Austin Ledbetter (born July 15, 1995) is an American retired soccer player who last played for Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 15, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | 79 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Tucson | 19 | (1) |
| 2016 | Des Moines Menace | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Saint Louis FC | 23 | (1) |
| 2019 | FC Tucson | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Phoenix Rising (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | Phoenix Rising | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 1, 2022 | |||
Career
editEarly career
editA resident of St. Charles, Missouri, Ledbetter attended Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis, where he was a second team All-State selection as well as a first team All-Metro and All-Conference pick his junior season.[1]
He then played for St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club, where his club team advanced to the finals of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Nationals in 2012.[1]
Ledbetter attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where he played for the SIU Edwardsville Cougars. He was member of the 2013 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) All-Freshman Team,\; an honorable mention All-MVC selection in 2014; All-Missouri Valley Conference first team and MVC All-Tournament team selection in 2015; and in 2016, was named both MVC Defensive Player of the Year and MVC Player of the Year as well as the Most Valuable Player of MVC Tournament. He was also team captain in his junior and senior seasons.[1]
In both 2015 and 2016, Ledbetter was a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-West Region first team selection.[1]
He also played three seasons in the Premier Development League, with FC Tucson from 2014 to 2015 and for the Des Moines Menace in 2016.[2]
Professional
editOn January 17, 2017, Ledbetter was selected by FC Dallas in the third round of the 2017 Major League Soccer SuperDraft as the 53rd overall pick.[3]
Unsigned by FC Dallas, Ledbetter signed with Saint Louis FC on February 20, 2017.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Austin Ledbetter Bio". Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ a b "Menace Standout Ledbetter Signs with Saint Louis FC". United Soccer League PDL. February 20, 2017.
- ^ "SIUE's Ledbetter drafted in the third round by FC Dallas". St. Louis Post-Dispatch/stltoday.com. January 17, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
External links
edit- Austin Ledbetter at Soccerway