Christopher Estridge (born September 21, 1989) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender.

Chris Estridge
Personal information
Full name Christopher Estridge
Date of birth (1989-09-21) September 21, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Brownsburg, Indiana, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2008–2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2010–2011 Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Carolina Dynamo 12 (4)
2011 Chicago Fire Premier 14 (7)
2012 Real Salt Lake 0 (0)
2012–2013 Rochester Rhinos 7 (0)
2014 Indy Eleven 11 (0)
2015 Carolina RailHawks 0 (0)
2015 Charlotte Independence 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

College and amateur edit

Estridge was born in Brownsburg, Indiana. He started his college soccer career at Wake Forest University in 2008,[1] before moving to Indiana University in 2010.[2] Estridge was named NSCAA All-American First Team and All-Big Ten Conference First Team in 2011.

Estridge played for USL Premier Development League club Chicago Fire Premier in 2011.[3]

Professional edit

Vancouver Whitecaps FC selected Estridge in the second round (No. 21 overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.[4] However, he was cut by the club on February 17, 2012 during their pre-season and was later traded to Real Salt Lake in exchange for a conditional 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft pick on April 11, 2012.[5]

Estridge was released by Salt Lake on June 28, 2012.[6] He was later signed by USL Professional Division club Rochester Rhinos.[4]

Estridge moved to USL club Charlotte Independence on March 25, 2015.[7]

Career statistics edit

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2012 Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012-13 Rochester Rhinos USL Pro 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4
2014 Indy Eleven North American Soccer League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
career total 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4

all Statistics as of April 21, 2014

References edit

  1. ^ "Chris Estridge Profile - Wake Forest Official Athletic Site". Wakeforestsports.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-20. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  2. ^ Chris Estridge (1989-09-21). "Chris Estridge Profile - IUHOOSIERS.COM - Indiana University Athletics". Iuhoosiers.Com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  3. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  4. ^ a b "Welcome Chris Estridge to the Rhinos". Doherty Soccer. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  5. ^ "Whitecaps Trade Rights to Fullback Chris Estridge to Salt Lake". Eighty Six Forever. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  6. ^ Kennedy, Paul (2012-06-28). "Western Conference clubs dump players 06/28/2012". SoccerAmerica. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  7. ^ "Charlotte Independence » Independence Roster Grows to 16 in Advance of Inaugural Opener". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-04.

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