Andrew Tarbell

Andrew Tarbell (born October 7, 1993) is an American soccer player plays as a goalkeeper for MLS side Austin FC.

Andrew Tarbell
Tarbell playing at Avaya Stadium in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993
Place of birth Mandeville, Louisiana, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Austin FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Clemson Tigers 56 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 New Orleans Jesters 12 (0)
2016–2020 San Jose Earthquakes 41 (0)
2017 → Reno 1868 (loan) 4 (0)
2020 Columbus Crew 7 (0)
2021– Austin FC 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 10, 2020

Career

College

Tarbell spent his entire college career at Clemson University. He started all 55 games during his four-year career with the Tigers and led them to an ACC Tournament title in 2014 and was named to the All-ACC First team. In 2015, Tarbell led the Tigers to the National Title game, where they lost to Stanford. He was also named to the all ACC First team and led the ACC with 84 saves.[1]

Professional
Warming up at Avaya Stadium.

Andrew Tarbell was drafted in the 8th position of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. Tarbell signed a Generation Adidas contract with the Earthquakes.[2] He made his professional debut on August 28 in a match against Columbus Crew, coming on as a halftime sub for David Bingham who suffered a back injury. The match ended in a 2–0 loss.[3]

Tarbell appeared on loan with San Jose's United Soccer League affiliate Reno 1868 FC.[4]

Tarbell made a career-high eleven saves in San Jose's U.S. Open Cup semifinal loss against Sporting Kansas City, in addition to saving Benny Feilhaber's penalty during sudden death, on August 9, 2017.[5] He played all four of San Jose's Open Cup matches in 2017. This performance earned him his first MLS start three days later on August 12 against the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium, in which he saved a second penalty, this time from Cubo Torres.[6] He also won MLS Save of the Week for saving a shot taken by Romell Quioto in this same match, announced on August 18.[7] Tarbell was announced as a nominee for the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award on October 14, 2017.[8]

Tarbell made his debut for the Columbus Crew in the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament.

Tarbell's contract optioned was declined by Columbus following their 2020 season.[9]

On December 23, 2020, Tarbell signed with Austin FC ahead of their inaugural season in 2021.[10]

Statistics
As of match played 6 December 2020[11][12]
Club Season League Open Cup MLS Cup Total
AppsShutoutsAppsShutoutsAppsShutoutsAppsShutouts
San Jose Earthquakes 2016 10— — 10
2017 1124110163
2018 2911000301
2019 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 4137110494
Reno 1868 FC (loan) 2017 41— — 41
Columbus Crew SC 2020 7 2 — 2 2 9 4
Career Total 5267132629

Honours

Columbus Crew[13]

References
  1. "Andrew Tarbell". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. "Andrew Tarbell". sjearthquakes.com. San Jose Earthquakes. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. "Columbus Crew SC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0 - 2016 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. "Reno 1868 FC vs Orange County SC". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017.
  5. "Boxscore: Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. "Boxscore: Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. "San Jose's Andrew Tarbell wins MLS Save of the Week for Week 23". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  8. Jake Pisani (14 October 2017). "FEATURE: Several San Jose Earthquakes nominated for MLS awards". sjearthquakes.com. San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  9. https://www.columbuscrewsc.com/post/2020/12/14/release-core-2020-mls-cup-winning-columbus-crew-sc-roster-return-2021
  10. https://www.austinfc.com/post/2020/12/23/austin-fc-acquires-free-agent-goalkeeper-and-2020-mls-cup-champion-andrew-tarbell
  11. Andrew Tarbell at Soccerway. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  12. "Andrew Tarbell - MLS Soccer".
  13. "Final 2020".
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