Zev Taublieb
Personal information
Full name Zev Cooper Taublieb[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-26) June 26, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth New York City, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2010 DMS11
2010–2011 Cosmos Academy West
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Valparaiso Crusaders 65 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Des Moines Menace 2 (0)
2014 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 5 (0)
2015 Sacramento Republic 10 (1)
2015–2016 Wilmington Hammerheads 26 (0)
2017 Charlotte Independence 0 (0)
2018 Varbergs BoIS 12 (0)
2019 Åtvidaberg 4 (0)
2020–2022 Richmond Kickers 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 7, 2022

Zev Cooper Taublieb (born June 26, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

College and amateur

Taublieb played for the Cosmos West U18 Youth Academy prior to playing college soccer for the Valparaiso Crusaders between 2011 and 2014. During this period, he was invited to play with the youth program at Fulham for four consecutive years.[3] In his final year as a Crusader, he was named an All-American by the Jewish Sports Review.[4]

Taublieb spent the 2014 season with Seattle Sounders FC U-23.[5]

Club career

Taublieb joined Sacramento Republic FC prior to the start of the 2015 season as a trialist, ultimately signing his first professional contract with the team. He made his first competitive appearance for the Republic on April 11 in a 3–1 win over LA Galaxy II, coming on as a second half sub for midfielder Octavio Guzman.[6] His first start came during the Republic’s next match on April 15 in a win against Whitecaps FC 2.[5] On April 18, he scored his first goal for the Republic in a 3–0 win against Portland Timbers 2.[7]

On December 12, 2018, Taublieb signed for Åtvidabergs FF in Sweden.[8]

Taublieb returned to the United States on May 11, 2020, joining USL League One side Richmond Kickers.[9] He made his club debut on August 8 against Forward Madison, but suffered a season-ending injury just seven minutes after coming on as a substitute.[10] Taublieb took a position as an assistant coach with the Viterbo V-Hawks men's soccer program during his rehab, then re-signed with the Kickers ahead of the 2021 season.[11] However, due to rehab setbacks, Taublieb did not appear in a game during the entire season. After undergoing a second rehab stint and training with the club throughout the summer, he officially re-signed for a third season with Richmond on September 2, 2022.[12]

Career statistics

As of December 7, 2022[1][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Des Moines Menace 2013[14] PDL 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Seattle Sounders FC U-23 2014[15] PDL 5 0 — — — 5 0
Sacramento Republic 2015 USL 10 1 2 1 — 0 0 12 2
Wilmington Hammerheads 2015 USL 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2016 20 0 0 0 — — 20 0
Total 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Charlotte Independence 2017 USL 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Varbergs BoIS 2018 Superettan 12 0 1 0 — — 13 0
Åtvidaberg 2019 Division 1 4 0 — — — 4 0
Richmond Kickers 2020 USL League One 1 0 — — — 1 0
2021 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 60 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 63 2
  1. ^ Includes the U.S. Open Cup and Svenska Cupen

References

  1. ^ a b "Zev Taublieb statistics at StatsCrew.com". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  2. ^ Zev Taublieb at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Zev Taublieb – Valparaiso profile". Valparaiso Crusaders. Valparaiso University. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Taublieb Named Jewish Sports Review First-Team All-American". Valparaiso Crusaders. Valparaiso University. January 21, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Paterson, Bill (April 24, 2015). "Rookie Zev Taublieb is winning hearts of Republic FC fans". The Sacramento Bee. McClatchy. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "Match Recap: Sacramento Republic FC 3, LA Galaxy II 1". Sacramento Republic FC. United Soccer League. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  7. ^ Humburg, JD (April 19, 2015). "Portland Timbers 2 fall 3–0 to reigning USL champion Sacramento Republic FC". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "Zev Taublieb och Max Olsson till ÅFF!" [Zev Taublieb and Max Olsson to ÅFF!]. Åtvidabergs FF (in Swedish). December 12, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  9. ^ USLLeagueOne.com Staff (May 11, 2020). "Richmond Adds Veteran Zev Taublieb". USL League One. United Soccer League. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Milewski, Todd D. (August 8, 2020). "Forward Madison FC extends winless start to season with road loss to Richmond". Wisconsin State Journal. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  11. ^ "Taublieb Making 2021 a Comeback Year in Richmond" (Press release). Richmond, Virginia: Richmond Kickers. OurSports Central. March 10, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  12. ^ Heintschel, Nathan (September 2, 2022). "Kickers Re-Sign Veteran Midfielder Zev Taublieb" (Press release). Richmond, Virginia: Richmond Kickers. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  13. ^ Zev Taublieb at Soccerway. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  14. ^ "Zev Taublieb at SoccerStats.us". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  15. ^ "2014 Premier Development League statistics". USL League Two. United Soccer League. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

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