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Evan Beutler

Evan Beutler (born November 26, 1992) is a former American soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Evan Beutler
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-11-26) 26 November 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Enterprise, Alabama, United States
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Lipscomb Bisons 11 (1)
2012–2014 West Alabama Tigers 52 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Waza Flo (indoor) 18 (5)
2016–2017 York Region Shooters
2019–2020 Erie Commodores FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Youth career

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Beutler played his youth soccer at the local YMCA and with his high school team at Enterprise High School.[1] He was the team captain in his final year with Enterprise and recorded 24 goals.[2][3] The team also qualified for the championship match and was defeated by Oak Mountain.[2] Beutler was named the region's Player of the Year after his successful season.[1]

College career

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In 2011, he enrolled in Lipscomb University's soccer program.[4][5] In Nashville, he appeared in 11 matches and scored 1 goal.[6] After one season with Lipscomb, he was transferred to the University of West Alabama.[7] In his debut season with the West Alabama Tigers, he finished as the team's third-highest goal scorer with 5 goals.[8] Throughout his three-year tenure with West Alabama, he served as the team captain and was named to the All-Gulf South Conference First Team.[9]

Club career

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After he graduated from West Alabama, he received his first professional tryout with the USL-side Harrisburg City Islanders.[9] In the winter of 2015, he transitioned to the indoor level by signing with Waza Flo in the Major Arena Soccer League.[9][10] Beutler helped the Detroit-based team clinch a playoff berth by finishing third in the eastern division.[11] Their playoff journey concluded in the opening round after a defeat by the Syracuse Silver Knights.[11] In his debut season in the indoor circuit, he appeared in 18 matches and recorded 5 goals.[12]

In 2016, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with the York Region Shooters.[13] Beutler helped the Vaughan-based club win the league's first division title.[14] In the preliminary round of the playoffs, the Shooters defeated Milton SC.[15] Their playoff run lasted until the next round as Hamilton City eliminated them in a penalty shootout.[16]

He returned to York Region for the 2017 season and recorded his first hat trick for the club on August 18, 2017, against Royal Toronto FC.[17] Beutler helped Vaughan secure a playoff berth by finishing third in the division.[18] York Region qualified for the championship finals after defeating the Serbian White Eagles in the semifinals.[19][20] In the championship match, he scored the equalizing goal against Scarborough SC where York Region won the title in a penalty shootout.[21]

In 2019, he returned to the United States to play in the National Premier Soccer League with Erie Commodores.[22] Throughout the 2019 season, he debuted in the 2019 U.S. Open Cup tournament and played against PDL side Dayton Dutch Lions.[23][24] He returned to play with Erie for the 2020 season.[25]

Managerial career

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In 2020, Girard High School named Beutler the head coach for the high school's girl's soccer program.[26] He also serves as the under-11/12 boys soccer head coach.[27]

Honors

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York Region Shooters

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wiregrass' Best". The Dothan Eagle. 31 May 2011. pp. B1.
  2. ^ a b Mundee, David (15 May 2011). "Enterprise falls in Championship". Dothan Eagle. pp. C1.
  3. ^ "Dothan Eagle - Super 12 Boys Soccer". Dothan Eagle. 31 May 2011. pp. B7.
  4. ^ Wise, Jeremy (1 April 2011). "Beutler signing Lipscomb's praises". Dothan Eagle.
  5. ^ Wise, Jeremy (3 April 2011). "Lipscomb signs Beutler". The Enterprise Ledger.
  6. ^ "Evan Beutler - 2011 - Men's Soccer". Lipscomb University. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Enterprise grad makes history". Dothan Eagle. 1 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Evan Beutler - Men's Soccer". University of West Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  9. ^ a b c Johnson, Don (16 November 2015). "Ex-Enterprise star Beutler now a professional player". Dothan Eagle.
  10. ^ Johnson, Jon (15 November 2015). "Former Enterprise soccer star Evan Beutler doing well on pro level". Dothan Eagle. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  11. ^ a b Graham, Glenn (11 March 2016). "Blast feels ready despite 4-4 finish to the regular season". Baltimore Sun.
  12. ^ "Evan Beutler - Stats Crew". statscrew.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  13. ^ Adamson, Stan (27 May 2016). "First Division Underway in the CSL..... Shooters sign the promising Nicholas Lindsay". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  14. ^ a b "York Region Shooters end CSL regular season in 1st place with 4-1 win". Vaughan Citizen. 11 October 2016.
  15. ^ "York Region Shooters rout Milton SC, advance to CSL Championship semis". Vaughan Citizen. 17 October 2016.
  16. ^ "York Region Shooters downed in CSL Championship semis by Hamilton City". Vaughan Citizen. 25 October 2016.
  17. ^ Adamson, Stan (21 August 2017). "Top Clubs Dominate....Serbian Eagles, York Region and FC Vorkuta score weekend victories". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  18. ^ Adamson, Stan (4 September 2017). "FC Vorkuta Wins First Division in Inaugural Season....Scarborough's Aleksander Stojiljkovic strikes four". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  19. ^ Stanchev, Stancho (28 September 2017). "Побългареният "Скарбъро" на исторически финал за титлата" [The Bulgarian "Scarborough" in the historic final for the title]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  20. ^ Adamson, Stan (25 September 2017). "Shooters vs Scarborough for CSL Championship.....Burlington vs Ukraine Utd for Division Two title". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  21. ^ a b Adamson, Stan (1 October 2017). "York Region Wins CSL Championship.....FC Ukraine United defeats Burlington for Second Division title". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  22. ^ Pora, Chuck (5 July 2019). "Commodores' playoff hopes take hit with tie". Erie Times-News. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  23. ^ Copper, Mike (8 May 2019). "Commodores to launch in U.S. Open Cup". Erie Times-News. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  24. ^ "Soccerway page - Evan Beutler". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  25. ^ Reilly, Josh (25 July 2020). "Erie Commodores open with maximum crowd of 250". Erie Times-News. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  26. ^ Copper, Mike (22 June 2020). "Schrier hired as Girard's boys basketball coach". Erie Times-News. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  27. ^ "Junior Teams". Erie Commodores FC. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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