Lucas Stauffer

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Lucas Stauffer
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Stauffer with Carl Zeiss Jena in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-21) April 21, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Owensboro, Kentucky, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 Lexington SC
Youth career
2012 Vitesse
2012 FC Twente
2013–2014 Vejle BK
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Creighton Bluejays 72 (7)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Portland Timbers U23s 5 (0)
2015 Ocala Stampede 9 (0)
2016–2017 Des Moines Menace 12 (0)
2018 New York Red Bulls II 17 (2)
2019–2020 Wacker Nordhausen 17 (0)
2020–2022 Carl Zeiss Jena 43 (0)
2023 Las Vegas Lights 34 (3)
2024 El Paso Locomotive 29 (1)
2025– Lexington SC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, October 25, 2024 (UTC)

Lucas Stauffer (born April 21, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a full back for USL Championship side Lexington SC.

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Career

College

Stauffer played four years of college soccer at Creighton University between 2014 and 2017. During his time at Creighton, Stauffer was named Big East Conference All-Rookie Team in 2014, First Team All-Big East Conference in 2016, and USC Second Team All-Great Lakes Region and First Team All-Big East Conference in 2017. [1]

While at college, Stauffer spent time with Premier Development League sides Portland Timbers U23s, Ocala Stampede and Des Moines Menace. [2]

Professional

On January 17, 2018, Stauffer was selected 26th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [3] However, he was not signed by the club.

On April 18, 2018, Stauffer joined United Soccer League side New York Red Bulls II. [4] On May 2, 2018, he made his professional debut for New York, appearing as a starter in a 0–0 draw with Ottawa Fury. [5] On June 9, 2018, Stauffer scored his first goal as a professional in New York's 4–2 victory over Charlotte Independence. [6]

Ahead of the German 2019–20 season, Stauffer joined FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen on a one-year contract. [7]

On February 15, 2023, Stauffer returned to the United States, signing with USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights FC. [8] He moved to fellow USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive on January 10, 2024. [9] Stauffer and El Paso mutually agreed to part ways following the 2024 season. [10] He subsequently joined new USL Championship side Lexington SC for their 2025 season. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Creighton- Lucas Stauffer". gocreighton.com.
  2. ↑ "USL PDL- Lucas Stauffer". uslpdl.com.
  3. ↑ "First look: Lucas Stauffer". whitecapsfc.com. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  4. ↑ "NYRB II sign Lucas Stauffer". newyorkredbulls.com. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  5. ↑ "NYRB II Draw Ottawa, Extend Unbeaten Run to Six Games". newyorkredbulls.com. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  6. ↑ "Red Bulls II Romp Past Independence". uslsoccer.com. 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  7. ↑ Nordhausen überrascht gegen Dresden, HFC und Zwickau siegen, mdr.de, 27 June 2019
  8. ↑ "LIGHTS FC ANNOUNCE NEXT BATCH OF NEW PLAYER SIGNINGS FOR 2023 SEASON". Las Vegas Lights FC. February 15, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  9. ↑ nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (January 10, 2024). "Lucas Stauffer makes move to El Paso Locomotive FC". USL Championship.
  10. ↑ https://www.eplocomotivefc.com/news/2024/11/25/el-paso-locomotive-fc-announce-2025-roster-decisions/
  11. ↑ https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1325950
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