Andrew Dykstra
 Andrew Dykstra playing for DC United | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Dykstra | ||
| Date of birth | January 2, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | D.C. United | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | VCU Rams | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Richmond Kickers Future | 45 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Chicago Fire | 17 | (0) |
| 2011 | Charleston Battery | 13 | (0) |
| 2012– | D.C. United | 14 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Charleston Battery (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Richmond Kickers (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Richmond Kickers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 1, 2016. | |||
Andrew Dykstra (born January 2, 1986) is an American soccer player currently playing for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.
Career
College and amateur
Dykstra grew up in Woodbridge, Virginia, attended Osbourn Park High School, and played college soccer at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2004 to 2008, redshirting in his first year. He was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team as a freshman in 2005, and played in all 18 matches for VCU in his senior season, being named to the All-CAA Second Team and recognized as the goalkeeper on the 2008 Scholar All-East Third Team.
During his college years Dykstra also played four seasons in the USL Premier Development League for Richmond Kickers Future.
Professional
Undrafted out of college, Dykstra was signed to Chicago Fire's developmental roster on April 6, 2009[1] and signed to a senior roster spot later in June 2009.[2] He made his full professional debut for Fire on June 30, 2009, in a US Open Cup third round game against Wilmington Hammerheads.[3]
Dykstra became the Fire's number one goalkeeper just prior to the 2010 season, when the new coaching staff, in a surprise last-minute move, chose to waive starting goalkeeper Jon Busch.[4] He made his MLS debut on March 27, 2010, in Chicago's 2010 season opener against the New York Red Bulls[5]
On January 31, 2011, the Fire announced that they released Dykstra after two seasons with the club.[6] Dykstra signed with Charleston Battery of the USL Pro league on March 23, 2011.[7]
On August 12, 2011, Dykstra was named Most Valuable Player at the final league game of the regular season, in recognition for his successful season in which he led the USL Pro League in lowest Goals Against Average and fewest goals allowed.[8]
During the 2014 season, Dykstra started for the first time in the MLS since 2010 for three matches to replace injured goalkeeper Bill Hamid. Dykstra performed "admirably" allowing only one goal. [9] Later in the same season, Dykstra started for a friendly game against Fulham FC where he suffered a ruptured Achilles and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[10]
References
- ↑ Chicago Fire sign goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ↑ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090630&content_id=5625670&vkey=pr_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/fire/post/_/id/161/fire-waive-goalkeeper-jon-busch
- ↑ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=289679&cc=5901&league=USA.1
- ↑ http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/01/fire-release-andrew-dykstra
- ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4170722
- ↑ http://www.live5news.com/story/15260729/battery-clinch-spot-in-usl-pro-postseason-with-4-3-win-over-charlotte
- ↑ Maurer, Pablo (April 26, 2014). "DC United goalkeeper Bill Hamid makes successful return in win over Dallas: "It feels great to win"". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Andrew Dykstra out for the remainder of the season". dcunited.com. July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.