Eric Dick

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Eric Dick
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Dick with Sporting Kansas City in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-03) October 3, 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Roeland Park, Kansas, United States
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Minnesota United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Butler Bulldogs 71 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Portland Timbers U23s 2 (0)
2017 Oklahoma City Energy U23 13 (0)
2018–2020 Sporting Kansas City 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Swope Park Rangers (loan) 21 (0)
2019 → Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 1 (0)
2020 → Phoenix Rising (loan) 3 (0)
2021 Columbus Crew 0 (0)
2021 → Indy Eleven (loan) 4 (0)
2022– Minnesota United 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:22, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Eric Dick (born October 3, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United.

Career[]

College and youth[]

Dick moved from Roeland Park, Kansas, to Carmel, Indiana when he was 5 [1] He played two years of college soccer at Butler University between 2013 and 2017, including a redshirted year in 2013. During his time at Butler, Dick kept 28 shutouts.[2]

Dick also appeared for Premier Development League sides Portland Timbers U23s in 2015[3] and OKC Energy U23 in 2017.[4]

Professional[]

On January 19, 2018, Dick was drafted in the first-round (13th overall) during the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City.[5] Dick signed with Sporting KC on February 15, 2018.[6]

Dick made his professional debut with Kansas City's United Soccer League affiliate Swope Park Rangers on March 31, 2018, when Swope Park Rangers lost 2–1 to Las Vegas Lights.[7]

On June 29, 2019, Dick was sent on a one-game loan to USL Championship side Tulsa Roughnecks.[8]

Dick, who spent most of the season on loan at USL Championship side Phoenix Rising, was released by Kansas City following their 2020 season.[9]

On December 22, 2020, his rights were acquired by Columbus Crew SC in Stage Two of the MLS Re-Entry Draft.[10] On June 24, 2021, Dick joined USL Championship club Indy Eleven on loan.[11] Following the 2021 season, Columbus opted to decline their contract option on Dick.[12]

After been selected by Minnesota United FC in Stage 2 of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Dick officially signed with the club on January 18, 2022.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 11 November 2020[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting Kansas City 2019 MLS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Swope Park Rangers (loan) 2018 USL 15 0 — 0 0 15 0
2019 USL 9 0 — 0 0 9 0
Total 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 2019 USL 1 0 — — 1 0
Phoenix Rising (loan) 2020 USL 3 0 — — 3 0
Career total 29 0 0 0 0 0 29 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Eric Dick: From Carmel Dad's Club to MLS First-Round Pick". 8 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Eric Dick – 2016". butlersports.com.
  3. ^ "Portland Timbers U-23s add five more players for 2015 season | Portland Timbers". Timbers.com. 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. ^ "Eric Dick". USL PDL. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  5. ^ "Sporting KC selects goalkeeper Eric Dick and defender Graham Smith in first round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  6. ^ "Sporting KC signs first-round draft picks Eric Dick and Graham Smith to MLS contracts | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  7. ^ "2018 - Las Vegas Lights FC vs Swope Park Rangers - uslsoccer.com". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  8. ^ City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting goalkeeper Eric Dick joins Tulsa Roughnecks FC on one-game loan". Sporting Kansas City.
  9. ^ City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting KC announces roster moves ahead of 2021 MLS season". Sporting Kansas City.
  10. ^ "Joe Corona headlines three selected in Stage Two of the MLS Re-Entry Draft | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  11. ^ "INDY ELEVEN ACQUIRES CARMEL NATIVE ERIC DICK ON LOAN FROM MLS SIDE COLUMBUS CREW SC". indyeleven.com. June 24, 2021.
  12. ^ "Columbus Crew Announces End-of-2021 Roster Decisions | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
  13. ^ "MNUFC Signs Re-Entry Draft Pick Eric Dick | Minnesota United FC".
  14. ^ Eric Dick at Soccerway. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

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