Steward Ceus
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Steward Ceus | ||
Date of birth | March 26, 1987 | ||
Place of birth | West Haverstraw, New York, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2008 | Albany Great Danes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | (0) |
2009 | → Charlotte Eagles (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2010 | → Charlotte Eagles (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2014 | Närpes Kraft | 25 | (0) |
2015 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 22 | (0) |
2016 | Minnesota United | 4 | (0) |
2017 | San Francisco Deltas | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 17 | (0) |
2020 | New York Cosmos | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2010– | Haiti | 16 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 25, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 7, 2018 |
Steward Ceus (born March 26, 1987) is a Haitian footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for New York Cosmos in the National Independent Soccer Association.
Career
Youth and college
Ceus attended North Rockland High School, where he lettered in soccer all four years (as well as tennis for three years and basketball), posted a county and school-record 36 career shutouts as a junior, earned all-league laurels all four years, all-section accolades three times and all-county honors on two occasions.
He played four years of college soccer at the University at Albany, where he was named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll and ranked second in America East with 66 saves as a freshman, made the America East All-Academic Team and was named to the America East Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll as a sophomore, and garnered America East All-Academic Team honors as a junior in 2007.
Professional
Ceus was drafted in the third round (37th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids.[1] However, he did play in the 2nd half of the Community Shield against the Sounders at CenturyLink Field. The Rapids lost 3–1. Ceus let in two goals.
He was loaned to the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division in June 2009, to gain experience and maintain fitness levels; he made his debut for them on June 20, 2009, in a game against Richmond Kickers.[2] He renewed this loan with the Eagles in March 2010.
Ceus was released by Colorado on December 6, 2013 after five seasons with the club.[3] On March 21, 2014 he arrived in Finland to try out for the Finnish club Närpes Kraft Fotbollsförening for the starting goalkeeper position. On April 11, he signed a one-year contract.
On January 14, 2015, Ceus returned to the United States, signing with NASL club Atlanta Silverbacks.[4]
International
Ceus made his debut for Haiti in 2010.
References
- ^ "Albany's Steward Ceus Selected 37th Overall in MLS Draft". America East Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ^ "Rapids decline option on goalkeeper Stew Ceus". MLS. December 6, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta Silverbacks FC". www.atlantasilverbacksfc.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
External links
- Steward Ceus at Major League Soccer
- University at Albany bio
- Steward Ceus at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1987 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Haitian men's footballers
- African-American men's soccer players
- American sportspeople of Haitian descent
- Citizens of Haiti through descent
- Haiti men's international footballers
- Albany Great Danes men's soccer players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Charlotte Eagles players
- Närpes Kraft Fotbollsförening players
- Atlanta Silverbacks FC players
- Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players
- San Francisco Deltas players
- Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players
- Soccer players from New York (state)
- USL Second Division players
- Major League Soccer players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- Colorado Rapids draft picks
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Copa América Centenario players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American people
- Haitian football biography stubs