Justin Vom Steeg

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Justin Vom Steeg
Personal information
Full name Justin Eric Vom Steeg
Date of birth (1997-04-05) April 5, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Santa Barbara, California, United States
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2007–2012 Santa Barbara Soccer Club
2012–2015 Real So Cal
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 20 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Ventura County Fusion 11 (0)
2016–2017 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0 (0)
2016–2017 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 13 (0)
2017–2021 LA Galaxy II 58 (0)
2018–2021 LA Galaxy 0 (0)
2022 Portland Timbers 0 (0)
2022 Portland Timbers 2 6 (0)
International career
United States U17
United States U18
2016 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022

Justin Eric Vom Steeg (born April 5, 1997) is an American former soccer player.

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Early life and education

Vom Steeg was born on April 5, 1997, to Almeria and Tim Vom Steeg. He attended San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, California. [2]

A highly-touted recruit, Vom Steeg played youth soccer for Real So Cal and was ranked as a four-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer as the 2nd-best goalkeeper and 23rd-best player overall. [2] [3] He had also spent time with the United States youth national teams. [3]

Vom Steeg enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he played college soccer for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team. [4] While at UC Santa Barbara, Vom Steeg played with Premier Development League side Ventura County Fusion. [5]

Career

On August 23, 2016, Vom Steeg signed for 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf. [6] He made no appearances for the parent club, but played in 13 Regionalliga West games during the 2016–17 Regionalliga season for Fortuna Düsseldorf II.

After a season in Germany, Vom Steeg moved back to the United States when he signed with United Soccer League side LA Galaxy II on September 8, 2017, with interest from American and German teams. [7] [8] On March 1, 2018, it was announced that Vom Steeg had moved up to LA Galaxy. [9] [10] Following the 2021 LA Galaxy season, Vom Steeg was released. [11]

On January 25, 2022, Vom Steeg was signed by Portland Timbers. [12] [13] [14] He was viewed to be the club's third-string goalkeeper. [15] Following the 2022 Portland Timbers season, his contract option was declined by Portland. [16]

Personal

Justin is the son of Tim Vom Steeg, who is the head coach of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team. [17] He has three younger brothers, Carson, who played professionally, and twin brothers Jared and Caden, who played collegiately for UC Santa Barbara.

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References

  1. ↑ "Justin Vom Steeg". Portland Timbers. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Homegrown Prospects: Justin Vom Steeg". soccernation.com. July 16, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "UCSB announces 2015 recruiting class". topdrawersoccer.com. February 4, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Justin Vom Steeg". ucsbgauchos.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Goalkeeper Stats". Uslpdl.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Fortuna Dusseldorf signs U.S. U-20 goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". sbisoccer.com. August 23, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  7. ↑ "LA Galaxy II sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". lagalaxy.com. September 8, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Vom Steeg in die USA oder nach Kaiserslautern?". Rheinische Post (in German). Düsseldorf. June 23, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  9. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". lagalaxy.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  10. ↑ Gray, Mike (March 1, 2018). "LA Galaxy add goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  11. ↑ "LA Galaxy announce 2021 roster decisions". lagalaxy.com. November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  12. ↑ Freeman, Joe (January 25, 2022). "Portland Timbers sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon . Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". mlssoccer.com. January 25, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Timbers sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". timbers.com. January 25, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  15. ↑ Svilar, Sam (January 25, 2022). "Timbers sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". stumptownfooty.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2023 MLS season". timbers.com. October 17, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  17. ↑ Rodriguez, Alicia (June 24, 2017). "Report: LAFC interested in U.S. youth international Justin vom Steeg". angelsonparade.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
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