Kyle learned to play soccer in the Lake Erie Youth Premier Soocer League. He began his career as a young boy playing for Ohio Premier and winning many league championships and accolades. He ended his career in the LEYPSL playing with Cleveland United, another powerhouse team where Kyle flourished under the Serbian coach, Joe Raduka. Kyle played high school soccer at Strongsville High school. Veris played college soccer at Akron for two years as a center forward before transferring to Ohio State in 2003. At Ohio State, he switched to central defense after redshirting the 2003 season and was named all-Big Ten Conference as a defender in 2004 and 2005. He also played in the USL Premier Development League, having spells with Michigan Bucks, Toledo Slayers and Columbus Shooting Stars.
Veris was drafted in the third round of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft with the 25th overall pick by the Los Angeles Galaxy. Over the course of the season, he started 10 games for the Galaxy. He was waived at the end of 2007.
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