Josh Drack

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Josh Drack
Personal information
Full name Joshua Drack
Date of birth (1999-09-22) September 22, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Chandler, Arizona, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Full back, Winger
Team information
Current team
 Charleston Battery
Number 3
Youth career
2011–2015 Arizona Arsenal
2015–2016 Real Salt Lake AZ
2016–2017 Portland Timbers
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Grand Canyon Antelopes 39 (6)
2019–2020 Denver Pioneers 21 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 6 (2)
2021–2022 LA Galaxy II 52 (5)
2021 → LA Galaxy (loan) 1 (0)
2023 Huntsville City 25 (1)
2024– Charleston Battery 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 13, 2023

Josh Drack (born September 22, 1999) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a full back for Charleston Battery in the USL Championship.

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Career

Youth

Drack was part of the Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club [1] and Real Salt Lake academy in Arizona, [2] before moving to the Portland Timbers academy in 2016. [3] In addition, he was with the Chilean clubs Colo-Colo and Universidad Católica in a brief trial step at the age of 14. [4]

College & Amateur

In 2017, Drack went to play college soccer at Grand Canyon University. In two years with the Antelopes, Drack made 39 appearances, scoring 6 goals and tallying 7 assists. Following his Freshman season, Drack was named WAC Freshman of the Year, was named to the conference's All-Freshman team and All-Conference honorable mention. [5] In 2019, Drack transferred to the University of Denver where he played a single season, scoring 5 goals and tallying 3 assists for the Pioneers. He was named Summit League Second Team and to the Summit League All-Newcomer Team. [6] There was no Senior season at Denver due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drack also appeared for USL League Two side Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 during their 2019 season. [7]

Professional

On January 21, 2021, Drack was selected 16th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by LA Galaxy. [8] On April 26, 2021, Drack signed with USL Championship side LA Galaxy II. [9]

Drack made his professional debut on April 30, 2021, starting in a 1–0 loss to Sacramento Republic. [10]

On July 7, 2021, Drack was added to LA Galaxy's MLS roster on a short-term loan. [11] The same day he appeared for the team as an injury-time substitute during a 3–1 win over FC Dallas. [12]

On February 6, 2023, Drack was announced as a new signing for MLS Next Pro side Huntsville City FC. [13]

Drack signed a multi-year contract with USL Championship club Charleston Battery on December 13, 2023. [14]

Personal life

Josh was born to a Chilean father and a Japanese mother. They are Rick (or Ricardo) Drack and Masayo Drack (née Asami). [15] His brothers are Jon, Betty and Jacob.

Due to his descent, he is eligible to play for United States, Chile or Japan.

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References

  1. ↑ "Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club Alumni Josh Drack Drafted 16th Overall". Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club. April 2, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Portland Timbers". port.ussoccerda.com.
  3. ↑ Obert, Richard. "State champion soccer star Josh Drack leaves Hamilton for Portland Timbers Academy". The Arizona Republic.
  4. ↑ Orezzoli, Agustín (16 July 2022). "Josh Drack, la joya de la MLS de padre chileno que se ofrece a La Roja: "Está en mi sangre"". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13 . Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Josh Drack - Men's Soccer". Grand Canyon University Athletics.
  6. ↑ "Josh Drack - Men's Soccer". University of Denver Athletics.
  7. ↑ "Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  8. ↑ "LA Galaxy select Josh Drack with 16th pick of 2021 MLS SuperDraft presented by Adidas | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.
  9. ↑ "LA Galaxy II sign defender Josh Drack | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.
  10. ↑ "LA Galaxy II vs. LA Galaxy II - April 30, 2021 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  11. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Daniel Aguirre, acquire Josh Drack on short-term loan from LA Galaxy II | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.
  12. ↑ "LAvsDAL 07-07-2021 | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  13. ↑ "News | HuntsvilleCityFC.com". HNT.
  14. ↑ "Josh Drack signs with Battery on multi-year contract". CharlestonBattery.com. Charleston Battery . Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  15. ↑ Toledo, Raúl Tiki (16 July 2022). "Antes se probó en Colo Colo y la UC: El lateral de la MLS que aceptaría jugar en La Roja de Eduardo Berizzo". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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