Zach Steinberger

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Zach Steinberger
Personal information
Full name Zachary Wolfgang Steinberger
Date of birth (1992-05-10) May 10, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Long Beach, California, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
2000–2003 Orange County Pateadores FC
2003–2005 West Coast FC
2005–2007 Irvine Strikers FC
2007–2009 IMG Academy
2009 MFK Košice
2010–2011 Karlsruher SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Butler Bulldogs 65 (14)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Michigan Bucks 41 (21)
2015–2016 Houston Dynamo 3 (0)
2015 → Indy Eleven (loan) 12 (2)
2016 → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → Jacksonville Armada (loan) 20 (4)
2017 Jacksonville Armada 32 (8)
2018 Indy Eleven 17 (1)
2018 → North Carolina FC (loan) 10 (4)
2019–2021 Tampa Bay Rowdies 50 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 4, 2021

Zach Steinberger (born May 10, 1992) is an American former professional soccer player.

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Career

Youth and college

Growing up in Southern California, Steinberger spent time with various youth soccer teams in the area before joining IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He then tried his luck in Europe, spending time in the youth ranks for Slovakian club MFK Košice and German side Karlsruher SC. [1] [2]

After two years in Europe, Steinbgerger returned to the States to play college soccer. Steinberger spent his entire college career at Butler University between 2011 and 2014, where he made 65 appearances, scored 14 goals, and had 15 assists for the Bulldogs. He was named 2013 First Team All-Big East and 2013 Big East All-Tournament. [3]

While at Butler, Steinberger also played for the Michigan Bucks in the Premier Development League between 2012 and 2014. [4] [1] [2]

Professional

Houston Dynamo

On January 15, 2015, Steinberger was selected in the first round (8th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Houston Dynamo. [5] He made his professional debut on March 28, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute during a 0–0 draw against the Colorado Rapids. He got his first start for the Dynamo on June 17 in a 2–0 win over the Austin Aztex in a U.S. Open Cup match. [6] During his first season as a pro, Steinberger made 3 MLS and 3 Open Cup appearances for the Dynamo. [7]

Steinberger also spent time on loan with NASL club Indy Eleven during 2015. [8] He made his debut for Indy on August 1 in a 0–0 draw with the Atlanta Silverbacks. On September 5, Steinberger scored twice in a 3–0 win over the Jacksonville Armada. [6] He ended his time on loan with Indy having scored twice from 12 appearances. [9]

The 2016 season saw Steinberger make only 1 Open Cup appearance for the Dynamo, spending most of the year on loan. He made 4 appearances for Houston's USL affiliate Rio Grande Valley FC before being loaned to NASL club Jacksonville Armada on June 29. [6] [10] He made his debut for Jacksonville on July 2, scoring once in a 1–1 draw with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. On October 30, Steinberger scored once and had 2 assists to help the Armada defeat Tampa Bay 3–2 in the final game of the season. [6] He scored 4 goals and had 4 assists from 20 appearances during his time on loan in jacksonville. [9]

On November 28, 2016, Steinberger had his contract option declined by Houston. [11]

Jacksonville Armada

On February 17, 2017, Steinberger signed with Jacksonville Armada. [12] He scored his first goal of the season on April 8 to give the Armada a 1–0 win over FC Edmonton. [6] On May 7, Steinberger scored off a volley in the 95th minute to give Jacksonville a 1–1 draw with the New York Cosmos. The goal was later named NASL Goal of the year. [13] He scored twice and added an assist on May 20 to help the Armada beat the San Francisco Deltas 3–0. In Jacksonville's next game, Steinberger scored another brace to beat North Carolina FC 2–1. [6] He ended the season with 8 goals and 1 assists from 32 appearances in NASL play. [9]

Indy Eleven

Steinberger signed with USL side Indy Eleven for the 2018 season on January 31, 2018. [14] On March 24, in the opening game of the season, Steinberger started and played the full 90 in a 1–0 win over the Richmond Kickers. He scored his first goal of the season on May 19 in a 2–1 loss to Bethlehem Steel. [15] Steinberger made 17 appearances, scored 1 goal, and had 1 assist in league play for Indy during the 2018 season. [9]

On August 24, 2018, Steinberger was loaned to USL team North Carolina FC for the remainder of the 2018 season. [16] He made his debut for NCFC on August 25, scoring twice and adding an assist in a 6–2 victory over the Charlotte Independence. [15] He scored 4 goals and had 3 assists in 10 appearances for North Carolina as they finished 9th in the Eastern Conference, missing out on the USL Playoffs by 2 points. [9] [17]

Tampa Bay Rowdies

On December 5, 2018, Steinberger joined USL Championship side Tampa Bay Rowdies. [18] He made his Rowdies debut on March 9 in a 1–0 win over Memphis 901. Steinberger scored his first goal for Tampa Bay on March 16 in a 2–0 victory against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. [19] He ended the USL regular season with 21 appearances, 3 goals, and 2 assists, helping the Rowdies finish 5th in the Eastern Conference and qualify for the playoffs. [9] [20] Steinberger came off the bench in Tampa Bay's only playoff game, a 2–1 loss to Louisville City. [19] In Open Cup play, Steinberger had 1 goal and 2 assists from 2 appearances. [6]

During a shortened 2020 regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Steinberger made 8 appearances and had 2 assists to help Tampa Bay qualify for the playoffs. [9] [21] On October 10, Steinberger recorded an assist in a 4–2 win over Birmingham Legion in the Conference quarterfinals. In the Conference semifinal, he set up Lucky Mkosana in the 79th minute to give the Rowdies a 1–0 win against the Charleston Battery. Steinberger scored on October 24 to help Tampa Bay defeat Louisville City 2–1 in the Conference final. [22] The USL Championship Final was cancelled due to multiple Rowdies players and staff testing positive for COVID-19. [23]

Following the 2021 season it was announced that Steinberger would leave the Rowdies. [24] Steinberger announced his retirement from professional soccer in February 2022. [25]

Career statistics

As of February 9, 2021 [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]
ClubSeasonLeague Open Cup PlayoffsContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Michigan Bucks 2012 PDL 1662000—186
2013 13100000—1310
2014 1250000—125
Bucks Total41212000004321
Houston Dynamo 2015 MLS 3030——60
2016 0010——10
Dynamo Total3040000070
Indy Eleven (loan) 2015 NASL 12200——122
Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) 2016 USL 40—00—40
Jacksonville Armada (loan) 2016 NASL 20400——204
Jacksonville Armada 2017 32810——338
Armada Total52121000005312
Indy Eleven 2018 USL 1711000—181
North Carolina FC (loan) 2018 USL 10400——104
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2019 USLC 2132110—244
2020 80—31—111
Rowdies Total293214100355
Career Total16843101410018245

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