Stevo Bednarsky

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Stevo Bednarsky
Personal information
Full name Steven Bednarsky
Date of birth (1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 (age 26)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 New York City FC II
Number 37
Youth career
–2017 Stronghold SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Lehigh Mountain Hawks 57 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Lehigh Valley United 19 (2)
2021 FC Motown 4 (0)
2022– New York City FC II 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 20, 2022

Stevo Bednarsky (born August 8, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays for New York City FC II in the MLS Next Pro.

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Early life

Bednarsky grew up in Hackettstown, New Jersey. His father was the boys soccer coach at Gill St. Bernard's School where Bednarsky and his two older brothers and sister played. [1]

Playing career

Youth

At the youth level, Stevo Bednarsky played for local club Stronghold SC in New Jersey, [2] a club which his parents helped to organise. [3] In 2016, while playing for Gill St. Bernard's high school, he was named Courier News All-Star Player of the year. [1]

College

Bednarsky attended Lehigh University in Pennsylvania for five years, between 2017 and 2022, majoring in Arts and Science. [2] In five seasons he played 57 matches, scoring twice. [4] On three occasions he was selected in an All-Patriot League team, and on one occasion was recognised at All-Atlantic Region level. [4]

Senior

In 2018, Bednarsky signed on to appear for Premier Development League side Lehigh Valley United. [5] He played nine times for them in 2018 [6] before signing on for a second season in which he would play ten matches and score twice. [7] In 2021 he returned to the USL and played four games for FC Motown. [8]

On March 24, 2022, Bednarsky was announced as an inaugural season signing for MLS Next Pro club New York City FC II, signing his first full professional contract. [9] His competitive debut came in a loss on penalties to Orlando City B on April 3. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played May 2, 2022. [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lehigh Valley United 2018 Premier Development League 90——90
2019 USL League Two 102——102
Total192——192
FC Motown 2022 USL League Two40——40
New York City FC II 2022 MLS Next Pro 50——50
Career total2820000282
  1. ↑ Includes the US Open Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 Knego, Lauren. "Gill St. Bernard's Steven Bednarsky is the CN All-Area Boys Soccer Player of the Year". Courier News . Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  2. 1 2 "Lehigh Men's Soccer Unveils Class of 2021". Lehigh Mountain Hawks . April 4, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Stronghold SC . Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "8 Stevo Bednarsky" . Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Local college players highlight Lehigh Valley United PDL roster". brotherlygame.com. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Steven Bednarsky". USL League Two . 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Steven Bednarsky". USL League Two . 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "FC Motown STA - 2021 Regular Season - Roster - # - Steven Bednarsky". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "New York City Football Club Announces Players Signed to NYCFC II Contracts for the Newly Formed MLS NEXT Pro". New York City FC. March 24, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Orlando City B 2(5):2(4) NYCFC II". nycfc.com. April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  11. ↑ "S. Bednarsky". Soccerway. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
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