Chris Eylander

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Chris Eylander
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Personal information
Full name Christopher Mark Eylander
Date of birth (1984-03-14) March 14, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Sumner, Washington, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2005 Washington Huskies 49 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002 Seattle Sounders Select 1 (0)
2004 Spokane Shadow 8 (0)
2005 Yakima Reds 10 (0)
2006–2008 Seattle Sounders 78 (0)
2009 Seattle Sounders FC 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 March 2010

Chris Eylander (born March 14, 1984) is a former American soccer player.

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Career

Youth and College

Eylander had an outstanding youth career. He won the 1998, 1999 and 2000 Washington State youth soccer championship with his club team, Federal Way United Storm '83. He attended Auburn Riverside High School where he was the 2002 Washington State Player of the Year. He then attended the University of Washington, playing on the men's soccer team from 2002 to 2005. [1] During his college career, Eylander would spend each summer with a Premier Development League team. In 2002 and 2003, he played with the Seattle Sounders Select, in 2004 with the Spokane Shadow and in 2005 with the Yakima Reds. [2] [3]

Professional

In 2006, the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division selected Eylander with their pick in the USL First Division College Draft. He played 23 games his first season with the Sounders and twenty-seven in 2007 as Seattle took the USL-1 championship. Eylander led the USL First Division in saves during the 2007 and 2008 seasons as he recorded 29 clean sheets in three seasons with the Sounders. [4] [5] After much speculation, he eventually made the move 'up' to MLS expansion team Seattle Sounders FC, signing with them on January 6, 2009. He made his first start on April 18, 2009, after starter Kasey Keller was forced to sit out a game for a red card. He also played in a 4-1 U.S. Open Cup play-in victory over Real Salt Lake on April 28, 2009. Eylander was waived by the Sounders on March 22, 2010. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "2005 Huskies Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  2. ↑ 2002 Seattle Sounders Select roster
  3. ↑ 2006 USL First Division College Draft Archived 2006-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "He's a keeper: Eylander signs with Sounders FC". Auburn Reporter. January 6, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Chris Eylander will likely start in goal for Sounders FC on Saturday". Seattle Times. April 19, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Goalkeeper Chris Eylander Waived". Soundersfc.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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