Perry Kitchen

Perry Allen Kitchen (born February 29, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for the LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer. He was part of the Akron Zips side that won the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, and was first pick for D.C. United in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. He played 187 total games and scored 10 goals for D.C., and won the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. In March 2016, he moved to Heart of Midlothian of the Scottish Premiership, who appointed him their captain. After six months with Randers of the Danish Superliga, he returned to MLS with the LA Galaxy in January 2018. Kitchen was captain of the United States men's national under-17 soccer team at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. He made his senior international debut in February 2015 and was part of the squad that came fourth at the Copa América Centenario.