Khari Stephenson

Football player infobox
playername= Khari Stephenson


fullname = Khari Lasana Stewart Stephenson
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1981|1|18|mf=y
cityofbirth = Kingston
countryofbirth = Jamaica
height = height|meter=1.86
currentclub = Aalesunds FK
clubnumber =
contractend =
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1992–2004
2000-2003
youthclubs = Real Mona
Williams Ephs
years = 2004 2004 2004–2005 2006 2007–2008 2008–
clubs = Real Mona Chicago Fire Kansas City Wizards
GAIS
AIK
Aalesunds FK
caps(goals) = 009 00(0)
025 00(3)
025 00(2)
000 00(0)
pcupdate = 16:49, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Khari Stephenson, pron. IPAEng|ˈkæːri, (born January 18, 1981 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican football player (midfielder), who plays for Norwegian club Aalesunds FK of Tippeligaen.

A product of the Real Mona youth system, Stephenson played college soccer at Williams College from 2000 to 2003, where he was named a Division III first-team All-American his junior and senior seasons. In his senior year, Stephenson scored 15 goals for the team, and finished his career there with 40 goals and 18 assists. Before playing at Williams, he was a star of his prep school soccer team at Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut, where he was considered one of the nicest guys on campus.

Upon graduating, Stephenson was drafted 27th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Chicago Fire. He did not make the Fire team, however, and was traded to the Kansas City Wizards for a draft pick. Stephenson played very little for the Wizards in his rookie season, finishing the year with no points, having played only 44 minutes over three games. Amazingly, he became a starter in the playoffs, playing in every game and even scoring a goal on the Wizards' run to the final.

He appeared for the Jamaican U-20's in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina and made his debut for the 'Reggae Boyz' in 2004 against Guatemala. He has earned 21 caps (3 goals) until October 2006.