Charlie Lyon
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Lyon | ||
Date of birth | April 10, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | St. Charles, Illinois, United States | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2010 | Campton United | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Marquette Golden Eagles | 63 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Chicago Fire U-23 | 16 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Tacoma Defiance (loan) | 41 | (0) |
2017 | Orange County SC | 31 | (0) |
2018 | Los Angeles FC | 0 | (0) |
2019– | MLS (Pool Goalkeeper) | ||
2019 | → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Philadelphia Union (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Sporting Kansas City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 17, 2020 |
Charles Lyon (born April 10, 1992) is an American soccer player who is currently without a team, but is operating as the pool goalkeeper for Major League Soccer.
Career
College and Amateur
Lyon spent his entire college career at Marquette University. After medically redshirting his freshman year in 2010, Lyon made a total of 63 appearances for the Golden Eagles and finished his career with a 0.83 GAA and recorded 29 clean sheets.
He also played in the PDL for Chicago Fire U-23.[1][2]
Honours
- Seattle Sounders FC
Professional
On January 20, 2015, Lyon was selected in the fourth round (75th overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[3] He signed a professional contract with the club on March 17.[4] He made his professional debut for USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in a 4–2 victory against Sacramento Republic FC.[5] On February 15, 2017, Lyon signed a contract with Orange County SC.[6]
Lyon joined MLS side Los Angeles FC on March 2, 2018 ahead of their inaugural season.[7] On May 22, 2018, he made his LAFC debut in a friendly against Borussia Dortmund. Lyon is currently operating as the MLS pool goalkeeper and is currently based in Portland, Oregon and training with the Portland Timbers.[8]
References
- ^ "2013 Chicago Fire U-23 season". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "2014 Chicago Fire U-23 season". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Sounders FC Selects Three Players in Second Day of 2015 MLS SuperDraft". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Sounders FC signs 2015 MLS SuperDraft selections Fisher and Lyon". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ http://www.soundersfc.com/matchday/2015-usl-sounders-fc-2-vs-sacramento-republic-fc
- ^ "ORANGE COUNTY SC SIGNS FORMER SEATTLE SOUNDERS GOALKEEPER, CHARLIE LYON". 15 February 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ https://www.lafc.com/post/2018/03/02/lafc-announces-inaugural-roster-prior-start-mls-season
- ^ Brenner, Steve. "Meet Charlie Lyon: The MLS 'Pool Goalkeeper' Who Can Play for Every Club". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
External links
- Charlie Lyon at Major League Soccer
- Marquette University bio
- Charlie Lyon at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Chicago Fire U-23 players
- Los Angeles FC players
- Marquette Golden Eagles men's soccer players
- Orange County SC players
- People from St. Charles, Illinois
- Philadelphia Union players
- Portland Timbers 2 players
- Seattle Sounders FC draft picks
- Seattle Sounders FC players
- Tacoma Defiance players
- Soccer players from Illinois
- Sportspeople from DuPage County, Illinois
- Sportspeople from Kane County, Illinois
- USL Championship players
- USL League Two players
- American soccer goalkeeper stubs