Phil Karn (soccer)

{{short description|American soccer player}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Phil Karn

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|6|3}}

| birth_place = Roslyn, Pennsylvania, United States

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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}

| position = Midfielder / Forward

| youthyears1 = 1994–1995

| youthclubs1 = Drexel Dragons

| youthyears2 = 1996–1997

| youthclubs2 = Penn State Nittany Lions

| years1 = 1998

| clubs1 = Reading Rage

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| goals1 = 14

| years2 = 1999–2002

| clubs2 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds

| caps2 = 95

| goals2 = 23

| years3 = 2003

| clubs3 = Reading United

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 0

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Phil Karn is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the USL A-League.

In 1994, Karn graduated from Abington High School.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022184210/http://articles.philly.com/keyword/phil-karn Abington’s Phil Karn will head to Drexel] In 1994, Karn began his collegiate career at Drexel University. He transferred to Penn State University in 1996.[http://www.collegian.psu.edu:8080/archive/1996_jan-dec/1996_aug/1996-08-23_the_daily_collegian/1996-08-23d03-008.htm Booters eye inexperienced Drexel] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130616093240/http://www.collegian.psu.edu:8080/archive/1996_jan-dec/1996_aug/1996-08-23_the_daily_collegian/1996-08-23d03-008.htm |date=2013-06-16 }}[http://www.netitor.com/photos/schools/psu/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/05-section5.pdf Nittany Lions men’s soccer records] In 1998, Karn turned professional with Reading Rage of the USISL D-3 Pro League, earning Second Team All League. His fourteen goals that season led to his moving up to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL A-League. Karn spent four seasons with the Riverhounds, then returned to Reading for the 2003 season. In February 2001, the Columbus Crew selected Karn in the sixth round (63rd overall), but was released on March 19, 2001.[http://espnfc.com/draft?league=usa.1&year=2001&type=super&cc=5901 2001 MLS SuperDraft] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925060314/http://espnfc.com/draft?league=usa.1&year=2001&type=super&cc=5901 |date=2013-09-25 }}[http://www.socceramerica.com/article/13024/mls-transactions-update-march-19-2001.html MLS Transactions Update (March 19, 2001)]

He is the assistant youth director for the Philadelphia Union.[http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/academy/staff Philadelphia Union staff]