Charlie Ostrem (born October 12, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Union Omaha in the USL League One.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 12, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond Beach, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union Omaha | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Seattle United | |||
| 2015–2018 | Washington Crossfire | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Washington Huskies | 75 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Crossfire Redmond | 8 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Chicago Fire II | 37 | (5) |
| 2024 | Western Suburbs | 14 | (3) |
| 2024– | Union Omaha | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 31, 2024 | |||
Early career
editYouth
editOstrem attended Shorewood High School, whilst playing club soccer with Seattle United and Washington Crossfire, where he won the State Cup with Seattle and was a two-time Surf Cup champion.[1]
College & amateur
editIn 2018, Ostrem attended the University of Washington to play college soccer. In four seasons with the Huskies, Ostrem made 75 appearances, scoring four goals and tallying 22 assists. While at college, Ostrem earned All-American and 2020-21 PAC-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors following a strong junior campaign, and also achieved All PAC-12 First Team recognition.[1][2]
While at college, Ostrem also appeared for Crossfire Redmond during the NPSL 2019 season, where he netted six times in eight regular season games.[3][4]
Professional career
editChicago Fire II
editOn January 11, 2022, Ostrem was selected 33rd overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire.[5][6][7] He signed with the club's MLS Next Pro side Chicago Fire II on March 9, 2022.[8]
Union Omaha
editAfter a spell in with Western Suburbs of the New Zealand Central League, Ostrem returned to the United States on July 31, 2024, joining USL League One side Union Omaha.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies.
- ^ "Pac-12 defender of the year Charlie Ostrem leads UW men's soccer into Elite Eight matchup against Pittsburgh". The Seattle Times. May 9, 2021.
- ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
- ^ "First Overall Pick and NPSL Alum Ben Bender Leads the Way in MLS SuperDraft 2022". January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Two UW men's soccer players taken in the first 11 picks of the MLS SuperDraft". The Seattle Times. January 11, 2022.
- ^ "10 Pac-12 Men's Soccer stars selected in 2022 MLS SuperDraft". pac-12.com.
- ^ "Chicago Fire FC Select Four Players in MLS SuperDraft 2022 Presented by adidas | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
- ^ "Chicago Fire FC II Signs Defender Charlie Ostrem | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
- ^ "UNION OMAHA SIGNS LEFT BACK CHARLIE OSTREM".
External links
edit- Charlie Ostrem at Major League Soccer
- Charlie Ostrem at Soccerway