Andrew Dykstra
 Andrew Dykstra playing for DC United | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Dykstra | ||
| Date of birth | January 2, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | VCU Rams | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Richmond Kickers Future | 45 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Chicago Fire | 17 | (0) |
| 2011 | Charleston Battery | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | D.C. United | 14 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Charleston Battery (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Richmond Kickers (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Richmond Kickers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Charlotte Independence (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| Total | 167 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:54, 15 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
Andrew Dykstra (/ˈdaɪkstrə/; born January 2, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
[edit]College and amateur
[edit]Dykstra grew up in Woodbridge, Virginia, attended Osbourn Park High School, and played college soccer at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2004 to 2008, redshirting in his first year. He was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team as a freshman in 2005, and played in all 18 matches for VCU in his senior season, being named to the All-CAA Second Team and recognized as the goalkeeper on the 2008 Scholar All-East Third Team.
During his college years Dykstra also played four seasons in the USL Premier Development League for Richmond Kickers Future.
Professional
[edit]Undrafted out of college, Dykstra was signed to Chicago Fire's developmental roster on April 6, 2009[1] and signed to a senior roster spot later in June 2009.[2] He made his full professional debut for Fire on June 30, 2009, in a US Open Cup third-round game against Wilmington Hammerheads.[3]
Dykstra became the Fire's number one goalkeeper just prior to the 2010 season, when the new coaching staff, in a surprise last-minute move, chose to waive starting goalkeeper Jon Busch.[4] He made his MLS debut on March 27, 2010, in Chicago's 2010 season opener against the New York Red Bulls[5]
On January 31, 2011, the Fire announced that they released Dykstra after two seasons with the club.[6] Dykstra signed with Charleston Battery of the USL Pro league on March 23, 2011.[7]
On August 12, 2011, Dykstra was named Most Valuable Player at the final league game of the regular season, in recognition for his successful season in which he led the USL Pro League in lowest Goals Against Average and fewest goals allowed.[8]
During the 2014 season, Dykstra started for the first time in the MLS since 2010 for three matches to replace injured goalkeeper Bill Hamid. Dykstra performed "admirably" allowing only one goal.[9] Later in the same season, Dykstra started for a friendly game against Fulham FC where he suffered a ruptured Achilles and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[10]
Following his release from D.C. United at the end of the 2016 season, Dykstra was selected by Sporting Kansas City in the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2.[11]
On February 8, 2018, Dykstra was traded by Sporting Kansas City to Colorado Rapids in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.[12] Dykstra was released by Colorado at the end of their 2018 season.[13]
In March 2019, Dykstra retired from professional soccer.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Dykstra enjoys homebrewing in his personal time.[15] After retiring from professional soccer, Dykstra took a job for Prince William Soccer in Virginia.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Chicago Fire sign goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chicago Fire: Roster: Main". Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
- ^ "Chicago Fire: News: Fire fall to Wilmington Hammerheads in Open Cup action". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
- ^ "Fire waive goalkeeper Jon Busch". March 23, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "Gamecast: New York Red Bulls v Chicago - Major League Soccer - ESPN Soccernet". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "Fire Release Andrew Dykstra". Chicago Fire. January 31, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "Battery Adds Dykstra, Dugoni & Bah - OurSports Central". March 23, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "Battery clinches spot in USL Pro postseason with 4-3 win over Charlotte". Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ Maurer, Pablo (April 26, 2014). "DC United goalkeeper Bill Hamid makes successful return in win over Dallas: "It feels great to win"". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ "Andrew Dykstra out for the remainder of the season". dcunited.com. July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ "2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2". MLSsoccer.com. December 22, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "Sporting KC trades goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra to Colorado Rapids in exchange for 2020 MLS SuperDraft pick".
- ^ "News | ColoradoRapids.com".
- ^ a b "Across State Lines: Dykstra Retires". March 27, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ "Andrew Dykstra Interview: SKC Goalkeeper on Home Brewing and Overcoming Setbacks". everybodysoccer.com. October 30, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2020.