Eric Osswald

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Eric Osswald
Personal information
Full name Eric David Osswald
Date of birth (1991-11-03) November 3, 1991 (age 31)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 South Florida Bulls 13 (0)
2013–2014 Xavier Musketeers 39 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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

Eric David Osswald (born November 3, 1991) is an American soccer player.

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Career

Youth, College and Amateur

Osswald 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

On 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "2011 Carolina Dynamo stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "2012 VSI Tampa Flames stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "2014 Cincinnati Dutch Lions stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Eric Osswald to Participate in 2015 MLS Player Combine". GoXavier.com. Xavier Musketeers. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "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.
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