Eric Alexander (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eric Alexander | ||
Date of birth | April 14, 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Portage, Michigan, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Indiana Hoosiers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Kalamazoo Kingdom | 8 | (2) |
2007 | West Michigan Edge | 12 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Kalamazoo Outrage | 17 | (4) |
2010–2011 | FC Dallas | 39 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Portland Timbers | 30 | (0) |
2013–2014 | New York Red Bulls | 68 | (6) |
2015–2016 |
Montreal Impact | 32 | (0) |
2015 | → FC Montreal (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2016–2018 |
Houston Dynamo | 43 | (1) |
2017 | → Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2019 | FC Cincinnati | 6 | (0) |
2019 | FC Dallas | 0 | (0) |
Total | 257 | (16) | |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2014 | United States | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 6, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 2, 2014 |
Eric Alexander (born April 14, 1988) is an American former professional soccer player.
Career
College and amateur
Alexander attended
During his college years Alexander also played for
Professional
Alexander was drafted in the third round (44th overall) of the
Alexander was traded to
On February 11, 2013, Alexander was traded to
On January 27, 2015, Alexander was traded to
In his first year with the Dynamo, Alexander made only 10 appearances, 3 of them starts. In 2017 he helped the Dynamo make the playoffs for the first time in 3 seasons, however Alexander suffered a MCL sprain on May 6 that caused him to miss 4 months. He was able to return to action on September 23 against New York City FC. Alexander appeared in all 5 of the Dynamo playoff games that season and got an assist on Mauro Manotas's goal that put the Dynamo up 2–1 against his former club the Portland Timbers in the Western Conference Semi Finals.[8]
Alexander was selected by FC Cincinnati in the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft.[9]
On August 9, 2019, Alexander returned to FC Dallas following his release from Cincinnati two days previously.[10][11] His FC Dallas contract expired at the end of 2019. Retired to finish college at Indiana University.[12]
International
On December 21, 2010, Alexander was called up to the United States national team for a friendly game against Chile. He made his debut on January 22, 2011.
On January 3, 2014, he was again called up, this time as part of a 26-man roster that trained in Carson, California and São Paulo, Brazil as coach Jürgen Klinsmann prepared the side for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[13]
Honors
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2010
- MLS Supporters' Shield(1): 2013
- US Open Cup(1): 2018
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Playoffs[a] | Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kalamazoo Kingdom | 2006 | USL PDL | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | |||
West Michigan Edge | 2007 | USL PDL | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
Kalamazoo Outrage | 2008-09 | USL PDL | 17 | 4 | – | – | – | 17 | 4 | |||
FC Dallas | 2010 | MLS | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 | ||
2011 | 22 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
Total | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
Portland Timbers | 2011 | MLS | 6 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
2012 | 24 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | ||||
Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
New York Red Bulls | 2013 | MLS | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 38 | 5 | |
2014 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
Total | 68 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 7 | ||
Montreal Impact
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2015 | MLS | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
2016 | 12 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
FC Montreal (loan) | 2015 | USL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Houston Dynamo
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2016 | MLS | 10 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
2017 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||
2018 | 21 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | ||||
Total | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
Rio Grande Valley Toros (loan) | 2017 | USL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Career Total | 251 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 383 | 17 |
- ^ Includes MLS Cup Playoffs and USL PDL playoffs matches.
- U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championshipmatches.
- CONCACAF Champions Leaguematches.
References
- ^ Eric Alexander USL stats Archived April 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine uslsoccer.com
- ^ 2010 MLS SuperDraft Archived January 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine; mlsnet.com, January 2010
- ^ Alexander makes FC Dallas debut Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine; stats.cbc.ca, March 27, 2010
- ^ Timbers acquire Eric Alexander Archived August 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine; portlandtimbers.com, August 19, 2011
- ^ Red Bulls acquire Eric Alexander; newyorkredbulls.com, February 11, 2013
- ^ "L'Impact effectue une transaction majeure avec les Red Bulls". Montreal Impact. January 27, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ Brisendine, Steve (July 22, 2016). "Houston get Eric Alexander from Impact as Montreal continue summer deals". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "Eric Alexander". houstondynamo.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Expansion Draft results: FC Cincinnati pick, trade big names". mlssoccer.com. December 11, 2018.
- ^ "FC Dallas Signs Eric Alexander | FC Dallas". Archived from the original on August 9, 2019.
- ^ "FC Cincinnati waive veteran midfielder Eric Alexander | MLSSoccer.com".
- ^ Bogert, Tom (October 29, 2019). "FC Dallas announces roster update: Club picks up 10 contract options, declines three". mlssoccer.com.
- ^ "U.S. names training camp roster". ESPNFC.com. January 3, 2014.
- ^ "E. Alexander". soccerway.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
External links
- Eric Alexander at Major League Soccer
- Eric Alexander at National-Football-Teams.com