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PHOTO/WILLIAM BROWN The MLS Colorado Rapids recalled Caleb Calvert, who scored three goals in eight games with the USL Charlotte Independence.

Caleb Calvert is returning to the Colorado Rapids.



The MLS club recalled the 19-year-old striker Thursday from the USL Charlotte Independence, where he had been on loan. Calvert, who along with midfielder Enzo Martinez leads the Independence with three goals, made eight appearances and had an assist. He earned a spot on the USL Team of the Week bench in Week 7.



“For a young player, he’s very good in and around the box,” Independence coach Mike Jeffries said during preseason. “He’s got good finishing instincts. He does put himself in good spots. He battles for everything, and he works extremely hard, and is capable of holding the ball up pretty well.”



Said Calvert: “My style of play is just playing with the team—being a team player. Whether I score or one of my teammates score, it’s all the same to me. If I can assist someone or they can assist me, if we get a win at the end, that’s all that matters.”



Calvert spent the 2015 season in Charlotte, scoring two goals and two assists in 20 appearances.



“He’s progressed quite a bit from the day he came in last year to where he is today, and he’s still a 19-year-old player playing up front, which is difficult,” Jeffries said.



Said defender Bilal Duckett: “I’ve had the privilege of seeing him mature over the past year. You can really see him coming into his own. We always knew that he could finish.”





The Rapids are 8-2-3 and lead the Western Conference with 27 points.

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