Jacob Lissek

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Jacob Lissek
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-08-17) August 17, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2008–2010 Colorado Rush
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 73 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Charlotte Independence 0 (0)
2016–2017 Oklahoma City Energy 0 (0)
2017 → FC Dallas (loan) 0 (0)
2017 FC Dallas 0 (0)
2018 Penn FC 0 (0)
2019 Hartford Athletic 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2019
Jacob Lissek
Medal record
Representing  United States
Football
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Maccabiah Football

Jacob Lissek (born August 17, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. He played college soccer for Fairleigh Dickinson University, and set the Knights’ all-time career record for shutouts (26). After college, he was with Charlotte Independence, Oklahoma City Energy, FC Dallas (loan), FC Dallas, Penn FC, and Hartford Athletic. Lissek won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Early and personal life[edit]

Lissek was born in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, to Dan and Ellyn Lissek, and is Jewish.[1][2][3] He is 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) tall.[3]

Playing career[edit]

High school[edit]

Lissek attended Rock Canyon High School.[1] In 2008, he and the school's soccer team won the Colorado 4a state championship.[4] That season he was named second team all-league.[5]

College[edit]

Lissek spent all four years of his college career at Fairleigh Dickinson University (Management, '14) between 2010 and 2013, for the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.[6][2] Lissek played goalkeeper, and the team won the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championship and reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament in 2012.[2] He holds the Knights’ all-time career record for shutouts (26).[3][2] He was an NSCAA All-North Atlantic Region Third Team selection his junior year in 2012, when he had a goals-against average of 0.93, was NEC Player of the Week on September 3, 2013, and twice was a member of the NEC All-Tournament Team, and was the NEC Tournament MVP in 2012.[2][7][8][9]

Professional[edit]

Lissek began his professional career with USL Pro side Charlotte Independence when he joined on June 5, 2015.[10] He was with them until March 2016.[11]

Lissek in March 2016 joined USL side Oklahoma City Energy.[11][4] He was with them until February 2018.[11]

On April 29, 2017, Lissek was loaned to MLS side FC Dallas.[3][12] Dallas made his loan permanent in April 2017.[13] He was with them until February 2018.[11]

Following his release from Dallas, on February 15, 2018, Lissek signed for Penn FC.[11] He was with them for one season, until January 2019, but did not make a first-team appearance.[2][11]

On January 30, 2019, Lissek joined USL Championship side Hartford Athletic ahead of their inaugural season.[14] Lissek made his professional debut when he started Hartford's first ever game, a 2-0 loss to Atlanta United 2.[15] He would be in goal for his and the team's first win, in a 2-1 U.S. Open Cup victory over New York Cosmos B on March 15, 2019.[16] Lissek was not re-signed at the end of the 2019 season.

Coaching career[edit]

In 2019 he also became the Hartford Hawks' men's soccer team's goalkeeper coach at the University of Hartford.[2]

In 2023, Lissek became the goalkeeper coach for the University of Denver.[17]

International[edit]

Lissek played for Team USA at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[7] The team won the gold medal, defeating Argentina in the final.[1] Lissek was named the goalkeeper of the tournament.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Geller, Jessica (August 16, 2013). "Jacob Lissek helps US men's soccer team take gold". Intermountain Jewish News.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Jacob Lissek - Men's Soccer Goalkeeper Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches". University of Hartford Athletics.
  3. ^ a b c d "Jacob Lissek". MLSsoccer.
  4. ^ a b Staff, M. H. S. (April 22, 2017). "Rock Canyon alumnus Jacob Lissek signed by FC Dallas".
  5. ^ Smith, Ian. "Eagle Valley ready for Rock Canyon". Vail Daily.
  6. ^ "Jacob Lissek - 2013 - Men's Soccer". FDU Knights Athletics.
  7. ^ a b "FDU's Jacob Lissek to Participate in 2013 World Maccabiah Games". northeastconference.org.
  8. ^ "Jacob Lissek (9/3/2013) - Athlete Awards". northeastconference.org.
  9. ^ "FDU Men's Soccer Record Book by Fairleigh Dickinson". Issuu.
  10. ^ Charlotte Independence [permanent dead link]
  11. ^ a b c d e f "USA - J. Lissek - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ FC Dallas signs goalkeeper Jacob Lissek [permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "FC Dallas signs Energy goalie Lissek".
  14. ^ "Hartford Athletic Makes Five Additions". January 30, 2019.
  15. ^ "Hartford Athletic drops season opener 2-0 to Atlanta United 2". Hartford Courant. March 9, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  16. ^ "Hartford Athletic wins first game in franchise history with 2-1 victory over New York Cosmos B in U.S. Open Cup". Hartford Courant. March 15, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  17. ^ "Jacob Lissek - Men's Soccer Coach". University of Denver Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  18. ^ "FDU's Jacob Lissek Helps USA Capture Gold at Maccabiah Games". northeastconference.org.

External links[edit]

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