Dan Lader (born August 12, 1983, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American soccer player.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Arthur Lader | ||
| Date of birth | August 12, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Salisbury Seagulls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Baltimore Colts | ||
| 2007 | Virginia Legacy | 15 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 55 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 22, 2010 | |||
Career
editCollege
editLader grew up in Bel Air, Maryland and played college soccer at Salisbury University, where he was a 2004 All-American, the 2004 Conference Player of the Year, and was named to three All Conference teams, three Regional All-American teams, and helped take Salisbury to the 2004 NCAA Final Four.
Professional
editLader played for Maryland-based amateur team Baltimore Colts, with whom he won the 2005 USASA Open Cup,[1] and later played in the USL Premier Development League as an over-age player for Virginia Legacy in 2007 before turning professional with Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USL Second Division in 2008.
Lader made his professional debut for Palace on April 25, 2008, as a substitute in his team's 3-0 opening day victory over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds,[2] and scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw with the New England Revolution, the reigning Lamar Hunt US Open Cup champions, in the quarter-finals of that competition.[3] On March 16, 2010, Baltimore announced the re-signing of Lader to a new contract for the 2010 season.[4]
Career statistics
edit- (correct as of 19 September 2010)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[5] | Play-Offs | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Virginia Legacy | 2007 | 15 | 3 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 15 | 3 | ? |
| Total | 2007 | 15 | 3 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 15 | 3 | ? |
| Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2008 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2009 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2010 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 2008–present | 54 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 3 |
References
edit- ^ "Crystal Palace Baltimore signs Dan Lader". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
- ^ "SU Alum Dan Lader re-signs with Crystal Palace Baltimore". Archived from the original on 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ^ "Nine Return from 2009 Crystal Palace Squad". NASL.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ Includes Lamar Hunt US Open Cup