Chris Klute
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Klute | ||
Date of birth | March 5, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | California United Strikers | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2008 | Dallas Texans | ||
2007 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Furman Paladins | 19 | (0) |
2011 | Clayton State Lakers | 18 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | ||
2012–2013 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 12 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Colorado Rapids (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Colorado Rapids | 39 | (0) |
2015 | Columbus Crew SC | 14 | (0) |
2016 | Portland Timbers | 8 | (0) |
2016 | → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2016 | → Minnesota United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2017–2019 | California United FC II | 21 | (3) |
2019– | California United Strikers | 15 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | United States U17 | 7 | (0) |
2007 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 13, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 21, 2012 |
Christopher Klute (born March 5, 1990) is an American soccer player who currently plays for California United Strikers FC in the National Independent Soccer Association.
Club[]
Atlanta Silverbacks[]
Klute played one season with both Furman University and Clayton State and spent time with the U.S. U-17s before moving to the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves in 2011. Interim coach Alex Pineda Chacón called him up to the Silverbacks first team in June 2012.[1]
Colorado Rapids[]
New head coach Brian Haynes loaned him to Colorado Rapids for the 2013 Major League Soccer season.[2] Colorado purchased him outright in July 2013.[3]
Columbus Crew SC[]
In January 2015 Klute was traded by Colorado to Columbus Crew SC.[4]
Portland Timbers[]
Klute was traded by Columbus to Portland Timbers in exchange for allocation money on December 11, 2015.[5]
Minnesota United[]
Klute was loaned to Minnesota United FC on September 7, 2016.[6]
California United FC II[]
Klute joined California United in February 2017 and was a key member of the team which captured both the 2017 Spring & Fall Season United Premier Soccer League National Championships.
California United Strikers FC[]
In August 2019, Klute was signed to the Strikers professional side, California United Strikers FC, in the National Independent Soccer Association ahead of its first season.[7] He appeared in all seven of the team's fall regular season games and in the West Coast Championship in November, which the team won over Los Angeles Force in a penalty kick shootout.[8]
International[]
He was called up to the United States national team for a January 2014 camp, although he never made an appearance.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2013-06-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2013-06-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2013-07-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Crew SC acquires defender Chris Klute from the Colorado Rapids". MLS. January 16, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ "Portland Timbers acquire defender Chris Klute from Columbus Crew SC". MLS. December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ "Loons Add Chris Klute". Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- ^ "Chris KLUTE (pronounced clue-tee) joins us and is a native Texan who has a wealth of experience. He is a dynamic outside back who's as good going forward as playing defense. He has played for the @coloradorapids, @columbuscrewsc, and @timbersfc". Twitter. California United Strikers FC. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ French, Scott (11 November 2019). "CALIFORNIA UNITED STRIKERS ARE NISA WEST COAST CHAMPIONS". SoccerToday. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "U.S. names training camp roster". ESPN. January 3, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
External links[]
- Chris Klute at Major League Soccer
- U.S. Soccer bio at the Wayback Machine (archived July 17, 2012)
- Chris Klute at Clayton State
- Chris Klute at SoccerStats
- Chris Klute at Soccerway
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- Furman Paladins men's soccer players
- Atlanta Silverbacks players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Columbus Crew players
- Portland Timbers players
- Portland Timbers 2 players
- North American Soccer League players
- Major League Soccer players
- USL Championship players
- Clayton State Lakers men's soccer players
- Soccer players from Texas
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- Association football defenders
- People from Grand Prairie, Texas
- Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
- United Premier Soccer League players
- National Premier Soccer League players
- National Independent Soccer Association players
- Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players