Nick Besler
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 7, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Overland Park, Kansas, United States | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Salt Lake | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 72 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Portland Timbers | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) | 50 | (1) |
| 2017 | Real Monarchs | 22 | (3) |
| 2017– | Real Salt Lake | 18 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 27, 2018 | |||
Nick Besler (born May 7, 1993) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake, competing in the Major League Soccer. He is the younger brother of Matt Besler, who plays for Sporting Kansas City.
Career
College
Besler spent his entire college career at the University of Notre Dame. He made a total of 72 appearances for the Fighting Irish and tallied two goals and five assists. He also helped the Fighting Irish win the 2013 College Cup.
Professional
On January 15, 2015, Besler was selected 5th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Portland Timbers.[1]
On March 29, he made his professional debut for USL affiliate club Portland Timbers 2 in a 3–1 victory over Real Monarchs SLC.[2]
Besler signed with United Soccer League side Real Monarchs on January 2, 2017.[3] He scored his first goal for the Real Monarchs on March 28, 2017 in a 2-1 victory against his former club Portland Timbers 2.[4] Besler was the captain for the club.
On August 24, 2017, Besler was signed to the Monarchs' Major League Soccer parent club Real Salt Lake.[5]
Honors
Club
- Portland Timbers
- MLS Cup: 2015[6]
- Western Conference (playoffs): 2015[7]
References
- ^ "Portland Timbers select four players in 2015 MLS SuperDraft". Timbers.com. Portland Timbers Communications. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Portland Timbers 2: 3, Real Monarchs: 1". Timbers.com. T2 Communications. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ http://www.rsl.com/post/2017/01/02/real-monarchs-sign-trio-led-sebastian-velasquez
- ^ "Roots Report: T2 1, Monarchs 2".
- ^ "Real Salt Lake signs Monarchs captain Nick Besler".
- ^ "Goals, screw-ups, stats and more: Everything great from the MLS Cup Final".
- ^ "Portland Timbers, fans celebrate Western Conference Championship".
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- Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer players
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- Portland Timbers 2 players
- Real Monarchs players
- Real Salt Lake players
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