Ryan Hollingshead

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Ryan Hollingshead
Personal information
Full name Ryan Michael Hollingshead
Date of birth (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Sacramento, California, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Full-back, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Dallas
Number 12
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 UCLA Bruins 81 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– FC Dallas 193 (18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 25, 2021

Ryan Michael Hollingshead (born April 16, 1991) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder or defender for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

Career[]

College[]

Hollingshead played college soccer at UCLA between 2009 and 2012. At UCLA, he played in 81 matches, scoring 16 goals and recording 21 assists (53 points). He earned All-Pac-12 honors three times in his career (2010–12) and was named the 2012 Pac-12 Player of the Year. In addition, Hollingshead earned NSCAA All-America honors in 2012 and was named to the 2011 NCAA All-Tournament Team after leading the Bruins to the College Cup semifinals. In 2012, he started all 19 of UCLA’s matches, led the team with 22 points (7 goals, 8 assists), and finished the season tied for the team lead in goals. Hollingshead also captained the Bruins to a 13–3–3 record and finished second in the Pac-12 with 8 assists for the year.[1]

Professional[]

FC Dallas selected Hollingshead in the second round (20th overall) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Despite an offer from Dallas, Hollingshead opted not to accept, so that he could help his brother build a church in Sacramento and spend time in Haiti doing charity work at an orphanage.[2][3]

Hollingshead signed with Dallas on December 9, 2013.[4] Over the next few seasons, he established himself as a player who could play multiple positions, mostly as a fullback or wing on either side.

On January 6, 2017, while stopping to help a stranded motorist, Hollingshead was struck by a motor vehicle that had crashed due to icy conditions, launching him 30 feet into the air.[5] He sustained three broken vertebrae in his neck as a result of the collision.[6] The injuries forced him to miss the start of the 2017 season. After the season, he was recognized as the MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year.[3]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 2 December 2020[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Dallas 2014 MLS 11 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 13 0
2015 33 2 2 0 — 4[a] 1 39 3
2016 29 2 3 0 4[b] 0 2[a] 0 38 2
2017 18 0 3 1 — — 21 1
2018 18 1 1 0 2[b] 0 — 21 1
2019 34 6 2 0 — 1[a] 0 37 6
2020 20 4 — — 2[a] 0 22 4
Total 163 15 12 1 6 0 10 1 191 17
Career total 163 15 12 1 6 0 10 1 191 17
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

Honors[]

FC Dallas

Individual

  • MLS Humanitarian of the Year: 2017

References[]

  1. ^ "Placer United Alumni, Ryan Hollingshead, Drafted by FC Dallas". January 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b "Ryan Hollingshead named 2017 AdvoCare MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year". Major League Soccer. November 2, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Ryan Hollingshead thrilled to join FC Dallas after unique journey to professional soccer". December 9, 2013.
  5. ^ http://www.fox4news.com/news/228623512-story
  6. ^ "FC Dallas midfielder Ryan Hollingshead recovering after being hit by car". January 10, 2017.
  7. ^ Ryan Hollingshead at Soccerway. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

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