Kyle Jansen '24 Recruiting Profile

Kyle Ethan Jansen

23/02/2006

Position: Goalkeeper

Club: Atlanta United (2018-2023)

National Team: South Africa U17 (2023)

College: Syracuse University commit (2024)

As a student I am a self-motivated self-starter, working hard in the classroom and at home, striving to maintain my 4.0 GPA.

On the field I am a passionate, assertive, highly competitive athlete. Scouted to join the MLS’s Atlanta United Academy program from U12 and currently play for the U19 team in the UPSL. I have also been rostered for the Atlanta United 2's in the USL. 

In April 2023 I was selected for the South African U17 National Team and made my international debut at the Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria against Morocco.

A naturally left-handed and right-footed player, I am equally confident on both sides. I am tall at 6'2 (17 yrs) strong and athletic. I have the explosive ability to make the top hand upper 90 stop or agility to make the low diving save with quick reflexes to deal with reaction shots. I command my box, claiming any high ball with a calm and controlled confidence and bravery in 1v1 situations. I feel my greatest strength is the way I read the game and direct my defense; I believe goalkeepers should be shot preventer not just shot stoppers. As a positional keeper, being in the right place at the right time eliminates the need for unnecessary flamboyant stops.  A striker at heart, I see myself as the first line of attack, preferring to hold the ball over parrying, I like to take control, relieve pressure and able to look for the counter-attack. Seen as an extra sweeper I confidently switch play, clear my line or chip the pressing attackers, my distribution whether a well-timed throw into space or an accurate side-volley is an added weapon.