Sam Fink (soccer)

Last updated
Sam Fink
Sam Fink (29670579121) (cropped).jpg
Fink playing for Saint Louis FC in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-08) May 8, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bridgeton, Missouri, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Saint Louis FC 53 (4)
2017 Oklahoma City Energy 17 (0)
2018–2020 Saint Louis FC 70 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2020

Sam Fink (born May 8, 1993) is an American soccer player.

Contents

Career

College

Fink played four years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2011 and 2014. [1]

Professional

On March 7, 2015, it was announced that Fink had signed with USL team Saint Louis FC. [2] He scored his first professional goal on May 9 during a match against Wilmington Hammerheads FC at World Wide Technology Soccer Park, earning a spot on the USL Team of the Week. [3] He was again named to the Team of the Week following his performance in a come-from-behind victory at home against the Charleston Battery on August 20, becoming the first Saint Louis FC player to receive the award twice. [4] Fink played every minute of all 28 games during the 2015 season, one of just two USL players to manage the feat that year. [5]

Fink was released by Saint Louis FC on November 10, 2016. [6]

On November 30, 2016, Fink was signed by fellow USL Western Conference side Oklahoma City Energy FC. [7]

On December 13, 2017, Fink was re-signed by his hometown and debut club, Saint Louis FC for the 2018 season. [8] Saint Louis FC folded following the 2020 USL Championship season. [9]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Ambersley</span> American soccer player

Mike Ambersley is an American former professional soccer player who played as a striker. The last club he played for was Saint Louis FC in the United Soccer League.

Jermie Dwayne Lynch is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a striker for the V.League 1 club Topenland Bình Định. In 2012 he made his only appearance for the Jamaica national team.

Kyle Greig is an American soccer player who plays as a forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Konrad Plewa</span> Polish footballer (born 1992)

Konrad Plewa is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Parker Maher is an American soccer player.

The 2015 Saint Louis FC season was the franchise's first season in the United Soccer League, the third division of soccer in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adam Grinwis</span> American soccer player

Adam Robert Grinwis is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for USL Championship club Charleston Battery.

Irvin Enrique Herrera Baires is a Salvadoran footballer who plays as a forward.

Collin Fernandez is a professional footballer who currently plays for USL League One side Spokane Velocity. Born in the United States, he has most recently represented Peru at youth level.

The 2016 San Antonio FC season was the club's inaugural season. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL, this was the 7th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The club played in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States soccer league system, and also participated in the U.S. Open Cup.

The 2016 Saint Louis FC season was the franchise's second season in the United Soccer League, the third division of soccer in the United States.

Vincent "Vince" Dominic Cicciarelli is an American former soccer player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Todd Wharton</span> American soccer player

Todd Wharton is an American former soccer player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jake Bond</span> American soccer player

Jake Bond is a retired American professional soccer player.

The 2017 Saint Louis FC season was the franchise's third season in the United Soccer League, one of two leagues in the second division of soccer in the United States.

The 2017 season was the Harrisburg City Islanders's 14th season of competitive soccer - its first in the second division of American soccer, and its seventh season in the United Soccer League.

The 2018 San Antonio FC season was the club's third season of existence. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL, this was the 9th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The club played in the United Soccer League, the second division of the United States soccer league system, and participated in the U.S. Open Cup.

The 2018 OKC Energy FC season was the club's fifth season of existence, and their fifth consecutive season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer. Energy FC also played in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covered the period from November 5, 2017, to the beginning of the 2019 USL season.

The 2018 Seattle Sounders FC 2 season was the club's fourth year of existence, and their fourth season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. It was also their first season since they relocated to Tacoma, Washington.

Kyle Stuart Morton is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.

References

  1. ↑ "Sam Fink - 2014 Men's Soccer Roster - Wake Forest University". www.wakeforestsports.com.
  2. ↑ "STL FC Announces Additions of Hardware, Fink". saintlouisfc.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-10.
  3. ↑ "Fink, Kann Named to USL Team of the Week". saintlouisfc.com.
  4. ↑ "Fink Earns USL Team of the Week Honors". saintlouisfc.com.
  5. ↑ "Saint Louis' Fink Makes Mark for Hometown Club". uslsoccer.com."One of only two players in the USL to play every minute of every game in the regular season..."
  6. ↑ USLSoccer.com Staff (9 November 2016). "Saint Louis FC Makes Roster Moves for 2017 Season".
  7. ↑ "Energy FC Adds Fink to Back Line". USLSoccer.com.
  8. ↑ "Fink Returns to STLFC". SaintLouisFC.com.
  9. ↑ Straus, Brian. "USL's Saint Louis FC to Fold to Make Room for MLS Expansion Team". Sports Illustrated.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.