Lucas Stauffer

Lucas Stauffer (born April 21, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays for German club Carl Zeiss Jena.

Lucas Stauffer
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-21) April 21, 1995
Place of birth Owensboro, Kentucky, United States
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Full back
Club information
Current team
 Carl Zeiss Jena
Number 21
Youth career
2012 Vitesse
2012 FC Twente
2013–2014 Vejle BK
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Creighton Bluejays 72 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Portland Timbers U23s 5 (0)
2015 Ocala Stampede 9 (0)
2016–2017 Des Moines Menace 12 (0)
2018 New York Red Bulls II 17 (2)
2019–2020 Wacker Nordhausen 17 (0)
2020– Carl Zeiss Jena 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 1, 2021

Career

College

Stauffer played four years of college soccer at Creighton University between 2014 and 2017. During his time at Creighton, Stauffer was named Big East Conference All-Rookie Team in 2014, First Team All-Big East Conference in 2016, and USC Second Team All-Great Lakes Region and First Team All-Big East Conference in 2017.[1]

While at college, Stauffer spent time with Premier Development League sides Portland Timbers U23s, Ocala Stampede and Des Moines Menace.[2]

Professional

On January 17, 2018, Stauffer was selected 26th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[3] However, he was not signed by the club.

On April 18, 2018, Stauffer joined United Soccer League side New York Red Bulls II.[4] On May 2, 2018 he made his professional debut for New York, appearing as a starter in a 0-0 draw with Ottawa Fury.[5] On June 9, 2018, Stauffer scored his first goal as a professional in New York's 4-2 victory over Charlotte Independence.[6]

Ahead of the German 2019-20 season, Stauffer joined FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen on a one-year contract.[7]

References
  1. "Creighton- Lucas Stauffer". gocreighton.com.
  2. "USL PDL- Lucas Stauffer". uslpdl.com.
  3. "First look: Lucas Stauffer". whitecapsfc.com. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  4. "NYRB II sign Lucas Stauffer". newyorkredbulls.com. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  5. "NYRB II Draw Ottawa, Extend Unbeaten Run to Six Games". newyorkredbulls.com. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  6. "Red Bulls II Romp Past Independence". uslsoccer.com. 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  7. Nordhausen überrascht gegen Dresden, HFC und Zwickau siegen, mdr.de, 27 June 2019
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