| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Enterprise Wings | |||
| 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Evan Beutler (born November 26, 1992) is a former American soccer player who played as a midfielder.
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]
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]
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]
In 2020, Girard High School named Beutler the head coach for the high school's girls' soccer program. [26] He also serves as the under-11/12 boys soccer head coach. [27]
York Region Shooters