Lance Friesz

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Lance Friesz
Personal information
Full name Lance Friesz
Date of birth (1983-09-16) September 16, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Mission Viejo, California, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
University of San Diego
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005 Boulder Rapids Reserve 3 (0)
2006 Los Angeles Storm 14 (0)
2007 Los Angeles Galaxy 0 (0)
2008 St. Patrick's Athletic 4 (0)
2010 Pateadores SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 2, 2012

Lance Friesz (born September 16, 1983) is an American former soccer player.

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Early life and soccer career

Friesz grew up in Laguna Niguel, California with his parents and younger sister, attended Dana Hills High School, and played college soccer at the University of San Diego. During his college years he played in the USL Premier Development League for both Boulder Rapids Reserve and Los Angeles Storm.

Friesz was drafted to play for Los Angeles Galaxy, where he was second reserve goalkeeper behind Joe Cannon and Steve Cronin, but he never saw any first team playing time and was waived at the end of 2007. Friesz made headlines during his time with Galaxy for being the team's lowest wage earner. According to a BBC report his then-teammate David Beckham earned 503.9 times more than him. [1]

Friesz moved to the Republic of Ireland in 2008, and played for St. Patrick's Athletic, but was released at the end of the season having made just four first team appearances.

Friesz returned to the United States; since 2010 he has been playing for the Yorba Linda, California-based amateur team Pateadores SC in the USASA Coast Soccer League. [2]

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References

  1. BBC Gossip Column, 18 July 2007
  2. "2010-11 Pateadores SC roster". Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2011-01-23.