Aleks Berkolds

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Aleks Berkolds
Personal information
Full name Aleksander Berkolds
Date of birth (1996-04-27) April 27, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Santa Monica, California, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 San Diego State Aztecs 31 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 10 (0)
2018 ASC San Diego
2019 Tacoma Defiance 23 (0)
2020 Reno 1868 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 4, 2020

Aleksander Berkolds (born April 27, 1996) is an American soccer player who last played as a defender for Reno 1868 FC.

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Career

Tacoma Defiance

Berkolds was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the third round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, [1] [2] but would not sign a professional contract with the team. In March, he signed with the club's USL Championship affiliate, the Tacoma Defiance, with Seattle still maintaining his MLS rights. [3] He made his professional debut on March 23, 2019, in a 4–0 defeat to FC Tulsa. [4]

References

  1. Rael, Chris (January 18, 2019). "Albion SC & SDSU Defender Aleks Berkolds Drafted by Seattle Sounders". soccertoday.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. Sweeney-Samuelson, Jacob (January 14, 2019). "Sounders pick SDSU defender Aleks Berkolds in third round". sounderatheart.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. Clark, Dave (March 4, 2019). "Defiance bolster squad with trio of signings". sounderatheart.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  4. "FC Tulsa vs. Tacoma Defiance – 23 March 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.