Kortne Ford

Hometown: Greeley, Colorado
College: University of Denver
Citizenship: USA
Birth date: January 26, 1996
Acquired: Signed to a Homegrown contract on January 6, 2017

MLS CAREER

2018

• Played every minute of the two Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League games with Toronto FC (2/20 & 2/27), on the right side of a defensive three.
• Missed 15 games due to an MCL sprain sustained during a scrimmage (3/3) at DICK'S Sporting Goods Park.
• Returned to the pitch for his first MLS minutes of 2018 on 7/1 on the road at Vancouver. 
• Named Man of the Match on 7/14 for performance against the Houston Dynamo.
• Appeared in 15 games, 14 from the start, earning 1,141 minutes. Ford has topped the 1,000-minute mark in back-to-back years.
• Picked up the the Young Player of the Year award at the end of season gala, A Burgundy Affair.

2017

• Rookie season, having signed a professional contract as a Homegrown player.
• Named in the gameday 18 for the first time for the home game with Minnesota United FC (3/18). He was an unused substitute.
• Became the first Rapids Homegrown player to earn a spot in the Starting XI on their professional debut when given the nod at Western Conference rival Sporting Kansas City (4/9).
• A week later, Ford became the club's first Homegrown player to start on their home debut, as he did in the 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake.
• Scored his first MLS goal in the 1-0 home win over Sporting Kansas City (5/27). He was named Man of the Match, and also selected to the MLS Team of the Week.
• Named to the MLS Homegrown roster for their match against Chivas de Guadalajara U-20 side at Toyota Park on 8/1. He scored a late equalizer in a 2-2 tie.
• Became the first Rapids Homegrown player to pass 1,000 minutes in their rookie season.
• Went 90 minutes in 10 of the last 11 games, including the last nine in a row.
• Picked up the Fan Favorite and Young Player of the Year awards at the end of season gala, A Burgundy Affair.

COLLEGE

• Made 62 appearances over three seasons with the University of Denver, scoring five goals with three assists. All five goals came in 2016, a year in which DU made their first-ever trip to a College Cup, while also finishing unbeaten during the regular season for the second consecutive year.
• In his final year he led a Denver back line that finished third in the country in goals against average (0.52) and third in shutout percentage (0.58), did not allow a shot against Saint Louis (9/15) and did not allow a shot on goal in five matches.
• During his sophomore campaign in 2015, Ford made 19 starts, while helping the Pioneers register a 0.40 goals against average and a 0.63 shutout percentage, both second in the country.
• In his three seasons at the University of Denver, Ford was a two-time All-Summit League First Team selection and was a Top Drawer Soccer Second Team All-America in 2016.

YOUTH

• Arrived at the Rapids Academy in 2012 from Colorado Storm North Soccer Club. He would go on to play for the U-16 and U-18 teams before joining the Rapids Reserves during the 2013-14 seasons.
• Ford was also named to the 2012-13 U.S. Soccer Academy Starting XI for the Central Conference following a successful campaign with the U-16, in which the Rapids would advance to the USDA National Finals as one of the top eight teams in the nation.

PERSONAL

• Son of Laurie Ford.
• Chose Denver because he believed in both the soccer program and the academics there.
• Also recruited by Duke, Princeton, Stanford, and Santa Clara.