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Pierre Reedy
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-11) January 11, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
Full-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Spokane Velocity
Number 11
Youth career
2011–2015 Lehigh Valley United
2015–2016 New York Red Bulls
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Penn State Nittany Lions[1] 69 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018
Reading United
 9 (0)
2022 Real Monarchs 18 (0)
2022 → Real Salt Lake (loan) 1 (0)
2023 Dundee 4 (0)
2023 Charleston Battery 13 (0)
2024– Spokane Velocity 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 20, 2024

Pierre Reedy (born January 11, 1998) is an American professional

full-back for USL League One club Spokane Velocity.[2][3]

Career

Youth and College

Reedy began his career playing for his Kutztown Area High School soccer team as well as with Lehigh Valley United youths, and won District and State championships with both sides respectively.[1] In 2015, Reedy would leave his high school team to join the New York Red Bulls Academy and committed to Penn State University.[4] After joining the Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer as a walk-on in 2016, Reedy would play every game in his freshman season and was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team at season's end.[5] He would redshirt the following two seasons due to injury after suffering two ACL tears.[6]

Upon returning to play for the Nittany Lions in 2019, Reedy would co-captain the side for the next three seasons.[1] At the end of the COVID-19-extended 2020 season, Reedy was named to the All-American Third Teams by Soccer America and United Soccer Coaches, as well as All-Big Ten First Team.[7][8][9][10] After narrowly losing out on winning the Big Ten tournament in 2020, Penn State would win both the 2021 Big Ten regular season and the 2021 Big Ten men's soccer tournament, with Reedy scoring in the 3–0 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers.[11] Reedy would be named to the All-Big Ten Second Team at the end of his final collegiate season, and would also be award the prestigious Big Ten Medal of Honor.[12][13]

While at Penn State, Reedy would also play for USL Premier Development League club Reading United AC for three seasons, reaching the National Championship final in 2018.[14][15]

Real Monarchs and Real Salt Lake

On February 25, 2022, After going undrafted in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft, Reedy signed an MLS Next Pro contract with Real Monarchs, the affiliate of Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake, after a successful trial period.[14] On March 31, 2022, Reedy was called up to Real Salt Lake via the 'extreme hardship' rule.[16] He made his MLS debut on April 3 in a 1–1 draw away to Rocky Mountain Cup rivals Colorado Rapids.[17] He would make his first start for Real Salt Lake on April 21 in a U.S. Open Cup match against Northern Colorado Hailstorm.[18] After returning to Real Monarchs in May, Reedy played the remainder of the season with them, making 18 appearances in total, before departing the club at the end of the season.[19]

Dundee

In March 2023, after a successful trial period, Reedy earned a short-term contract with Scottish Championship club Dundee until the end of the season, subject to international clearance.[20] Dundee officially announced his signing on April 8, 2023, and he made his debut later that day as a substitute in a draw away to Arbroath.[21][22] After making 4 appearances for the club, Reedy would win the Scottish Championship with Dundee at the end of the season.[23] Reedy would leave the club upon the expiration of his contract in July.[24]

Charleston Battery

On 14 July 2023, Reedy joined USL Championship club Charleston Battery.[25] He made his debut for the club the following day off the bench in a league match against Miami FC.[26] He left Charleston following the 2023 season.[27]

Spokane Velocity

On 26 January, 2024, Reedy joined the USL League One club Spokane Velocity FC for its inaugural season.[28] He made his debut in the club's first competitive match on 9 March in League One against Greenville Triumph.[29] Reedy scored his first goal for the Velocity in a USL Cup game against Central Valley Fuego.[30]

Personal life

During his studies at Pennsylvania State University, Reedy graduated with a degree in security and risk analysis before earning a master's degree in corporate finance.[3] Reedy's personal interests include golf, hiking and listening to EDM.[6] He at one point had a clothing brand, PR42, for which proceeds would go back into the local community.[6]

