Ryan Peterson (soccer, born 1995)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | December 26, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Budd Lake, New Jersey | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Charlotte Independence | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
Players Development Academy | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | NC State Wolfpack | 33 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 30 | (4) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Ocean City Nor'easters | ||
2019 | FC Motown | 8 | (0) |
2019 | Detroit City FC | 0 | (0) |
2020 | Stumptown Athletic | 2 | (0) |
2020 | Detroit City FC | 3 | (0) |
2021 | FC Motown | 18 | (7) |
2021 | San Diego 1904 FC | 9 | (2) |
2022 | New Jersey Alliance FC | 1 | (0) |
2022 | FC Motown | 14 | (1) |
2022– | Charlotte Independence | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 1, 2022 |
Ryan Peterson (born December 26, 1995) is an American professional footballer who plays for the Charlotte Independence in USL League One.
Career
Youth and college
Peterson grew up in the Budd Lake section of Mount Olive Township, New Jersey where he attended Mount Olive High School and played youth soccer for Players Development Academy (PDA).[1] While with PDA, he helped the Under-17/18 Academy team to a U.S. Soccer Development Academy U-17/18 Championship in 2014. In the final on Saturday, July 19, Peterson scored the team's second goal, assisted by future Major League Soccer player Brian White, against Bethesda-Olney (MD) in the 2–0 win at StubHub Center in Carson, California.[2] Peterson also played college soccer for four years at two NCAA Division I universities. He attended North Carolina State University for two years and played in 33 games while scoring three goals.[3] Following his sophomore year, he transferred to Rutgers University and played two more seasons, scoring four goals in 30 games.[4]
Amateur
While still attending North Carolina State, Peterson spent the summer of 2015 playing with the Ocean City Nor'easters of the Premier Developmental League.[5] In 2019, Peterson joined National Premier Soccer League side Detroit City FC following the conclusion of the regular season. He spent the late summer and early fall with the club competing in the 2019 NPSL Members Cup tournament. Detroit went on the win the competition with Peterson competing in a majority of the team's games. He also scored the lone goal in Detroit's friendly against the Philadelphia Fury, a professional side in the National Independent Soccer Association which Detroit was in the process of joining.[6]
Prior to this in 2019 Peterson also appeared with USL Championship side Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC in a pre-season friendly against the Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer team.[7] However he was not signed to the final roster ahead of the regular season.
FC Motown
Peterson spent multiple stints with Morristown, New Jersey amateur side FC Motown prior to and in-between playing with professional teams. While mainly competing in the National Premier Soccer League and later USL League Two, he also made appearances for the club in their state and regional leagues across USASA Region I. He made his NPSL debut on Saturday, May 18, 2019, coming on as a first half substitute against the Electric City Shock SC in a 3–1 road win.[8]
During his third year with the team in 2022 Peterson had his most successful season with the club. On April 1, following a successful protest by Motown, Peterson scored the game winning goal against West Chester United SC in the 90th minute of their 2022 U.S. Open Cup First Round replay.[9] He played in all three of Motown's tournament matches that year, plus the original first round match that was later replayed. In league, Motown won the 2022 NPSL National Championship with Peterson scoring the opening goal against Crossfire Redmond in the final.[10]
Professional
National Independent Soccer Association
On February 25, 2020, Peterson signed his first professional contract with Stumptown Athletic of the third division National Independent Soccer Association.[11] He started both of the team's games that season before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the Spring Season.
On August 11 Peterson returned to Detroit City FC, now playing in NISA, ahead of the Fall 2020 season.[12] In the 2020 NISA Fall Championship he scored the game-winning goal against Oakland Roots SC in the 85th minute to give Detroit its first professional title.[13] He departed the team following the fall season.
