Andrew Dykstra
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andrew Dykstra | ||
| Date of birth | January 2, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | D.C. United | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | VCU Rams | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Richmond Kickers Future | 45 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Chicago Fire | 17 | (0) |
| 2011 | Charleston Battery | 13 | (0) |
| 2012– | D.C. United | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 30, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Andrew Dykstra (born January 2, 1986 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American soccer player currently playing for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.
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[edit] Career
[edit] College and amateur
Dykstra grew up in Woodbridge, Virginia, attended Osbourn Park High School, and played college soccer at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2004 to 2008, redshirting in his first year. He was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team as a freshman in 2005, and played in all 18 matches for VCU in his senior season, being named to the All-CAA Second Team and recognized as the goalkeeper on the 2008 Scholar All-East Third Team.
During his college years Dykstra also played four seasons in the USL Premier Development League for Richmond Kickers Future.
[edit] Professional
Undrafted out of college, Dykstra was signed to Chicago Fire's developmental roster on 6 April 2009[1] and signed to a senior roster spot later in June 2009.[2] He made his full professional debut for Fire on 30 June 2009, in a US Open Cup third round game against Wilmington Hammerheads.[3]
Dykstra became the Fire's number one goalkeeper just prior to the 2010 season, when the new coaching staff, in a surprise last-minute move, chose to waive starting goalkeeper Jon Busch.[4] He made his MLS debut on 27 March 2010, in Chicago's 2010 season opener against the New York Red Bulls[5]
On January 31, 2011, the Fire announced that they released Dykstra after two seasons with the club.[6] Dykstra signed with Charleston Battery of the USL Pro league on March 23, 2011.[7]
On August 12, 2011, Dykstra was named Most Valuable Player at the final league game of the regular season, in recognition for his successful season in which he led the USL Pro League in lowest Goals Against Average and fewest goals allowed.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Chicago Fire sign goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra
- ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/players/roster.jsp?club=t100
- ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090630&content_id=5625670&vkey=pr_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100
- ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/fire/post/_/id/161/fire-waive-goalkeeper-jon-busch
- ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=289679&cc=5901&league=USA.1
- ^ http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/01/fire-release-andrew-dykstra
- ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4170722
- ^ http://www.live5news.com/story/15260729/battery-clinch-spot-in-usl-pro-postseason-with-4-3-win-over-charlotte
[edit] External links
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- American people of Dutch descent
- People from Honolulu, Hawaii
- VCU Rams men's soccer players
- Richmond Kickers Future players
- Chicago Fire Soccer Club players
- Charleston Battery players
- D.C. United players
- Soccer players from Hawaii
- USL Premier Development League players
- USL Professional Division players
