Ryan Cretens

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Ryan Cretens
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-08) January 8, 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth San Jose, California, United States[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
North Carolina FC Youth
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 UNCW Seahawks 57 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Carolina Dynamo
2018 Tobacco Road FC
2019– North Carolina FC 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 24, 2019

Ryan Cretens (born January 8, 1996) is an American professional soccer player.

Career[]

Youth[]

Cretens played for the North Carolina FC Youth Academy.[2] He also played two seasons for Wake Forest-Rolesville High School.[1]

College[]

Cretens played college soccer at UNC Wilmington, appearing in 57 games and posting at 0.716 save percentage.[2] As a redshirt senior in 2018, he was named to the second team for the Colonial Athletic Association.[1]

Professional[]

Carolina Dynamo[]

Cretens played for the Carolina Dynamo of the Premier Development League from 2015 to 2017. In 2016, he was PDL Goalkeeper of the Year, recording five clean sheets and a 0.33 goals against average.[2]

Cretens played in the Dynamo's second-round game during the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, a 6-1 loss to North Carolina FC.[3]

Tobacco Road FC[]

In 2018, Cretens joined Tobacco Road FC.[2]

North Carolina FC[]

On August 24, 2019, Cretens was signed by North Carolina FC of the USL Championship.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Ryan Cretens - Men's Soccer". UNCW Sports. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "North Carolina FC Signs Former Academy Goalkeeper Ryan Cretens". North Carolina FC. August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Foster, Ian (May 21, 2017). "2017 US Open Cup Round 2: North Carolina FC dominate Carolina Dynamo in first trip to Greensboro". TheCup.us. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

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