Andre Rawls

Andre Rawls (born December 20, 1991) is an American soccer player who last played as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.

Andre Rawls
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-12-20) December 20, 1991
Place of birth San Ramon, California, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Number 15
Youth career
Walnut Creek Azzurri
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Saint Mary's Gaels 50 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Wilmington Hammerheads 22 (0)
2016–2018 New York City FC 0 (0)
2018 → Orange County SC (loan) 26 (0)
2019–2020 Colorado Rapids 0 (0)
2019 → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 25, 2019

Career

College

Rawls spent his entire college career at Saint Mary's College, including a red-shirted year in 2010.[1] Rawls was named the WCC goalkeeper of the year in 2014 and earned first team all-Far West Region honors by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. He set a program record for career goals-against average at 0.98 and registered 25 career wins and 17 shut-outs.[2]

Professional

On January 20, 2015, Rawls was selected in the third round (44th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by New York City FC.[3] He wasn't picked up by New York City, instead signing with their USL affiliate club Wilmington Hammerheads on April 3, 2015.[4] Rawls made 22 appearances for Wilmington in 2015, posting four clean sheets.[5]

Rawls signed with New York City FC on March 3, 2016.[6] Rawls did not appear for NYCFC in 2016 or 2017. Rawls was loaned to Orange County SC in the USL on March 15, 2018.[7] Rawls made 30 appearances for Orange County, including one in the U.S. Open Cup and three in the USL Cup Playoffs.[8]

Rawls was released by New York City at the end of the 2018 season, but was selected by Colorado Rapids in the 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[9]

On March 6, 2019, Rawls was again loaned to the USL Championship, joining Rapids affiliate Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.[10] Rawls played 15 matches, posting a 64.6 save percentage and six clean sheets.[11] Rawls signed a two-year contract with the Rapids on Nov. 25, 2019.[12]

Rawls did not appear in 2020, but was on the Rapids bench for Colorado's first two matches of the regular season,[13][14] as well as Colorado's three matches at the MLS is Back Tournament.

References
  1. "Andre Rawls – Saint Mary's profile". smcgaels.com. SMC California Athletics. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. "Still Building". bigapplesoccer.com. Big Apple Soccer. January 20, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. "Rawls Selected By NYCFC In MLS SuperDraft". smcgaels.com. SMC California Athletics. January 20, 2015. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  4. "Wilmington Hammerheads Sign Andre Rawls". nycfc.com. New York City FC. April 3, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. "Andre Rawls".
  6. Stejskal, Sam (March 3, 2016). "New York City FC sign 19-year-old Trinidad and Tobago international Shannon Gomez, goalkeeper Andre Rawls". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  7. "New York City FC Loan Andre Rawls to Orange County SC".
  8. "Andre Rawls".
  9. "Nick DeLeon selected by Toronto FC in Stage 1 of 2018 Re-Entry Draft". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. December 14, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  10. "Switchbacks FC Acquire Andre Rawls & Matt Hundley On Loan From Colorado Rapids". switchbacksfc.com. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  11. "Andre Rawls".
  12. "Colorado Rapids sign Nicolás Mezquida and Andre Rawls to new contracts".
  13. "MLS Match Center".
  14. "MLS Match Center".
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