Career statistics

As of April 27, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading United 2016[31]
Premier Development League
 2 0 0 0 — 2[a] 1 4 1
2017[32] 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
2018[33] 5 0 0 0 — 4[a] 0 9 0
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 15 1
Real Monarchs 2022[19] MLS Next Pro 18 0 — — 0 0 18 0
Real Salt Lake (loan) 2022[19] Major League Soccer 1 0 1 0 — 0 0 2 0
Dundee 2022–23[34] Scottish Championship 4 0 — — 0 0 4 0
Charleston Battery 2023 USL Championship 13 0 — — 0 0 13 0
Spokane Velocity 2024 USL League One 6 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 10 1
Career total 51 0 4 0 1 1 6 1 62 2
  1. ^
    PDL Playoffs

Honours

Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer

Dundee

Charleston Battery

References

  1. ^ a b c "Pierre Reedy – Men's Soccer". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Pierre Reedy at Soccerbase
  3. ^ a b Cran, George. "Who is Dundee's potential new signing Pierre Reedy?". The Courier. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Kutztown senior Pierre Reedy plays for New York Red Bulls, commits to Penn State". Reading Eagle. September 25, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "2016 All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Honors – Big Ten Conference" (PDF). bigten.org. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c rsl. "Monarchs Spotlight: Pierre Reedy | Real Salt Lake". rsl. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Awards: 2020–21 NCAA Division I Men's All-America Team". www.socceramerica.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  8. ^ Coaches, United Soccer. "2020–21 NCAA Division I Men's All-America Team Announced | United Soccer Coaches". Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  9. ^ "Kutztown High grad Pierre Reedy named a third-team men's soccer All-American for Penn State". Yahoo News. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2020–21 Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". bigten.org. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  11. ^ "No. 24 Penn State Dominates No. 17 Indiana to Win 2021 Big Ten Tournament Title". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2021 Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". bigten.org. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  13. ^ "Abello and Reedy Claim Big Ten Medal of Honor". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  14. ^ a b rsl. "Welcome, Pierre Reedy | Real Salt Lake". rsl. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  15. ^ Lovenguth, Tim (August 5, 2018). "Reading United AC lose PDL National Championship, fall short to Calgary Foothills FC 4–2 – Philly Sports". phillysportsnetwork.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  16. ^ Montgomery, Matt (March 31, 2022). "RSL calls up Pierre Reedy, Bobby Pierre via extreme hardship rule". RSL Soapbox. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  17. ^ "Colorado Rapids vs. Real Salt Lake – Football Match Summary – April 3, 2022 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  18. ^ "Real Salt Lake vs. Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC – Football Match Summary – April 21, 2022 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  19. ^ a b c mlssoccer. "Pierre Reedy | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  20. ^ Burns, Scott (March 24, 2023). "Pierre Reedy set for Dundee deal as Gary Bowyer chases Queen's Park". Daily Record. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  21. ^ Cran, George. "Dundee announce signing of Pierre Reedy ahead of Arbroath clash". The Courier. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  22. ^ "Dundee go top of Championship after Arbroath draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  23. ^ a b "Dundee back in Premiership after eight-goal epic". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  24. ^ petermceleny (July 15, 2023). "Pierre Reedy moves on". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  25. ^ "Battery reinforce midfield with Pierre Reedy signing". Charleston Battery. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  26. ^ "Match Center | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  27. ^ [email protected], NICHOLAS MURRAY- (December 1, 2023). "Barajas leads Charleston Battery returnees in first roster moves". USL Championship.
  28. ^ "Spokane Velocity FC Signs Winger Pierre Reedy to its Upcoming Roster". Spokane Velocity. January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  29. ^ "Greenville Triumph vs. Spokane Velocity - 10 March 2024 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  30. ^ "Spokane Velocity vs. Central Valley Fuego - 28 April 2024 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  31. ^ "Reading United AC – 2016 Regular Season – Roster – # – Pierre Reedy –". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  32. ^ "Reading United AC – 2017 Regular Season – Roster – #22 – Pierre Reedy – M". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  33. ^ "Reading United AC – 2018 Regular Season – Roster – # – Pierre Reedy – M". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  34. ^ "Games played by Pierre Reedy in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
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