#: 8
NAME: Steve Kindel
DOB: February 25th, 1977
BIRTHPLACE: Burnaby, BC
HT/WT: 5-9 - 165
CITIZENSHIP: Canadian
HOMETOWN: Vancouver, BC

Kindel was a former standout at Simon Fraser University, where he won the 1997 NAIA Pacific Northwest Conference Player of the Year. After CIS soccer he turned pro by signing with the Vancouver Whitecaps in 1997 where he would play until 1998. After USL soccer he left for Europe where he had a brief stint with R.A.E.C. Mons of the Belgian Third Division A. The same year he made his debut with the Canada national soccer team, where in total he would earn 4 caps.

Kindel returned to the USL First Division first playing with the Richmond Kickers in 1999, then with the Hampton Roads Mariners in 2000. Midway through the season Kindel returned to Vancouver and re-signed with the club at the USL First Division roster freeze on August 1, 2000. In 2001 and 2002 he finished second in scoring and was named into the Second Team All A-League. the same two seasons he won the Vancouver Gerry Nakatsuka Midfielder of the Year award.

During the 2005 season he was converted into a left back by Bob Lilley. Where he logged 2, 381 minutes only second to Martin Nash. He was also awarded the first ever Jack MacDonald Unsung Hero award. In 2006 he helped the Whitecaps claim their first USL First Division Championship by beating the Rochester Rhinos 2-0. On 12 October 2008 he helped the Whitecaps capture their second USL First Division Championship beating the Puerto Rico Islanders 2-1 in Vancouver^. He was released on 8 December 2008 by Vancouver Whitecaps

Season 14 stats
min=965 g=0 a=2

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[date]	[opponent	[min]	[G]	[A]	[S]	[F]
2009-07-31	Vancouver Whitecaps	65	0	0	0	0
2009-08-05	Carolina RailHawks	90	0	0	0	2
2009-08-08	Austin Aztex	90	0	0	0	0
2009-08-15	Portland Timbers	90	0	0	0	1
2009-08-19	Minnesota Thunder	90	0	0	0	2
2009-08-22	Carolina RailHawks	90	0	0	0	1
2009-08-29	@ Vancouver Whitecaps	90	0	1	0	1
2009-09-03	@ Portland Timbers	90	0	1	0	0
2009-09-06	@ Puerto Rico Islanders	90	0	0	0	0
2009-09-08	@ Miami FC	90	0	0	0	1
2009-09-13	Miami FC	90	0	0	1	1
[total]		965	0	2	1	9