Kenan Hot

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-11
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lincroft, N.J.
High School:
Middletown South

2025: First Team All-ACC … All-ACC Academic Team … CSC Academic All-District … Started all 19 matches he appeared in … Finished the season with a team-high eight goals and added four assists for 20 points … Ranked among Duke’s leaders with 48 shots and 19 on goal across 1,624 minutes … Scored in back-to-back matches at Furman Paladins men’s soccer (8/31) and Georgetown Hoyas men’s soccer (9/5) … Tallied braces in wins over Howard Bison men’s soccer (9/23) and Averett Cougars men’s soccer (9/30), adding an assist against Averett for a season-high five points … Scored in Duke’s win at North Carolina Tar Heels men’s soccer (10/31) … Added a goal in Duke’s NCAA Tournament win at Princeton Tigers men’s soccer (11/23) … Played a full 90 minutes in 16 matches.

2024: Third Team All-ACC ... Started all 19 matches his junior season... Scored his only goal of the season vs. Averett (09/01) ... Logged 1,569 minutes.

2023: Appeared in 18 games, making 16 starts ... Finished the year with 1,096 total minutes, playing a season-high 87 at Clemson in the ACC Tournament (11/5) ... Finished with one assist on the season, coming vs. Furman (8/27)

2022: ACC All-Freshman Team ... Played and started in all 19 games as a freshman ... A steady presence in Duke's midfield all season long ... Played a total of 1,143 minutes ... First Team Freshman Best XI by TopDrawerSoccer ... All-Freshman Third Team by College Soccer News ... Ranked as No. 2 on TopDrawerSoccer's Postseason Freshman Top-100

Before Duke: Most recently competed for New York FC II of MLS Next Pro … Joined the team following a stint with USL Championship side Hartford Athletic, where he logged seven professional appearances and scored a goal … Came up in the New York Red Bulls academy, competing by for New York Red Bulls II in 2020 … Made eight appearances for the club and played 455 minutes … Logged several appearances with United States U-15 National Team scoring a goal and earning 10 caps … was set for camp with U-17 side before the COVID-19 pandemic … Earned several trials with renowned international clubs, including Arsenal, AS Roma and Borussia Monchengladbach … Has also spent time with USL League Two side FC Motown, making 14 appearances and recording six assists.

Personal: Son of Haris and Suzana Hot ... Has one sister, Malica ... Father, Haris, played soccer at Seton Hall from 1991-1995 under Manfred Schellscheidt ... Cousin, Šacir, is the head coach of FC Motown, a USL League Two side and played for New York Red Bulls in 2010 and played at Boston College ... Born on March 16, 2004.