Chris Klute
Personal information
Full name Christopher Klute
Date of birth (1990-03-05) March 5, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Grand Prairie, Texas, United States
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2004–2008 Dallas Texans
2007 IMG Soccer Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Furman Paladins 19 (0)
2011 Clayton State Lakers 18 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves
2012–2013 Atlanta Silverbacks 12 (0)
2012–2013 → Colorado Rapids (loan) 18 (0)
2013–2014 Colorado Rapids 39 (0)
2015 Columbus Crew SC 14 (0)
2016 Portland Timbers 8 (0)
2016 → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Minnesota United (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2019 California United FC II 21 (3)
2019–2021 California United Strikers 15 (2)
International career‡
2007 United States U17 7 (0)
2007 United States U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 13, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 21, 2012

Christopher Klute (born March 5, 1990) is an American soccer player currently without a club. He most recently played for the California United Strikers FC in the National Independent Soccer Association.

Club

Atlanta Silverbacks

Klute played one season with both Furman University and Clayton State and spent time with the U.S. U-17s before moving to the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves in 2011. Interim coach Alex Pineda Chacón called him up to the Silverbacks first team in June 2012.[1]

Colorado Rapids

New head coach Brian Haynes loaned him to Colorado Rapids for the 2013 Major League Soccer season.[2] Colorado purchased him outright in July 2013.[3]

Columbus Crew SC

In January 2015 Klute was traded by Colorado to Columbus Crew SC.[4]

Portland Timbers

Klute was traded by Columbus to Portland Timbers in exchange for allocation money on December 11, 2015.[5]

Minnesota United

Klute was loaned to Minnesota United FC on September 7, 2016.[6]

California United FC II

Klute joined California United in February 2017 and was a key member of the team which captured both the 2017 Spring & Fall Season United Premier Soccer League National Championships.

California United Strikers FC

In August 2019, Klute was signed to the Strikers professional side, California United Strikers FC, in the National Independent Soccer Association ahead of its first season.[7] He appeared in all seven of the team's fall regular season games and in the West Coast Championship in November, which the team won over Los Angeles Force in a penalty kick shootout.[8]

International

He was called up to the United States national team for a January 2014 camp, although he never made an appearance.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Defender Klute Signs with First Team". Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  2. ^ "Klute Signs with Colorado Rapids". Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  3. ^ "Rapids Purchase Contract of Silverbacks Defender Klute | North American Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  4. ^ "Crew SC acquires defender Chris Klute from the Colorado Rapids". MLS. January 16, 2015. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "Portland Timbers acquire defender Chris Klute from Columbus Crew SC". MLS. December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "Loons Add Chris Klute". Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  7. ^ "Chris KLUTE (pronounced clue-tee) joins us and is a native Texan who has a wealth of experience. He is a dynamic outside back who's as good going forward as playing defense. He has played for the @coloradorapids, @columbuscrewsc, and @timbersfc". Twitter. California United Strikers FC. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. ^ French, Scott (11 November 2019). "CALIFORNIA UNITED STRIKERS ARE NISA WEST COAST CHAMPIONS". SoccerToday. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. ^ "U.S. names training camp roster". ESPN. January 3, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2017.

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