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Ben Sweat
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Sweat
Date of birth (1991-09-04) September 4, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Palm Harbor, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Number 4
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 South Florida Bulls 78 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 VSI Tampa Flames 13 (0)
2013 Reading United 8 (1)
2014 Columbus Crew 0 (0)
2014 → Dayton Dutch Lions (loan) 7 (0)
2015– Tampa Bay Rowdies 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 17, 2016

Ben Sweat (born September 4, 1991) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the NASL.

Career

Youth and College

Sweat played college soccer at the University of South Florida between 2010 and 2013. Sweat still holds the record for most appearances in matches at South Florida.[1] While at college, Sweat also appeared for USL PDL clubs VSI Tampa Bay and Reading United AC.[2]

Professional

Sweat has earned experience while training with Swedish top flight club Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (2012 & 2013 Summer). He also spent a summer in Czech Republic with SK Sigma Olomouc (2013 Summer).

On January 16, 2014 Sweat was drafted in the first round (14th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew.[3]

Sweat was loaned out to Columbus Crew's USL Pro affiliate club Dayton Dutch Lions in May 2014 for a few matches. Sweat was given his first professional start on June 25, 2014 in the 5th round of the US Open Cup against Chicago Fire. He also played a half against English Premier league side Crystal Palace F.C. on July 23, 2014. [4]

After being with the first team inconsistently, Columbus Crew SC announced on February 9, 2015 that they had waived Sweat. He later signed with NASL club Tampa Bay Rowdies on March 2, 2015.[5]

References

  1. ^ http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=204990367
  2. ^ http://soccerstats.us/bios/benjamin-sweat/
  3. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/01/19/columbus-crew-confident-no-14-overall-pick-ben-sweat-will-be-quality-guy-yea
  4. ^ http://www.thecrew.com/news/2014/05/ben-sweat-recalled-dayton
  5. ^ http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/detail/uuid/3fz1nzzrpt3s1ek1r9turwwmt/rowdies-sign-usf-and-chargers-sc-alum-ben-sweat#.VPTskfmsV8E
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