Alex Riggs

Alex Riggs (born March 17, 1988) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.[1]

Alex Riggs
Riggs with the Columbus Crew in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-17) March 17, 1988
Place of birth Saint Peters, Missouri, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2006–2010 Missouri State Bears
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Columbus Crew 0 (0)
2015 Saint Louis FC 1 (0)
2015 → Sporting Kansas City (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 15, 2015

Career

College

Riggs played for Missouri State University from 2006 to 2010. He was named the Missouri Valley Conference Defender of the Year in 2009, and Missouri Valley Conference Goalkeeper of the Year in 2010.[2]

Professional

Riggs signed with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer in 2011, but did not appear in any games with the club.[3][4]

In April 2015, Riggs signed with United Soccer League expansion side Saint Louis FC.[2] He was loaned out later that season to MLS club Sporting Kansas City for a U.S. Open Cup match against FC Dallas,[5][6] but remained on the bench as an unused substitute.[7] He made his first professional start against Louisville City at World Wide Technology Soccer Park on September 19, 2015.[8]

References
  1. Alex Riggs at Soccerway
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2015-10-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/alex-riggs
  4. http://www.columbuscrewsc.com/players/alex-riggs
  5. http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2015/06/30/alex-riggs-joins-sporting-kc-loan
  6. Sporting Kansas City [@SportingKC] (1 July 2015). "#SportingKC's starting XI vs @FCDallas. #SKCvFCD #USOC2015 STREAM:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. http://www.ussoccer.com/lamar-hunt-us-open-cup/open-cup-tournaments/2015-usoc/round-of-16/150701-usoc-rdof16-skc-v-fcd
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2015-10-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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