On October 8, 2021, Peterson signed with San Diego 1904 FC.[14]
Charlotte Independence
Peterson signed with USL League One club Charlotte Independence on September 22, 2022.[15] He made is first appearance on Saturday, October 1, as a second half substitute in a 3–1 loss to the Chattanooga Red Wolves SC.[16]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other[b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Motown | 2019 | National Premier Soccer League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Detroit City FC | 2019 | National Premier Soccer League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Stumptown Athletic | 2020 | National Independent Soccer Association | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Detroit City FC | 2020 | National Independent Soccer Association | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
FC Motown | 2021 | National Premier Soccer League | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
2021 | USL League Two | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
San Diego 1904 FC | 2021 | National Independent Soccer Association | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
New Jersey Alliance FC | 2022 | NISA Nation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FC Motown | 2022 | National Premier Soccer League | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
2022 | USL League Two | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Charlotte Independence | 2022 | USL League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 56 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 85 | 17 |
- ^ Includes appearances in U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Includes appearances in league playoffs and NPSL Members Cup
Honors
Detroit City FC
- NPSL Members Cup: 2019[21]
- NISA Fall Championship: 2020[22]
- NISA Independent Cup Great Lakes Region: 2020[23]
FC Motown
- NPSL National Championship: 2022[24]
- NPSL East Regional Championship: 2022[25]
- NPSL Keystone Conference Championship: 2019, 2021, 2022
- New Jersey Soccer Association Men's Open State Cup: 2021–22[26]
References
- ^ "Ryan Peterson, Mount Olive; 2013-2014 Boys Soccer". highschoolsports.nj.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "PDA U-17-18s". Players Development Academy. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Ryan Peterson NC State Bio". NC State University Athletics. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Ryan Peterson Rutgers Bio". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ Klenofsky, Eric (18 May 2015). "The Next Crop of Ocean City Marksmen: Forwards Preview". Ocean City FC. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Detroit City FC's lone goal tops Philadelphia Fury, 1-0". Detroit City FC. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Hounds win preseason opener, 1-0". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. February 8, 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Game Report - May 18th, 2019 HOME - Electric City Shock 1 AWAY - FC Motown". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Battista, Michael (2 April 2022). "2022 US Open Cup Round 1: As teammate fights for life, FC Motown wins inspired replay in 90th min". thecup.us. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Reed, Matt (7 August 2022). "FC Motown wins its first national soccer title | Morristown Green". Morristown Green. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Post". Instagram. Stumptown Athletic. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Detroit City FC Men Ink Roster Additions Heading into Start of NISA Play". Detroit City FC. 11 August 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Detroit City FC wins NISA Championship". WXYZ 7 Action News Detroit. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "SIGNED: Welcome to San Diego, Ryan Peterson!". Twitter. San Diego 1904 FC. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Charlotte Independence Acquire Winger Ryan Peterson". Charlotte Independence. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Match Center - Chattanooga Red Wolves SC vs Charlotte Independence - Oct. 1, 2022". www.uslleagueone.com. USL League One. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Ryan Peterson - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Detroit City FC 2019 Members Cup Player Stats". National Premier Soccer League. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Player Details - Ryan Peterson". www.nisasoccer.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "FC Motown STA - 2022 Regular Season - Roster - #37 - Ryan Peterson -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Detroit City FC defeats Michigan Stars, wins NPSL Members Cup". The Detroit News. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Michael (3 October 2020). "THE CROWN FITS: Detroit City FC captures NISA Fall title". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Detroit City FC wins Great Lakes region NISA Independent Cup". The Detroit News. 2 August 2020.
- ^ Battista, Mike (8 August 2022). "NPSL title win "more about belief" than experience for FC Motown". Once A Metro. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Dyer, Kristian (25 July 2022). "Appalachian FC falls in NPSL East Region Championship to FC Motown after deep run". Watauga Democrat. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "NJSA MEN OPEN: Hoboken 1912 FC vs. FC Motown". New Jersey Soccer Association. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
External links
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- Soccer players from New Jersey
- People from Mount Olive Township, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Morris County, New Jersey
- Association football forwards
- Charlotte Independence players
- Detroit City FC players
- FC Motown players
- Ocean City Nor'easters players
- Stumptown AC players
- NC State Wolfpack men's soccer players
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer players
- National Independent Soccer Association players
- National Premier Soccer League players
- USL League One players
- USL League Two players