1. Khiry Shelton has represented the United States at the under-18 and under-23 levels.
10 Facts About Khiry Shelton
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Khiry Shelton attended high school at Vista Ridge in Cedar Park, Texas, becoming a four-year letterman for their soccer team, while in 2010 he was selected as Offensive MVP and was a first-team member of the All District select.
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On January 15,2015, Khiry Shelton was selected 2nd overall by New York City FC in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, 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".
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On December 14,2017, Khiry Shelton was traded to Sporting Kansas City in exchange for Saad Abdul-Salaam.
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On January 5,2019, Khiry Shelton signed a contract through 30 June 2021 with 2.
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Khiry 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.
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Khiry Shelton played in all three games, but failed to score in any.
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Some five years later, his drafting by New York City FC led to Khiry Shelton receiving a call-up to the United States under-23 in their games against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Denmark in March 2015.
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Khiry Shelton was brought on from the substitutes bench after 61 minutes against Bosnia and played the full match against Denmark, though again he failed to score on either occasion.
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In January 2016, Khiry Shelton received his first call up to the senior United States squad for friendlies against Iceland and Canada.