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Dustin Bixler

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Dustin Bixler
Personal information
Full name Dustin Bixler
Date of birth (1982-12-21) December 21, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2001–04 Lock Haven University Bald Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–12 Harrisburg City Islanders 122 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dustin Bixler (born December 21, 1982, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) is a former American soccer player who spent his entire career with Harrisburg City Islanders.

Career

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College

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Bixler attended Red Land High School and was a four-year starter at Lock Haven University, playing 71 career games and earning All-Conference honors in 2002, 2003, and 2004. He was also named to the Division II All-Northeast Region First Team in 2003 and 2004, and was voted the team's Most Valuable Player and the Conference's Athlete of the Year after his senior season.

Professional

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Bixler turned professional when he signed with Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division in 2005. He made his professional debut on May 5, 2007, as a substitute in a 4–3 win over the Charlotte Eagles.[1]

He was named to the 2008 All-League Second Team, was MVP of the 2007 USL-2 Championship Match, and is Harrisburg's all-time leader in starts and minutes played. On February 2, 2010, Harrisburg City announced the re-signing of Bixler for the 2010 season.[2]

Bixler scored his first professional goal on his 88th appearance for Harrisburg, a 2–1 victory over the Charleston Battery on May 22, 2010.[3]

He re-signed with the club on March 11, 2011.[4]

On September 7, 2012, Bixler announced his retirement from professional soccer after eight seasons, all with Harrisburg City.[5]

Coaching

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Bixler is also the head coach of the Cedar Crest High School boys varsity soccer team.

References

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  1. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  2. ^ "Harrisburg re-signs five for 2010". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  3. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  4. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
  5. ^ "City Islanders' Bixler Retires". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
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