Charlie Lyon

Charles Lyon (born April 10, 1992) is an American soccer player who is currently without a team, but is operating as the pool goalkeeper for Major League Soccer.

Charlie Lyon
Personal information
Full name Charles Lyon
Date of birth (1992-04-10) April 10, 1992
Place of birth St. Charles, Illinois, U.S.
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2008–2010 Campton United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Marquette Golden Eagles 63 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Chicago Fire U-23 16 (0)
2015–2016 Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Tacoma Defiance (loan) 41 (0)
2017 Orange County SC 31 (0)
2018 Los Angeles FC 0 (0)
2019– MLS Pool
2019 → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 0 (0)
2019 → Philadelphia Union (loan) 0 (0)
2020 → Sporting Kansas City (loan) 0 (0)
2020 → FC Dallas (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 17, 2020

Career

College and amateur

Lyon spent his entire college career at Marquette University. After medically redshirting his first year in 2010, Lyon made a total of 63 appearances for the Golden Eagles and finished his career with a 0.83 GAA and recorded 29 clean sheets.

He also played in the PDL for Chicago Fire U-23.[1][2]

Professional

On January 20, 2015, Lyon was selected in the fourth round (75th overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[3] He signed a professional contract with the club on March 17.[4] He made his professional debut for USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in a 4–2 victory against Sacramento Republic FC.[5] After being released by the Sounders, Lyon went to Minnesota United for a trial period ahead of their inaugural MLS season.[6] The trial didn't work out, and on February 15, 2017, Lyon signed a contract with Orange County SC.[7]

Lyon joined MLS side Los Angeles FC on March 2, 2018 ahead of their inaugural season.[8] On May 22, 2018, he made his LAFC debut in a friendly against Borussia Dortmund. He was released by LAFC at the end of the season and became the MLS pool goalkeeper, joining various teams for short stints to fill unoccupied roster spots for goalkeepers. He is currently based in Portland, Oregon, and trains with the Portland Timbers.[9] Lyon's contract as MLS pool goalkeeper was not renewed in 2020 and he was hired by a logging company in Southwestern Washington amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He was then selected to join the MLS is Back Tournament as the pool goalkeeper.[6] During the tournament, Lyon was brought in as Sporting KC's backup keeper for a match after Tim Melia's red card against Minnesota United.[10] Then, when the Vancouver Whitecaps were left with only a 20-year-old, third-string keeper, Lyon was prevented from helping the Canadian side over complications with his international transfer certificate.[10] In September 2020, FC Dallas added Lyon to shore up their squad for matches against Minnesota United and Houston Dynamo.[11]

Honors

Seattle Sounders FC

References
  1. "2013 Chicago Fire U-23 season". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  2. "2014 Chicago Fire U-23 season". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  3. "Sounders FC Selects Three Players in Second Day of 2015 MLS SuperDraft". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. January 20, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  4. "Sounders FC signs 2015 MLS SuperDraft selections Fisher and Lyon". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  5. "2015 USL: Sounders FC 2 vs Sacramento Republic FC". Seattle Sounders FC.
  6. Pentz, Matt (July 22, 2020). "The ballad of Charlie Lyon, MLS's pool goalkeeper in the bubble". The Athletic. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  7. "Orange County SC Signs Former Seattle Sounders Goalkeeper, Charlie Lyon". Orange County SC. February 15, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017 – via OurSportsCentral.
  8. "LAFC Announces Inaugural Roster Prior To Start Of MLS Season". Los Angeles Football Club. March 2, 2018.
  9. Brenner, Steve (June 25, 2019). "Meet Charlie Lyon: The MLS 'Pool Goalkeeper' Who Can Play for Every Club". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  10. "Lyon's life as pool goalkeeper has him swimming in deep end of MLS bubble". ESPN.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  11. FCD Press Release (September 9, 2020). "FC Dallas adds League Pool Goalkeeper Charlie Lyon for Tonight's Road Match vs. Minnesota United FC". FC Dallas. Retrieved September 10, 2020.


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