Preston Popp

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Preston Popp
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-08) December 8, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Des Moines Menace
Number 9
Youth career
CS Dollard
Charlotte Soccer Academy
North Carolina FC
2017 New York Red Bulls
2017–2018 Toronto FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Charlotte 49ers 67 (22)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 North Carolina FC U23 6 (1)
2022 Rochester New York FC 8 (0)
2022 → FC Cincinnati 2 (loan) 1 (0)
2023 North Carolina FC 15 (1)
2024– Des Moines Menace 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 11, 2024

Preston Popp (born December 8, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for the Des Moines Menace in USL League Two.

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Early life

Born in Montreal, Popp is the son of Jim Popp, who was the general manager of the Canadian Football League team Montreal Alouettes at the time. [1] He began playing youth soccer with CS Dollard, before moving to Mooresville, North Carolina at age ten. [1] He played youth soccer with the Charlotte Soccer Academy and North Carolina FC. [2] He then played with the New York Red Bulls Academy [1] and the Toronto FC Academy. [3]

College career

In 2018, he began attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he played for the men's soccer team. [4] [5] He scored his first goal on September 11, 2018, against the Elon Phoenix. [6] In his freshman season, he was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team [7] and the Conference USA All-Tournament Team. [8] In his junior season, he was the Co-Golden Boot winner and was named to the Conference USA Second Team, [9] and was also a Second Team Scholar All-American, United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region, and Scholar All-Region. [10] He was also named to the College Sports Information Directors of America All-District III First Team. [11] [12] In his senior season in 2021, he once again won the Conference USA Golden Boot, [13] All-Region honours, and was named to the Conference USA First Team. [14]

Club career

In 2019, he played with North Carolina FC U23 in USL League Two, [15] despite originally being set to join Reading United AC. [16] He was named to the USL2 Team of the Week, after scoring his first goal on June 7 against Lionsbridge FC, scoring in stoppage time to give his team a 2–1 victory. [17]

After not being selected in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft, [18] he signed a contract with MLS Next Pro side Rochester New York FC. [19] [20] On May 1, he joined FC Cincinnati 2 on a short-term loan for their match against Toronto FC II, as Cincinnati was experiencing a roster shortage. [21] In November 2022, Rochester announced Popp would be departing the club. [22]

In December 2022, Popp signed a professional contract with USL League One club North Carolina FC for the 2023 season, re-joining his former youth club. [23] He won the league title with the club that season, although he played sparingly with only 170 total minutes in 15 appearances. [24]

Career statistics

As of July 5, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [25]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochester New York 2022 MLS Next Pro 8020——100
FC Cincinnati 2 (loan)2022MLS Next Pro10————10
North Carolina FC 2023 USL League One 151————151
Career Total24120——261
  1. ↑ Appearances in U.S. Open Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 3 D'Amours, Tristan (January 10, 2022). "Preston Popp eager to start professional career ahead of 2022 MLS Superdraft". Toronto Star .
  2. ↑ Jacques, John (January 9, 2022). "Who Are The Canadians In The MLS SuperDraft?". Northern Tribune.
  3. ↑ Dunk, Justin (October 4, 2017). "Q&A: Argos GM Jim Popp settling into life in Toronto". 3 Down Nation.
  4. ↑ "Niners Announce Newcomers to the 2018 Roster". Charlotte 49ers . June 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Preston Popp Charlotte 49ers profile". Charlotte 49ers .
  6. ↑ "Niners Explode Offensively In 4-0 Win At Elon". Charlotte 49ers . September 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ "MSOC: All-Conference Awards Announced". Conference USA . November 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ "14th-ranked Charlotte suffers first home loss of season". WBTV . November 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Niners Pile Up the Hardware: Hogan Named Defensive MVP, Popp Earns Co-Golden Boot Award, Seven Garner All-Conference USA Honors". Charlotte 49ers . April 20, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Niners Trio Earns United Soccer Coaches Scholar Honors". Charlotte 49ers . May 20, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Academic attention adds to area soccer standout's success". Mooresville Tribune. June 12, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Three Niners Named CoSIDA Academic All-District". Charlotte 49ers . June 3, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Mooresville's Preston Popp seals win for UNCC; earns second Golden Boot Award". Mooresville Tribune. November 9, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Brito, Popp Earn All-Southeast Region Honors". Charlotte 49ers . December 7, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Preston Popp 2019 USL2 Stats". USL League Two .
  16. ↑ "United Add Five More DI Talents to 2019 Roster". Berks Community Television. May 6, 2019.
  17. ↑ "USL League Two Team of the Week - Week 6". USL League Two . June 12, 2019.
  18. ↑ Skopinsky, Robert (May 3, 2022). "Preston Popp Exclusive Interview: Soccer, Rochester, and Life". MLS Next Pro .
  19. ↑ "Preston Popp Joins RNY FC". MLS Next Pro . January 31, 2022.
  20. ↑ Husillos Jr., Mario (March 12, 2022). "Rochester New York FC: How the only non-MLS owned club is building its squad for the first-ever MLS Next Pro season – recruitment analysis". Total Football Analysis.
  21. ↑ Brennan, Pat (May 2, 2022). "FC Cincinnati 'very pleased' with Obinna Nwobodo's debut against Toronto FC". The Cincinnati Enquirer .
  22. ↑ @rnyfcofficial (November 30, 2022). "The following players have been released from the club" (Tweet). Retrieved December 13, 2022– via Twitter.
  23. ↑ "NCFC signs forward Preston Popp". North Carolina FC . December 14, 2022.
  24. ↑ Jacques, John (November 6, 2023). "Popp Just Became A USL1 Champion, But Is He Set For Free Agency?". Northern Tribune.
  25. ↑ "Canada - P. Popp - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
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