David Meves
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = David Meves
| image =
| fullname = David Meves
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|7|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Goalkeeper
| youthyears1 = 2009–2012
| youthclubs1 = Akron Zips
| years1 = 2010–2012
| clubs1 = Chicago Fire Premier
| caps1 = 24
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013
| clubs2 = Portland Timbers U23s
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014
| clubs3 = Des Moines Menace
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014–2015
| clubs4 = Fort Lauderdale Strikers
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016
| clubs5 = Puerto Rico FC
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = November 22, 2016
| ntupdate =
}}
David Meves (born July 20, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper, most recently for Puerto Rico FC of the North American Soccer League.
Career
=College and Youth=
Meves played four years of college soccer at the University of Akron between 2009 and 2012.http://www.gozips.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/bios/meves_david_wdaw|title= {{dead link|date=November 2017}}
While at college, Meves also appeared for USL PDL club Chicago Fire Premier from 2010 to 2012.{{cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/david-meves/|title=David Meves|accessdate=November 18, 2017}}{{Better source needed|date=November 2017}}
=Professional=
On January 22, 2013, Meves was selected 3rd overall in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft by Portland Timbers.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gozips.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/releases/20130122btcfq9 |title=David Meves Taken by Portland Timbers in MLS Supplemental Draft: Akron Athletics - GoZips.com |access-date=August 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084940/http://www.gozips.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/releases/20130122btcfq9 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }} Meves wasn't signed by Portland and spent time with Portland Timbers U23s in 2013.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2013/13598694.html#STATS |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=August 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107075030/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2013/13598694.html#STATS |archive-date=November 7, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
Meves played with USL PDL club Des Moines Menace in 2014,{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2014/22322.html#STATS |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=August 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090131/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2014/22322.html#STATS |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }} before signing with North American Soccer League club Fort Lauderdale Strikers on July 10, 2014.{{Cite web |url=http://www.strikers.com/news/detail/uuid/vhv8smrgmgo21pc86rtn2crxo/strikers-sign-goalkeeper-david-meves#.U-9XlfldV8E |title=Fort Lauderdale Strikers NASL: Strikers sign Goalkeeper David Meves |access-date=August 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819092933/http://www.strikers.com/news/detail/uuid/vhv8smrgmgo21pc86rtn2crxo/strikers-sign-goalkeeper-david-meves#.U-9XlfldV8E |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }} Meves earned the starting job for the Strikers in 2015 before being sidelined by a broken jaw.
Meves joined NASL expansion team Puerto Rico FC on March 10, 2016.
Meves was released by Puerto Rico at the end of their 2016 season.{{cite web|title=PRFC ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO ROSTER HEADING INTO THE OFFSEASON|url=http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/11/21/prfc-announces-changes-to-roster-heading-into-the-offseason|website=puertoricofc.com|publisher=Puerto Rico FC|accessdate=November 22, 2016|date=November 21, 2016}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084632/http://www.strikers.com/team/roster/player/uuid/1jyliab7dhfvj1wuawej2mkax1/david-meves Fort Lauderdale Strikers Profile].
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Akron Zips men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Chicago Fire U-23 players
Category:Des Moines Menace players
Category:Fort Lauderdale Strikers players
Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Category:Sportspeople from Arlington Heights, Illinois
Category:Soccer players from Cook County, Illinois
Category:Portland Timbers draft picks
Category:Puerto Rico FC players