Ryan Cretens
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 8, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| North Carolina FC Youth | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | UNCW Seahawks | 57 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Carolina Dynamo | ||
| 2018 | Tobacco Road FC | ||
| 2019– | North Carolina FC | 0 | (0) |
| *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
[edit]Youth
[edit]Cretens played for the North Carolina FC Youth Academy.[2] He also played two seasons for Wake Forest-Rolesville High School.[1]
College
[edit]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]
Professional
[edit]Carolina Dynamo
[edit]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]
Tobacco Road FC
[edit]In 2018, Cretens joined Tobacco Road FC.[2]
North Carolina FC
[edit]On August 24, 2019, Cretens was signed by North Carolina FC of the USL Championship.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ryan Cretens - Men's Soccer". UNCW Sports. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "North Carolina FC Signs Former Academy Goalkeeper Ryan Cretens". North Carolina FC. August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ Foster, Ian (May 21, 2017). "2017 US Open Cup round 2: North Carolina FC dominate Carolina Dynamo in first trip to Greensboro". TheCup.us. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
External links
[edit]- 1996 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- North Carolina Fusion U23 players
- North Carolina FC players
- Soccer players from North Carolina
- Soccer players from San Jose, California
- People from Zebulon, North Carolina
- Sportspeople from Wake County, North Carolina
- Tobacco Road FC players
- UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's soccer players
- USL League Two players
- USL Championship players
- 21st-century American sportsmen