Alexander Dexter
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Joshua Dexter | ||
| Date of birth | November 3, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Brooklyn, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Left-winger Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | FK Pirmasens | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 92 | (22) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Long Island Rough Riders | 16 | (5) |
| 2022 | Loudoun United | 3 | (1) |
| 2022 | Charleston Battery | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2022 | |||
Alexander Joshua Dexter (born November 3, 1998) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a left-winger.
Early life[edit]
Dexter was born in Brooklyn, New York, but moved to Germany at a young age, attending Kaiserslautern High School. Whilst in Germany, Dexter played with the FK Pirmasens academy.[1][2][3][4]
College career[edit]
In 2017, Dexter returned to the United States to play college soccer at the University of Pittsburgh. In five years with the Panthers, including a truncated season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dexter made 92 appearances, scoring 22 and goals and tallying 22 assists. He was named ACC All-Freshman Team in 2017 and All-ACC Third Team in 2020.[2]
While at college, Dexter played in the USL PDL for two seasons in both 2018 and 2019, making 16 appearances for the Long Island Rough Riders, scoring five goals.[5][6][7]
Club career[edit]
Loudoun United[edit]
In May 2022, Dexter signed with USL Championship side Loudoun United, who he made three regular season appearances for, scoring one goal on May 28, 2022 against Charleston Battery.[8]
Charleston Battery[edit]
On July 8, 2022, Dexter signed a short-term deal with Charleston Battery.[9][10] On July 16, 2022, Dexter made his debut for Charleston during a 3-1 win against Hartford Athletic. On July 29, 2022, Charleston announced that they had extended Dexter's contract through the end of the 2022 season.[11] Following the 2022 season, Dexter was released by Charleston.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Fischers Jungs feiern Dexter - Pirmasens". www.rheinpfalz.de.
- ^ a b "Alexander Dexter - Men's Soccer". Pitt Panthers #H2P.
- ^ "Zwei Siege und eine Niederlage". May 30, 2016.
- ^ Krysinsky, John (August 25, 2021). "PSN 1-on-1: Pitt men's soccer senior forward Alexander Dexter". Pittsburgh Soccer Now.
- ^ "Long Island Rough Riders | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Long Island Rough Riders - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Alexander Dexter -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "First Team Returns Home to Welcome Rough Riders". FA Euro New York. May 27, 2019.
- ^ "Match Preview | #LDNvNY".
- ^ "Battery add Asensio and Dexter, Adams loaned out, Ritaccio recalled".
- ^ USLChampionship com Staff (July 8, 2022). "Charleston acquires Charlie Asensio on loan from Austin FC". USL Championship.
- ^ USLChampionship com Staff (July 29, 2022). "Battery extend Alexander Dexter's deal through end of season". USL Championship.
- ^ "Battery announce initial returning players for 2023".
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