Josh Bauer (soccer)

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Josh Bauer
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Bauer with Nashville SC in 2023
Personal information
Full name Joshua Chase Bauer [1]
Date of birth (1998-07-22) July 22, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Nashville SC
Number 22
Youth career
GPS New Hampshire Classics Elite
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 New Hampshire Wildcats 60 (10)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Seacoast United Phantoms 0 (0)
2018 Boston Bolts 10 (1)
2019 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 10 (1)
2020 Birmingham Legion 3 (0)
2021 Atlanta United 0 (0)
2021 Atlanta United 2 27 (1)
2022– Nashville SC 36 (0)
2022 → Sacramento Republic (loan) 11 (0)
2023 Huntsville City 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 24, 2024

Joshua Chase Bauer (born July 22, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC.

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Career

Youth, college & amateur

Bauer played youth soccer with GPS New Hampshire Classics Elite, helping them to a pair of state titles in 2014 and 2015. He then went on to play college soccer at the University of New Hampshire between 2017 and 2019. Whilst with the Wildcats, Bauer made 60 appearances, scoring 10 goals and tallying 10 assists. [2]

He was named a United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American in his senior season and was a 2019 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist. He also won accolades such as America East Defender of the Year, ECAC Defender of the Year in 2018 and 2019, and is only the second player ever to be named the America East Tournament Most Outstanding Player twice. He was also a 2018 United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American and a United Soccer Coaches First Team Scholar Athlete in 2019. [3]

Whilst at college, Bauer also played in the USL League Two with spells at Seacoast United Phantoms, [4] Boston Bolts [5] and Seattle Sounders FC U-23. [6]

Professional

On August 19, 2020, Bauer signed his first professional contract with USL Championship side Birmingham Legion. [7] He made his professional debut on August 29, 2020, appearing as an 84th-minute substitute during a 4–1 win over Charlotte Independence. [8] He was out of contract following the 2020 season to be able to participate in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. [9]

On January 21, 2021, Bauer was selected 31st overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Atlanta United. [10] He officially signed a first team contract on April 15, 2021. [11]

Following the 2021 season, Bauer's contract option was declined by Atlanta. [12] On December 17, 2021, he was selected in Stage One of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft by Nashville SC. [13]

Bauer joined Sacramento Republic on a short-term loan on July 29, 2022. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Nashville SC (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 17. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Josh Bauer – 2019 – Men's Soccer". University of New Hampshire Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Josh Bauer". www.bhmlegion.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Seacoast United Phantoms – 2017 Regular Season – Roster – # – Joshua Bauer -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ↑ "Boston Bolts – 2018 Regular Season – Roster – #20 – Joshua Bauer -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. ↑ "Sounders FC U23 | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  7. ↑ Humphries, Clayton (August 19, 2020). "Legion FC signs All-American Defender Josh Bauer". Birmingham Legion FC.
  8. ↑ "Charlotte Independence vs. Birmingham Legion FC - August 29, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  9. ↑ "Legion FC Announces Year-End Roster Updates". December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Atlanta United selects Josh Bauer and Aiden McFadden in 2021 MLS SuperDraft | Atlanta United FC".
  11. ↑ "Atlanta United signs SuperDraft pick Josh Bauer". Atlanta United . April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  12. ↑ Bogert, Tom (December 13, 2021). "Who's in, who's out? All 27 MLS clubs announce roster decisions following 2021 season". MLSSoccer.com.
  13. ↑ Tom Bogert (December 17, 2021). "2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft results: Nashville SC pick Josh Bauer in Stage 1" . Retrieved December 17, 2021.,
  14. ↑ Ogata-Beutler, Grace. "Republic FC Acquires Defender Josh Bauer on Short Term Loan from Nashville SC". SacRepublicFC.com. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
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