Christian Nydegger (born 22 August 2003) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Nydegger | ||
| Date of birth | August 22, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Highland, Utah, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Roca FC | |||
| 2018–2022 | Real Salt Lake | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Real Monarchs | 32 | (0) |
| 2022 | → FC Tucson (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 2022 | |||
Early life
editClub career
editNydegger began his career with La Roca FC.[1] In 2018, Nydegger joined the youth setup at Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.[2] In December 2019, during the Development Academy Winter Cup, Nydegger had to temporarily play goalkeeper in a match for the under-16s.[3]
Nydegger made his senior debut for Real Monarchs, the Real Salt Lake affiliate club in the USL Championship, on May 8, 2021, against San Antonio. He came on as a 73rd-minute substitute during the 2–2 draw.[4]
On September 8, 2022, Nydegger joined USL League One's FC Tucson on loan for the remainder of the season.[5]
Nyedegger left Salt Lake ahead of the 2023 season due to pursuing a "religious mission".[6]
International career
editNydegger has represented the United States in international futsal competition. In July 2015, Nydegger was selected into the under-12 futsal side.[7] The next year, he was selected into the under-14 futsal squad for the Futsal World Cup under-14 tournament.[8]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played November 7, 2021[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||||||||
| Real Monarchs | 2021 | USL Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "US Youth Soccer National League Season Preview: 15U Boys". SoccerWire. November 30, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ "Christian Nydegger". U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
- ^ "Nydegger Goalkeeper". U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
- ^ "San Antonio FC 2–2 Real Monarchs". Soccerway.
- ^ "Real Monarchs Loan Christian Nydegger to FC Tucson | Real Salt Lake".
- ^ "Real Monarchs Announce 2023 Preseason Roster | RSL Monarchs". rsl.
- ^ "U.S. Youth Futsal names 10 teams for international play". Soccer America. July 23, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ Vance, Morgan (July 20, 2016). "Young Utahn to compete in U14 tournament at site of World Cup in Colombia". KSTU. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ Christian Nydegger at Soccerway