Andre Rawls

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Andre Rawls
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-12-20) December 20, 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth San Ramon, California, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Walnut Creek Azzurri
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2014 Saint Mary's Gaels 50 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Wilmington Hammerheads 22 (0)
2016–2018 New York City FC 0 (0)
2018Orange County SC (loan) 26 (0)
2019–2021 Colorado Rapids 0 (0)
2019Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 15 (0)
2021Phoenix Rising (loan) 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2021

Andre Rawls (born December 20, 1991) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.

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Career

College

Rawls spent his entire college career at Saint Mary's College, including a red-shirted year in 2010. [1] Rawls was named the WCC goalkeeper of the year in 2014 and earned first team all-Far West Region honors by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. He set a program record for career goals-against average at 0.98 and registered 25 career wins and 17 shut-outs. [2]

Professional

On January 20, 2015, Rawls was selected in the third round (44th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by New York City FC. [3] He wasn't picked up by New York City, instead signing with their USL affiliate club Wilmington Hammerheads on April 3, 2015. [4] Rawls made 22 appearances for Wilmington in 2015, posting four clean sheets. [5]

Rawls signed with New York City FC on March 3, 2016. [6] Rawls did not appear for NYCFC in 2016 or 2017. Rawls was loaned to Orange County SC in the USL on March 15, 2018. [7] Rawls made 30 appearances for Orange County, including one in the U.S. Open Cup and three in the USL Cup Playoffs. [8]

Rawls was released by New York City at the end of the 2018 season, but was selected by Colorado Rapids in the 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft. [9]

On March 6, 2019, Rawls was again loaned to the USL Championship, joining Rapids affiliate Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. [10] Rawls played 15 matches, posting a 64.6 save percentage and six clean sheets. [11] Rawls signed a two-year contract with the Rapids on Nov. 25, 2019. [12]

Rawls did not appear in 2020, but was on the Rapids bench for Colorado's first two matches of the regular season, [13] [14] as well as Colorado's three matches at the MLS is Back Tournament.

In March 2021, Rawls joined USL Championship club Phoenix Rising FC on loan for the 2021 season. [15]

Following the 2021 season, Colorado declined their contract option on Rawls. [16]

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References

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  2. "Still Building". bigapplesoccer.com. Big Apple Soccer. January 20, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. "Rawls Selected By NYCFC In MLS SuperDraft". smcgaels.com. SMC California Athletics. January 20, 2015. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  4. "Wilmington Hammerheads Sign Andre Rawls". nycfc.com. New York City FC. April 3, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. "Andre Rawls".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Stejskal, Sam (March 3, 2016). "New York City FC sign 19-year-old Trinidad and Tobago international Shannon Gomez, goalkeeper Andre Rawls". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  7. "New York City FC Loan Andre Rawls to Orange County SC".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Andre Rawls".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Nick DeLeon selected by Toronto FC in Stage 1 of 2018 Re-Entry Draft". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. December 14, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  10. "Switchbacks FC Acquire Andre Rawls & Matt Hundley On Loan From Colorado Rapids". switchbacksfc.com. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  11. "Andre Rawls".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Colorado Rapids sign Nicolás Mezquida and Andre Rawls to new contracts".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  15. "JEREMY KELLY AND ANDRE RAWLS JOIN RISING ON SEASON-LONG LOAN". phxrisingfc.com. March 24, 2021.
  16. "Rapids Announce 2021 Year-End Roster Updates".