Lucas Bartlett

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Lucas Bartlett
Personal information
Full name Lucas Allen Bartlett
Date of birth (1997-07-26) July 26, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Kansas City, Missouri, United States [1]
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 D.C. United
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2016 Sporting Kansas City
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Loyola Ramblers 18 (0)
2018–2021 Drake Bulldogs 31 (3)
2021 St. John's Red Storm 20 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Kaw Valley FC 12 (0)
2022 FC Dallas 0 (0)
2022 North Texas SC 12 (0)
2023 St. Louis City 14 (0)
2023 St. Louis City 2 3 (0)
2024– D.C. United 32 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 29, 2024

Lucas Allen Bartlett (born July 26, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club D.C. United.

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Career

Early career

Barlett attended St. Thomas Aquinas in Kansas, where he was a four-year varsity starter, earning Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year and an NSCAA All-American honors as a senior, to go along with Defensive Player of the Year accolades for the state of Kansas. He also played club soccer at Sporting Kansas City affiliated club side Sporting Blue Valley. [3] [4] [5]

In 2016, Bartlett committed to playing college soccer at Loyola University Chicago. In his freshman year, Barlett didn't see any game time due to injury and redshirted that season, but went to make 18 appearances in 2017. [3] Barlett transferred to Drake University, going on to make 31 appearances for the Bulldogs, scoring three goals and tallying four assists. In the 2020–21 season, Bartlett was named First-Feam All-Missouri Valley Conference, and was voted to the All-MVC Scholar Athlete first team and CoSIDA Academic All-District team. [6]

In 2021, Barlett had an unsuccessful trial at Atlanta United, before going to compete as a graduate student at St. John's University. Here he scored five goals and created three goals in 20 appearances, been named First Team All-BIG EAST and United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region. [7]

While at college, Barlett also played in the USL League Two with Kaw Valley FC from 2018 to 2021, missing 2020 when the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Professional

On January 11, 2022, Bartlett was selected 6th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas. [12] [5] He officially signed with Dallas on January 28, 2022. [13] Barlett went on to spend the majority of the 2022 season with Dallas' MLS Next Pro affiliate North Texas SC. [14] Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Dallas. [15]

On March 8, 2023, Bartlett signed a one-year deal with MLS side St. Louis City. [16] The following season, he was acquired by D.C. United. [17]

Personal

Lucas is the younger brother of former professional soccer player Alec Bartlett. [7] Lucas is the older brother of Jacob Bartlett who current plays in college. His sister is Grace Bartlett.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 29, 2024 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinental [lower-alpha 1] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Dallas 2022 Major League Soccer 0020——20
North Texas SC 2022 MLS Next Pro 130———130
St. Louis City SC 2023 Major League Soccer1401020—170
St. Louis City 2 2023 MLS Next Pro30———30
D.C. United 2024 Major League Soccer3220030—352
Career total6223050—702
  1. ↑ Includes Leagues Cup

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References

  1. ↑ Dallas, F. C. "The Road Less Traveled: How 24-Year-Old Rookie Lucas Bartlett Arrived at FC Dallas". FC Dallas.
  2. ↑ "Lucas Bartlett". FC Dallas. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Lucas Bartlett - Men's Soccer". Loyola University Chicago Athletics.
  4. ↑ Kuhn, Mike (January 12, 2022). "Across State Lines: Former Academy Player Bartlett Selected in SuperDraft". The Blue Testament.
  5. 1 2 Epperley, Drew (January 11, 2022). "FC Dallas selects Lucas Bartlett 6th overall in the 2022 MLS Draft". Big D Soccer.
  6. ↑ "Lucas Bartlett - 2020-21 - Men's Soccer". Drake University Athletics.
  7. 1 2 "Lucas Bartlett - Men's Soccer". St. John's University Athletics.
  8. ↑ "Path to Pro Success Stories". www.kawvalleyfc.com.
  9. ↑ "Kaw Valley FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - #12 - Lucas Bartlett -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  10. ↑ "Kaw Valley FC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  11. ↑ "Kaw Valley FC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  12. ↑ Dallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Selects Six Players in 2022 MLS SuperDraft". FC Dallas.
  13. ↑ Dallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Signs 2021 MLS SuperDraft No. 6 Overall Pick Lucas Bartlett". FC Dallas.
  14. ↑ "Lucas Bartlett | MLSsoccer.com". mlsnextpro.
  15. ↑ "FC Dallas Announces Roster Decisions for 2023 Season". FC Dallas.
  16. ↑ SC, St Louis CITY. "St. Louis CITY SC Signs Defender Lucas Bartlett to MLS Contract | St. Louis SC". St. Louis CITY SC.
  17. ↑ "D.C. United Acquire Midfielder Jared Stroud and Defender Lucas Bartlett in Addition to $300K in GAM in Exchange for Midfielder Chris Durkin". D.C. United. December 12, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  18. ↑ Lucas Bartlett at Soccerway
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