Tyler Lassiter

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Tyler Lassiter
Personal information
Full name Tyler Lassiter
Date of birth (1989-04-07) April 7, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2007–2010 North Carolina State Wolfpack
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Cary Clarets 22 (1)
2011 New York Red Bulls 0 (0)
2011 → Carolina RailHawks (loan) 7 (0)
2012 Wilmington Hammerheads 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 27, 2012

Tyler Lassiter (born April 7, 1989 in Wake Forest, North Carolina) is an American soccer player.

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Career

College and amateur

Lassiter attended Wake Forest-Rolesville High School in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and played four years of college soccer at North Carolina State. He initially began his career as a left back but was converted to center back during his second year at NC State. In his four years at North Carolina State Lassiter appeared in 73 matches and scored 12 goals. [1]

Lassiter played with Cary Clarets in the USL Premier Development League during the 2008 and 2009 collegiate off-season. [2] On July 10, 2008 Lassiter scored for Cary in a 2-1 victory over Burnley during Burnley's pre-season tour of the United States. [3]

Professional

Lassiter was selected 30th overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls. [4] On June 28, 2011 Lassiter made his first team debut for Red Bulls in a 2-1 victory over FC New York in the US Open Cup. [5]

On August 30, 2011, New York announced that Lassiter had been loaned to Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League for the remainder of the RailHawks’ season. [6] [7]

Lassiter was waived by New York on November 23, 2011. [8] He signed with Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Professional Division on February 16, 2012. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lassiter Drafted in Second Round of MLS SuperDraft - NC State University Official Athletic Site". www.gopack.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05.
  2. ↑ http://www.carynews.com/2008/07/10/9536/railhawks-dispatch-burnley.html
  3. ↑ "Burnley | News | Latest Headlines | Latest Headlines | Burnley 1 Cary RailHawks 2". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29.
  4. ↑ "Red Bulls select four at 2011 MLS SuperDraft | New York Red Bulls" . Retrieved Jan 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ "USOC Recap: Rooney, Hertzog lead Red Bulls over FCNY | MLSsoccer.com" . Retrieved Jan 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Red Bulls Loan Defender Tyler Lassiter to Carolina Railhawks | New York Red Bulls" . Retrieved Jan 10, 2020.
  7. ↑ http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/index.php?id=111&newsid=1183
  8. ↑ "Players waived as teams begin to shape rosters for 2012 | MLSsoccer.com" . Retrieved Jan 10, 2020.
  9. ↑ http://hammers.blogs.starnewsonline.com/11533/hammerheads-sign-two-former-red-bull-players/
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