Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Meves | ||
Date of birth | (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2012 | Akron Zips | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Chicago Fire Premier | 24 | (0) |
2013 | Portland Timbers U23s | 13 | (0) |
2014 | Des Moines Menace | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 5 | (0) |
2016 | Puerto Rico FC | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 22, 2016 |
David Meves (born July 20, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper, most recently for Puerto Rico FC of the North American Soccer League.
Career
College and Youth
Meves played four years of college soccer at the University of Akron between 2009 and 2012.
While at college, Meves also appeared for USL PDL club Chicago Fire Premier from 2010 to 2012.
Professional
On January 22, 2013, Meves was selected 3rd overall in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft by Portland Timbers. Meves wasn't signed by Portland and spent time with Portland Timbers U23s in 2013.
Meves played with USL PDL club Des Moines Menace in 2014, before signing with North American Soccer League club Fort Lauderdale Strikers on July 10, 2014. Meves earned the starting job for the Strikers in 2015 before being sidelined by a broken jaw.
Meves joined NASL expansion team Puerto Rico FC on March 10, 2016.
Meves was released by Puerto Rico at the end of their 2016 season.
References
- http://www.gozips.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/bios/meves_david_wdaw%7Ctitle=
- "David Meves". Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- "David Meves Taken by Portland Timbers in MLS Supplemental Draft: Akron Athletics - GoZips.com". Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- "Fort Lauderdale Strikers NASL: Strikers sign Goalkeeper David Meves". Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- "PRFC ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO ROSTER HEADING INTO THE OFFSEASON". puertoricofc.com. Puerto Rico FC. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
External links
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Akron Zips men's soccer players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Chicago Fire U-23 players
- Des Moines Menace players
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- Sportspeople from Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Soccer players from Cook County, Illinois
- Portland Timbers draft picks
- Capital FC players
- Puerto Rico FC players
- USL League Two players
- 21st-century American sportsmen