Foster Langsdorf
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Foster Langsdorf
| image =
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| full_name = Foster Langsdorf
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|14}}
| birth_place = Portland, Oregon, United States
| height = 5 ft 10 in
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs1 = Mountain View Thunder
| youthyears2 = 2011–2012
| youthclubs2 = FC Portland Academy
| youthyears3 = 2012–2014
| youthclubs3 = Portland Timbers
| collegeyears1 = 2014–2017
| college1 = Stanford Cardinal
| collegecaps1 = 82
| collegegoals1 = 37
| years1 = 2014–2016
| clubs1 = Portland Timbers U23s
| caps1 = 17
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2017
| clubs2 = San Francisco City
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = Portland Timbers
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = Portland Timbers 2
| caps4 = 56
| goals4 = 21
| years5 = 2020
| clubs5 = Reno 1868
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 10
| years6 = 2020–2021
| clubs6 = Minnesota United
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021
| clubs7 = → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan)
| caps7 = 3
| goals7 = 1
|club-update = 28 July 2021
}}
Foster Langsdorf (born December 14, 1995) is an American former professional soccer player. After a very successful collegiate career at Stanford, he played for several teams over the course of five seasons. Most of is appearances were for Portland Timbers 2; he made a total of four appearances for Portland Timbers and Minnesota United of Major League Soccer. Langsdorf would announce his retirement in 2021.
Career
= Youth and college =
Langsdorf played four years of college soccer for Stanford, winning three NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championships in the process.{{cite web|url=http://gostanford.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11632|title=Foster Langsdorf - Men's Soccer|website=Stanford University Athletics|access-date=April 14, 2019}} While at college, Langsdorf also appeared for USL Premier Development League sides Portland Timbers U23s and San Francisco City FC.{{Cite web |url=https://www.uslpdl.com/foster-langsdorf |title=Foster Langsdorf |access-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403234942/https://www.uslpdl.com/foster-langsdorf |url-status=dead }}
= Professional =
A product of the Portland Timbers Academy, Langsdorf signed a homegrown contract with the Portland Timbers on January 19, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timbers.com/news/portland-timbers-sign-forward-foster-langsdorf-homegrown-player-2018-season|title = Portland Timbers sign forward Foster Langsdorf as Homegrown Player for 2018 season}}
Langsdorf made his Timbers debut against the San Jose Earthquakes in a fourth-round Open Cup match on June 6, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=portland+timbers#sie=m;/g/11f62g02qr;2;/m/01lkg2;dt;fp;1|title=portland timbers - Google Search|website=www.Google.com|access-date=April 14, 2019}}
Following his release by Portland at the end of their 2019 season,{{cite web| url = https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/11/21/portland-timbers-announce-roster-decisions-remain-discussions-diego-valeri| title = Portland Timbers announce roster decisions, remain in discussions with Diego Valeri {{!}} MLSSoccer.com}} Langsdorf moved to USL Championship side Reno 1868 on January 24, 2020.
On October 30, 2020, following the 2020 USL Championship season, Langsforf signed a deal with Major League Soccer side Minnesota United ahead of their upcoming playoff fixtures.{{Cite web|url = https://www.reno1868fc.com/news_article/show/1080532|title = Reno 1868 FC adds Foster Langsdorf for 2020 season|date = January 24, 2020|access-date = January 24, 2020|archive-date = January 24, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200124185339/https://www.reno1868fc.com/news_article/show/1080532|url-status = dead}}
Following a string of injuries to their attacking options, Langsdorf joined the Tampa Bay Rowdies on loan on 2 June 2021 and debuted that same day as a substitute during Tampa Bay's 1–0 win at New York Red Bulls II.{{cite web |title=ROWDIES NOTCH RECORD-SETTING WIN OVER NEW YORK |url=https://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/1167465 |website=RowdiesSoccer.com |access-date=3 June 2021}}{{cite news |title=ROWDIES ADD STRIKER FOSTER LANGSDORF ON LOAN |url=https://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/1167066 |newspaper=Tampa Bay Rowdies |date=June 2, 2021 |access-date=3 June 2021}}
On July 27, 2021, Langsdorf announced his retirement.{{cite web |title=Foster Langsdorf Retires |url=https://www.mnufc.com/news/foster-langsdorf-retires |website=mnufc.com |access-date=27 July 2021}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 9 November 2020}}{{Soccerway|foster-langodorf/294271|access-date=19 January 2021}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Portland Timbers U23s
|17 | 3 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 17 | 3 | |||
| San Francisco City
|2017{{Cite web|title=San Francisco City FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Foster Langsdorf -|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/18165186?subseason=376352#|access-date=2021-01-19|website=www.uslleaguetwo.com}} |USL PDL |3 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Portland Timbers
|2018 |MLS |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019
|MLS |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Portland Timbers 2
|2018 |USL |29 | 14 | colspan="2" |— | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in USL Championship Playoffs|name=USLPlay}}
|0 | 30 | 14 | |||
| 2019
|USLC |27 | 7 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 27 | 7 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!56 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 21 | |
| Reno 1868
|2020 |USLC |16 | 10 | colspan="2" |— | 2{{efn|name=USLPlay}}
|1 | 18 | 11 | |||
| rowspan="2"|Minnesota United
|2020 |MLS |1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| |2021
|MLS |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!96 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 36 |
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Honors
= Individual =
= Club =
- Stanford
- NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship (3): 2015, 2016, 2017
- Pac-12 Conference (4): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
References
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External links
- {{MLS player|foster-langsdorf}}
- [https://www.uslpdl.com/foster-langsdorf PDL Profile]
- [http://gostanford.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11632 Stanford Profile]
- {{Soccerway|foster-langodorf/294271}}
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Category:All-American college men's soccer players
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Minnesota United FC players
Category:Portland Timbers players
Category:Portland Timbers 2 players
Category:San Francisco City FC players
Category:Soccer players from Portland, Oregon
Category:Soccer players from Vancouver, Washington
Category:Stanford Cardinal men's soccer players
Category:Tampa Bay Rowdies players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:USL League Two players
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