Dakota Barnathan

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Dakota Barnathan
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-09) November 9, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Massapequa, New York, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender, Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Richmond Kickers
Number 2
Youth career
2011–2012 New York Cosmos
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 VCU Rams 85 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Long Island Rough Riders 14 (3)
2015–2016 Portland Timbers U23s 13 (2)
2017–2018 Swope Park Rangers 21 (0)
2019 Ottawa Fury 24 (0)
2020 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 8 (0)
2021 FC Tucson 24 (0)
2022– Richmond Kickers 50 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2023

Dakota Barnathan (born November 9, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for the Richmond Kickers in USL League One.

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Barnathan played college soccer at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2013 and 2016, spending 2012 redshirted.[1] While at VCU, Barnathan played for USL PDL sides Long Island Rough Riders and Portland Timbers U23s.[2][3]

Professional[edit]

On January 17, 2017, Barnathan was selected by FC Dallas in the third round of the 2017 Major League Soccer SuperDraft as the 59th overall pick.[4]

Unsigned by Dallas, Barnathan joined United Soccer League side Swope Park Rangers on February 24, 2017.[5] Barnathan was released by Swope Park on December 3, 2018.[6] He subsequently signed with Ottawa Fury FC of the USL Championship on January 31, 2019.

In March 2021, after one season with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, Barnathan joined USL League One side FC Tucson.[7]

Barnathan returned to Virginia in February 2022, signing with USL League One club Richmond Kickers.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played March 6, 2019[9]
Club Season League Playoffs League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Swope Park Rangers 2017 USL 11 0 4 0 0 0 15 0
2018 USL 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Ottawa Fury FC 2019 USL Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 24 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 28 0

Honors[edit]

Club[edit]

Swope Park Rangers

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dakota Barnathan - VCU". www.vcuathletics.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Statistics - 2016 Regular Season - Premier Development League". Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Dakota Barnathan | SoccerStats.us".
  4. ^ "VCU's BARNATHAN SELECTED IN THIRD ROUND OF MLS SUPERDRAFT BY FC DALLAS".
  5. ^ "Swope Park Rangers signs 2017 MLS SuperDraft selection Dakota Barnathan".
  6. ^ "Bilyeu Re-Signs as Rangers Make Roster Moves". December 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "FC TUCSON SIGN USL CHAMPIONSHIP VETERAN DEFENDER DAKOTA BARNATHAN". fctucson.com. FC Tucson. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "FORMER VCU STANDOUT AND USL VETERAN DAKOTA BARNATHAN JOINS THE RICHMOND DEFENSE". RichmondKickers.com. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  9. ^ Dakota Barnathan at Soccerway. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  10. ^ MCDowell, Sam (November 13, 2017). "Louisville City FC defeats Swope Park Rangers in USL Cup Final". Sporting KC. The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

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