David Meves

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David Meves
Personal information
Full name David Meves
Date of birth (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 33)
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[edit]

College and Youth[edit]

Meves played four years of college soccer at the University of Akron between 2009 and 2012.[1]

While at college, Meves also appeared for USL PDL club Chicago Fire Premier from 2010 to 2012.[2][better source needed]

Professional[edit]

On January 22, 2013 Meves was selected 3rd overall in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft by Portland Timbers.[3] Meves wasn't signed by Portland and spent time with Portland Timbers U23s in 2013.[4]

Meves played with USL PDL club Des Moines Menace in 2014,[5] before signing with North American Soccer League club Fort Lauderdale Strikers on July 10, 2014.[6] 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.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.gozips.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/bios/meves_david_wdaw%7Ctitle= [dead link]
  2. ^ "David Meves". Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  6. ^ "Fort Lauderdale Strikers NASL: Strikers sign Goalkeeper David Meves". Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  7. ^ "PRFC ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO ROSTER HEADING INTO THE OFFSEASON". puertoricofc.com. Puerto Rico FC. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.

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