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Zach Steinberger
Personal information
Full name Zachary Wolfgang Steinberger
Date of birth (1992-05-10) May 10, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Long Beach, California, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team
Houston Dynamo
Number 21
Youth career
2000–2003 Orange County Pateadores FC
2003–2005 West Coast FC
2005–2007 Irvine Strikers FC
2007–2009 IMG Academy
2009 MFK Košice
2010–2011 Karlsruher SC
2011–2014 Butler Bulldogs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Michigan Bucks 41 (21)
2015– Houston Dynamo 3 (0)
2015Indy Eleven (loan) 12 (2)
2016Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 3, 2015

Zach Steinberger (born May 10, 1992) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.

Career

College and Amateur

Steinberger spent his entire college career at Butler University between 2011 and 2014, where he achieved 2013 First Team All-Big East and 2013 Big East All-Tournament.[1]

Steinberger also played for Michigan Bucks in the Premier Development League between 2012 and 2014.[2]

Professional

On January 15, 2015, Steinberger was selected in the first round (8th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Houston Dynamo.[3]

Steinberger made his professional debut on March 28, 2015 as a 69th-minute substitute during a 0-0 draw against Colorado Rapids.[4] Steinberger made his 2 first professional goals of his career on September 5, 2015 on loan to Indy Eleven against Jacksonville Armada FC [5]

Honours

Club

Indy Eleven (on loan from Houston Dynamo)
  • 9/9/2015 - NASL Team of the Week [6]
  • 9/8/2015 - NASL Player of the Week [5]
Michigan Bucks
  • 2013 - Named PDL Player of the Week.[7]
  • 2013 - PDL Honorable Mention List for the Week
  • 2013 - Winner of the prestigious Scicluna Award.[8]
  • 2013 - PDL All-Conference Team.[9]
  • 2014 - Won the PDL Championship Title 2014 PDL season
  • 2014 - PDL Team of the week
  • 2014 - PDL All-Conference Team for the 2nd year in a row.[10]
  • 2014 - PDL All-League Team.[11]
Butler University
  • 2012 - Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team.[12]
  • 2012 - NCAA Division 1 Men All-Mid-Atlantic Region Third Team.[13]
  • 2013 - Semifinals of the 2013 Big East Men's Soccer Tournament
  • 2013 - Named to National Team of the Week
  • 2013 - BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
  • 2013 - Named to All-BIG EAST first team.[14]
  • 2013 - BIG EAST All-Tournament team.[15]
  • 2013 - Named to the NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division 1 Men’s All-Great Lakes Region Third Team.[16]
  • 2014 - Preseason All-Big East Team.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-soccer/2013-14/bios/steinberger_zach_5f2l
  2. ^ http://zachsteinberger.com/about-zach/
  3. ^ http://www.dynamotheory.com/2015/1/15/7552411/zach-steinberger-houston-dynamo-mls-draft-results
  4. ^ http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-03-28-houston-dynamo-vs-colorado-rapids/boxscore
  5. ^ a b "Player of the Week Indy Forward Zach Steinberger". NASL. September 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Team of the week fall season week 10". NASL. September 9, 2015.
  7. ^ "Michigan's Steinberger Honored-Player of the Week". USL Soccer. May 23, 2013.
  8. ^ "Bucks Qualify for Playoffs...Steinberger claims prestigious Scicluna Award". BucksSoccer.com. July 13, 2013.
  9. ^ "2013 PDL All Conference Teams Announced". USL Soccer. July 30, 2013.
  10. ^ "2014 PDL All-Conference Teams Announced". USL Soccer. July 28, 2014.
  11. ^ "PDL All-League Team Announced". USL Soccer. July 29, 2014.
  12. ^ "A-10 Announces Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams". Atlantic10.com. November 7, 2012.
  13. ^ "NCAA Division I men all mid-atlantic region". NCAA. November 9, 2012.
  14. ^ "Steinberger, Goldsmith Named to All-Region Team". Butler Sports. December 11, 2013.
  15. ^ "Steinberger, Goldsmith Earn All-Tournament Honors". Butler Sports. November 17, 2013.
  16. ^ "Three Men's Soccer Players Named NSCAA All-Region". Marquette University. December 11, 2013.
  17. ^ "Butler Men Tabbed Sixth in BIG East Soccer". ButlerSports.com. August 19, 2014.