Ryan Cretens

Ryan Cretens
Personal information
Date of birth	January 8, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	San Jose, California, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	North Carolina FC Youth
College career
Years	Team
2014–2018	UNCW Seahawks
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2017	Carolina Dynamo
2018	Tobacco Road FC
2019–	North Carolina FC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 24, 2019

Ryan Cretens (born January 8, 1996) is an American professional soccer player.

Career

Cretens played for the North Carolina FC Youth Academy.^[2] He also played two seasons for Wake Forest-Rolesville High School.^[1]

Cretens played college soccer at UNC Wilmington, appearing in 57 games and posting at 0.716 save percentage.^[2] As a redshirt senior in 2018, he was named to the second team for the Colonial Athletic Association.^[1]

Cretens played for the Carolina Dynamo of the Premier Development League from 2015 to 2017. In 2016, he was PDL Goalkeeper of the Year, recording five clean sheets and a 0.33 goals against average.^[2]

Cretens played in the Dynamo's second-round game during the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, a 6-1 loss to North Carolina FC.^[3]

In 2018, Cretens joined Tobacco Road FC.^[2]

On August 24, 2019, Cretens was signed by North Carolina FC of the USL Championship.^[2]