Justin Chavez

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Justin Chavez
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Chavez playing for Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-23) March 23, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Defender/Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 77 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 27 (0)
2015–2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies 53 (1)
2018 Oklahoma City Energy 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 3, 2018

Justin Chavez (born March 23, 1990) is an American professional soccer player.

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Career

College and youth

Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Chavez attended Edmond Memorial High School and later attended the University of Tulsa, where he spent four seasons playing with the soccer side, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. [1] Chavez then entered the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft where he was drafted by the Chicago Fire, however, he was never given a contract with the team. [2]

Fort Lauderdale Strikers

On March 25, 2013 it was announced that Chavez had signed his first professional contract with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League. [3] He then made his debut for the Strikers on May 18 against the San Antonio Scorpions in which he came off the bench in the 78th minute for Shavar Thomas as the Strikers lost the match 1–3. [4]

Career statistics

As of October 3, 2018 [5]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2013 NASL 13000130
2014 1400000140
Total270000000270
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2015 NASL15000150
2016 22120241
2017 USL 1601010180
Total531103000571
OKC Energy 2018 USL28010290
Career total10811040001131

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References

  1. "Justin Chavez". Tulsa Hurricane. Archived from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  2. "Justin Chavez". Strikers. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  3. "Strikers Sign Five as Roster Nears Completion". North American Soccer League. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  4. "SAN ANTONIO SCORPIONS VS. FORT LAUDERDALE STRIKERS 3 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  5. Justin Chavez at Soccerway