Eric Dick
{{short description|American professional soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{About|the soccer player|the lawyer of the same name|Eric Dick (lawyer)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eric Dick
| image = CINvSKC 2019-04-07 - Eric Dick (46645034285) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Dick with Sporting Kansas City in 2019
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|10|3|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Roeland Park, Kansas, United States
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Pittsburgh Riverhounds
| clubnumber = 1
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| collegeyears1 = 2013–2017
| college1 = Butler Bulldogs
| collegecaps1 = 71
| collegegoals1 = 0
| years1 = 2015
| clubs1 = Portland Timbers U23s
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017
| clubs2 = Oklahoma City Energy U23
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2020
| clubs3 = Sporting Kansas City
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = → Swope Park Rangers (loan)
| caps4 = 21
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019
| clubs5 = → Tulsa Roughnecks (loan)
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2020
| clubs6 = → Phoenix Rising (loan)
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021
| clubs7 = Columbus Crew
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021
| clubs8 = → Indy Eleven (loan)
| caps8 = 4
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022–2023
| clubs9 = Minnesota United
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2022–2023
| clubs10 = Minnesota United 2
| caps10 = 3
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2024–
| clubs11 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds
| caps11 = 26
| goals11 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = November 10, 2024
}}
Eric Dick (born October 3, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for USL Championship club Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
Career
=College and youth=
Dick moved from Roeland Park, Kansas, to Carmel, Indiana when he was 5 {{Cite web|url=https://carmelmonthlymagazine.com/eric-dick-from-carmel-dads-club-to-mls-first-round-pick/|title=Eric Dick: From Carmel Dad's Club to MLS First-Round Pick|date=8 March 2018}}
He played two years of college soccer at Butler University between 2013 and 2017, including a redshirted year in 2013. During his time at Butler, Dick kept 28 shutouts.{{cite web|url=https://butlersports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4106|title=Eric Dick – 2016|website=butlersports.com}}
Dick also appeared for Premier Development League sides Portland Timbers U23s in 2015{{cite web|url=https://www.timbers.com/news/portland-timbers-u-23s-add-five-more-players-2015-season |title=Portland Timbers U-23s add five more players for 2015 season |publisher=Portland Timbers |date=2013-07-03 |access-date=2019-04-08}} and OKC Energy U23 in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.uslpdl.com/eric-dick|title=Eric Dick|website=USL PDL|access-date=2018-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401213703/https://www.uslpdl.com/eric-dick|archive-date=2018-04-01|url-status=dead}}
=Professional=
On January 19, 2018, Dick was drafted in the first-round (13th overall) during the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2018/01/19/sporting-kc-selects-goalkeeper-eric-dick-and-defender-graham-smith-first-round-2018 |title=Sporting KC selects goalkeeper Eric Dick and defender Graham Smith in first round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft | Sporting Kansas City |publisher=Sportingkc.com |date=2018-01-19 |access-date=2019-04-08}} Dick signed with Sporting KC on February 15, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2018/02/15/sporting-kc-signs-first-round-draft-picks-eric-dick-and-graham-smith-mls-contracts |title=Sporting KC signs first-round draft picks Eric Dick and Graham Smith to MLS contracts | Sporting Kansas City |publisher=Sportingkc.com |date=2018-02-15 |access-date=2019-04-08}}
Dick made his professional debut with Kansas City's United Soccer League affiliate Swope Park Rangers on March 31, 2018, when Swope Park Rangers lost 2–1 to Las Vegas Lights.{{cite web|url=https://www.uslsoccer.com/lasvegaslightsfc-swopeparkrangers-971261|title=2018 - Las Vegas Lights FC vs Swope Park Rangers - uslsoccer.com|website=USLsoccer.com|publisher=United Soccer League|access-date=2018-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401213739/https://www.uslsoccer.com/lasvegaslightsfc-swopeparkrangers-971261|archive-date=2018-04-01|url-status=dead}}
On June 29, 2019, Dick was sent on a one-game loan to USL Championship side Tulsa Roughnecks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/news/sporting-goalkeeper-eric-dick-joins-tulsa-roughnecks-fc-one-game-loan|title=Sporting goalkeeper Eric Dick joins Tulsa Roughnecks FC on one-game loan|first=Sporting Kansas|last=City|website=Sporting Kansas City}}
Dick, who spent most of the season on loan at USL Championship side Phoenix Rising, was released by Kansas City following their 2020 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/news/sporting-kc-announces-roster-moves-ahead-2021-mls-season|title=Sporting KC announces roster moves ahead of 2021 MLS season|first=Sporting Kansas|last=City|website=Sporting Kansas City}}
On December 22, 2020, his rights were acquired by Columbus Crew SC in Stage Two of the MLS Re-Entry Draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/joe-corona-headlines-three-selected-stage-two-mls-re-entry-draft|title=Joe Corona headlines three selected in Stage Two of the MLS Re-Entry Draft | MLSSoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}} On June 24, 2021, Dick joined USL Championship club Indy Eleven on loan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indyeleven.com/news_article/show/1171202|title=INDY ELEVEN ACQUIRES CARMEL NATIVE ERIC DICK ON LOAN FROM MLS SIDE COLUMBUS CREW SC|website=indyeleven.com|date=June 24, 2021|access-date=June 24, 2021|archive-date=July 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725212610/https://www.indyeleven.com/news_article/show/1171202|url-status=dead}} Following the 2021 season, Columbus opted to decline their contract option on Dick.{{Cite web|url=https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/columbus-crew-announces-end-of-2021-roster-decisions|title=Columbus Crew Announces End-of-2021 Roster Decisions | Columbus Crew|website=ColumbusCrew.com}}
After being selected by Minnesota United FC in Stage 2 of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Dick officially signed with the club on January 18, 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mnufc.com/news/mnufc-signs-re-entry-draft-pick-eric-dick|title = MNUFC Signs Re-Entry Draft Pick Eric Dick | Minnesota United FC}}
Dick signed with USL Championship club Pittsburgh Riverhounds on January 22, 2024.{{cite web |title=Hounds lock up pair of goalkeepers for 2024 |url=https://www.riverhounds.com/news/2024/01/22/hounds-sign-goalkeepers-eric-dick-jacob-randolph/ |website=Riverhounds.com |publisher=Pittsburgh Riverhounds |access-date=22 January 2024}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played November 11, 2020}}{{Soccerway|eric-dick/484072|accessdate=January 3, 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sporting Kansas City
|2019 |MLS |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3" |Swope Park Rangers (loan)
|2018 |USL |15 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2019
|USL |9 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Tulsa Roughnecks (loan)
|2019 |USL |1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | |||
| Phoenix Rising (loan)
|2020 |USL |3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
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References
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External links
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{{2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer First-Team All-America}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
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Category:Phoenix Rising FC players
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Category:Sporting Kansas City draft picks
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Category:USL Championship players
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