Otis Earle
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-17) 17 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 UC Riverside Highlanders
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 FC Tucson 5 (0)
2015 FC Dallas 0 (0)
2015 → Arizona United (loan) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2015

Otis Earle (born 17 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Youth

Earle attended Epsom College in Surrey before moving to America to study at University of California, Riverside from 2011 to 2014.[1] He also played in the Premier Development League for FC Tucson in 2014.[2]

Professional

On 15 January 2015, Earle was selected in the first round (15th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[3] He made his professional debut for Dallas in a 4–1 US Open Cup win over Oklahoma City Energy on 16 June 2015.[4] Two days later, he moved on loan to Arizona United.[5] He played six times for Arizona as injuries restricted his game time.[6] He was released by Dallas at the end of the 2015 season.[7] In January 2017, he joined New England Revolution on trial.[8]

Personal life

Earle is the son of the former Port Vale, Wimbledon and Jamaica national team footballer and World Cup goalscorer Robbie Earle.[1] He holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Otis Earle – 2014 Men's Soccer". University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. ^ "FC Tucson 2014 Statistics". Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Target acquired: FC Dallas braintrust say left back Otis Earle was their man all along". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Nine games kick off fourth-round action". Major League Soccer. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Otis Earle loaned to Arizona United SC". bigdsoccer.com. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  6. ^ "FC Dallas defender Otis Earle desperate for his injury 'nightmare' to end". The Daily Telegraph. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Where are they now? Looking back at some players on the 2015 FC Dallas roster". bigdsoccer.com. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Revs Add Three Trialists To Preseason Roster". thebentmusket.com. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  9. ^ Travis Clark. "Get to know an MLS draft prospect: D Otis Earle, UC Riverside". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

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FC Dallas first-round draft picks
2015 MLS SuperDraft first-round selections
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