Jacob Lissek

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| name = Jacob Lissek

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|8|17}}

| birth_place = Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States

| height = 6 ft 4 in

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 = 2008–2010

| youthclubs1 = Colorado Rush

| collegeyears1 = 2010–2013

| college1 = Fairleigh Dickinson Knights

| collegecaps1 = 73

| collegegoals1 = 0

| years1 = 2015

| clubs1 = Charlotte Independence

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = Oklahoma City Energy

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017

| clubs3 = → FC Dallas (loan)

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| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2017

| clubs4 = FC Dallas

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018

| clubs5 = Penn FC

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2019

| clubs6 = Hartford Athletic

| caps6 = 9

| goals6 = 0

| club-update = October 21, 2019

| managerclubs1 = Hartford Hawks (assistant)

| manageryears1 = 2019

| managerclubs2 = Denver Pioneers (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2023–

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Jacob Lissek (born August 17, 1992) is an American former professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. He played college soccer for Fairleigh Dickinson University, and set the Knights’ all-time career record for shutouts (26). After college, he was with Charlotte Independence, Oklahoma City Energy, FC Dallas (loan), FC Dallas, Penn FC, and Hartford Athletic. Lissek won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Early and personal life

Lissek was born in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, to Dan and Ellyn Lissek, and is Jewish.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijn.com/jacob-lissek-helps-us-mens-soccer-team-take-gold/|title=Jacob Lissek helps US men's soccer team take gold|first=Jessica|last=Geller|date=August 16, 2013|website= Intermountain Jewish News }}{{Cite web|url=https://hartfordhawks.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/jacob-lissek/942|title=Jacob Lissek - Men's Soccer Goalkeeper Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches|website=University of Hartford Athletics}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jacob-lissek/|title=Jacob Lissek |website=MLSsoccer}} He is {{convert|6|ft|4|in|cm}} tall.

Playing career

=High school=

Lissek attended Rock Canyon High School. In 2008, he and the school's soccer team won the Colorado 4a state championship.{{Cite web|url=https://milehighsports.com/rock-canyon-alumnus-jacob-lissek-signed-by-fc-dallas/|title=Rock Canyon alumnus Jacob Lissek signed by FC Dallas|first=M. H. S.|last=Staff|date=April 22, 2017}} That season he was named second team all-league.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaildaily.com/sports/eagle-valley-ready-for-rock-canyon/|title=Eagle Valley ready for Rock Canyon|first=Ian|last=Smith|website=Vail Daily}}

=College=

Lissek spent all four years of his college career at Fairleigh Dickinson University (Management, '14) between 2010 and 2013, for the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.{{Cite web|url=https://fduknights.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/jacob-lissek/2401|title=Jacob Lissek - 2013 - Men's Soccer|website=FDU Knights Athletics}} Lissek played goalkeeper, and the team won the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championship and reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament in 2012. He holds the Knights’ all-time career record for shutouts (26). He was an NSCAA All-North Atlantic Region Third Team selection his junior year in 2012, when he had a goals-against average of 0.93, was NEC Player of the Week on September 3, 2013, and twice was a member of the NEC All-Tournament Team, and was the NEC Tournament MVP in 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2013/3/13/MSOC_Lissek_MaccabiahRel_FDU_13.aspx|title=FDU's Jacob Lissek to Participate in 2013 World Maccabiah Games|website=northeastconference.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://northeastconference.org/awards.aspx?aow=14890|title=Jacob Lissek (9/3/2013) - Athlete Awards|website=northeastconference.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/fduknights/docs/m._soccer_record_book|title=FDU Men's Soccer Record Book by Fairleigh Dickinson |website=Issuu}}

=Professional=

Lissek began his professional career with USL Pro side Charlotte Independence when he joined on June 5, 2015.[https://www.charlotteindependence.com/news_article/show/618772 Charlotte Independence] {{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He was with them until March 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/jacob-lissek/407527/|title=USA - J. Lissek - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com}}

Lissek in March 2016 joined USL side Oklahoma City Energy. He was with them until February 2018.

On April 29, 2017, Lissek was loaned to MLS side FC Dallas.[https://www.fcdallas.com/post/2017/04/29/fc-dallas-signs-goalkeeper-jacob-lissek-loan-oklahoma-city-energy-fc FC Dallas signs goalkeeper Jacob Lissek] {{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Dallas made his loan permanent in April 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://newsok.com/article/5547397/fc-dallas-signs-energy-goalie-lissek|title = FC Dallas signs Energy goalie Lissek}} He was with them until February 2018.

Following his release from Dallas, on February 15, 2018, Lissek signed for Penn FC. He was with them for one season, until January 2019, but did not make a first-team appearance.

On January 30, 2019, Lissek joined USL Championship side Hartford Athletic ahead of their inaugural season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/990166|title = Hartford Athletic Makes Five Additions|date = 30 January 2019}} Lissek made his professional debut when he started Hartford's first ever game, a 2–0 loss to Atlanta United 2.{{cite web

| title =Hartford Athletic drops season opener 2-0 to Atlanta United 2

| url =https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-hartford-athletic-season-opener-190309-20190310-44k3arr3gna4xiytef3tghrc5u-story.html

| website = Hartford Courant

| date = March 9, 2019

| access-date = September 22, 2020 }} He would be in goal for his and the team's first win, in a 2-1 U.S. Open Cup victory over New York Cosmos B on March 15, 2019.{{cite web

| title =Hartford Athletic wins first game in franchise history with 2-1 victory over New York Cosmos B in U.S. Open Cup

| url =https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-hartford-athletic-new-york-cosmos-20190515-fvkyey2yfveotif3nff5ocwawa-story.html

| website = Hartford Courant

| date = March 15, 2019

| access-date = September 22, 2020 }} Lissek was not re-signed at the end of the 2019 season.

Coaching career

In 2019 he also became the Hartford Hawks' men's soccer team's goalkeeper coach at the University of Hartford.

In 2023, Lissek became the goalkeeper coach for the University of Denver.{{Cite web |title=Jacob Lissek - Men's Soccer Coach |url=https://denverpioneers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/jacob-lissek/806 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=University of Denver Athletics |language=en}}

International

Lissek played for Team USA at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel. The team won the gold medal, defeating Argentina in the final. Lissek was named the goalkeeper of the tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2013/8/8/MSOC_Lissek_MaccabiahGold_FDU_13.aspx|title=FDU's Jacob Lissek Helps USA Capture Gold at Maccabiah Games|website=northeastconference.org}}