Chris Klute
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Klute | ||
| Date of birth | March 5, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Dallas Texans | ||
| 2007 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Furman Paladins | 19 | (0) |
| 2011 | Clayton State Lakers | 18 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | ||
| 2012–2013 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Colorado Rapids (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Colorado Rapids | 39 | (0) |
| 2015 | Columbus Crew SC | 14 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portland Timbers | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Minnesota United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | California United FC II | 21 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | California United Strikers | 15 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | United States U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 13, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 21, 2012 | |||
Christopher Klute (born March 5, 1990) is an American soccer player currently without a club. He most recently played for the California United Strikers FC in the National Independent Soccer Association.
Club[edit]
Atlanta Silverbacks[edit]
Klute played one season with both Furman University and Clayton State and spent time with the U.S. U-17s before moving to the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves in 2011. Interim coach Alex Pineda Chacón called him up to the Silverbacks first team in June 2012.[1]
Colorado Rapids[edit]
New head coach Brian Haynes loaned him to Colorado Rapids for the 2013 Major League Soccer season.[2] Colorado purchased him outright in July 2013.[3]
Columbus Crew SC[edit]
In January 2015 Klute was traded by Colorado to Columbus Crew SC.[4]
Portland Timbers[edit]
Klute was traded by Columbus to Portland Timbers in exchange for allocation money on December 11, 2015.[5]
Minnesota United[edit]
Klute was loaned to Minnesota United FC on September 7, 2016.[6]
California United FC II[edit]
Klute joined California United in February 2017 and was a key member of the team which captured both the 2017 Spring & Fall Season United Premier Soccer League National Championships.
California United Strikers FC[edit]
In August 2019, Klute was signed to the Strikers professional side, California United Strikers FC, in the National Independent Soccer Association ahead of its first season.[7] He appeared in all seven of the team's fall regular season games and in the West Coast Championship in November, which the team won over Los Angeles Force in a penalty kick shootout.[8]
International[edit]
He was called up to the United States national team for a January 2014 camp, although he never made an appearance.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Defender Klute Signs with First Team". Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^ "Klute Signs with Colorado Rapids". Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^ "Rapids Purchase Contract of Silverbacks Defender Klute | North American Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- ^ "Crew SC acquires defender Chris Klute from the Colorado Rapids". MLS. January 16, 2015. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ "Portland Timbers acquire defender Chris Klute from Columbus Crew SC". MLS. December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ "Loons Add Chris Klute". Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- ^ "Chris KLUTE (pronounced clue-tee) joins us and is a native Texan who has a wealth of experience. He is a dynamic outside back who's as good going forward as playing defense. He has played for the @coloradorapids, @columbuscrewsc, and @timbersfc". Twitter. California United Strikers FC. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ French, Scott (11 November 2019). "CALIFORNIA UNITED STRIKERS ARE NISA WEST COAST CHAMPIONS". SoccerToday. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "U.S. names training camp roster". ESPN. January 3, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Chris Klute at Major League Soccer
- U.S. Soccer bio at the Wayback Machine (archived July 17, 2012)
- Chris Klute at Clayton State
- Chris Klute at SoccerStats
- Chris Klute at Soccerway
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Furman Paladins men's soccer players
- Atlanta Silverbacks FC players
- California United Strikers FC players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Columbus Crew players
- Portland Timbers players
- Portland Timbers 2 players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- Major League Soccer players
- USL Championship players
- Clayton State Lakers men's soccer players
- Soccer players from Texas
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- People from Grand Prairie, Texas
- Sportspeople from Ellis County, Texas
- Sportspeople from Dallas County, Texas
- Sportspeople from Tarrant County, Texas
- United Premier Soccer League players
- National Premier Soccer League players
- National Independent Soccer Association players
- Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players