Eric David Osswald (born November 3, 1991) is an American soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric David Osswald | ||
| Date of birth | November 3, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Powell, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Crew Soccer Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | South Florida Bulls | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Xavier Musketeers | 39 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Carolina Dynamo | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | VSI Tampa Flames | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Real Monarchs | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2016 | |||
Career
editYouth, college and amateur
editOsswald spent his youth career with the Columbus Crew Academy before signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at the University of South Florida. After redshirting his freshman year with the Bulls, Osswald made 13 appearances from 2011 to 2012 before transferring to Xavier University.
In his two seasons with the Musketeers, Osswald made 39 appearances and recorded 17 clean sheets. In 2014, he set a school record for clean sheets with 11 and a 0.74 goals against average on his way to being named NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region First Team, Big East Goalkeeper of the Year and All-Big East First Team.
Osswald also played in the Premier Development League for Carolina Dynamo, VSI Tampa Flames and Cincinnati Dutch Lions.[1][2][3]
Professional
editOn January 8, 2015, it was announced that Osswald would take part in Major League Soccer's player combine.[4] However, he went undrafted in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He later joined USL expansion side Real Monarchs SLC for the 2015 season and made his professional debut on April 25 in a 1–0 defeat to LA Galaxy II.[5]
References
edit- ^ "2011 Carolina Dynamo stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "2012 VSI Tampa Flames stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "2014 Cincinnati Dutch Lions stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Eric Osswald to Participate in 2015 MLS Player Combine". GoXavier.com. Xavier Musketeers. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Real Monarchs Fall on Stoppage Time Goal". RealMonarchs.com. Real Monarchs. 25 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
External links
edit- Xavier Musketeers bio Archived 2015-04-26 at the Wayback Machine