shelton receiving a call-up to the United States under-23 in their games against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Denmark in March 2015. Shelton was brought on from the substitutes bench after 61 minutes against Bosnia, played the full match against Denmark, though again he failed to score on either occasion.
