Kyle Zobeck
{{short description|American soccer player (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kyle Zobeck
| image = Kyle_Zobeck.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Warming up in 2013 for FC Dallas
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|2|6}}
| birth_place = Coralville, Iowa, U.S.
| height = 6 ft 0 in
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| collegeyears1 = 2008–2012
| college1 = Valparaiso Crusaders
| collegecaps1 = 66
| collegegoals1 = 0
| years1 = 2009
| clubs1 = Des Moines Menace
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013
| clubs2 = FC Dallas
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014–2017
| clubs3 = New York Cosmos
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2021
| clubs4 = FC Dallas
| caps4 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019
| clubs5 = → North Texas SC
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| manageryears1 = 2024–
| managerclubs1= North Texas (assistant)
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = November 30, 2021
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Kyle Zobeck (born February 6, 1990) is an American former soccer player.
Career
=College and amateur=
Born and raised in Iowa,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.com/soccer/iowa-native-kyle-zobeck-worth-more-than-just-a-backup-keeper-for-fc-dallas/|title=Iowa native Kyle Zobeck worth more than just a backup keeper for FC Dallas|website=www.thegazette.com|accessdate=June 21, 2021}} Zobeck played five years of college soccer at Valparaiso University between 2008 and 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://www.valpoathletics.com/msoccer/roster/2011-12/4625/kyle-zobeck/#.VAM9RfldV8E|title=Men's Soccer | Roster | Official Website of Valpo Athletics|website=www.valpoathletics.com}} He was named the Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year in his junior year at Valparaiso. While at college, Zobeck also appeared for USL PDL club Des Moines Menace in 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/22322.html#STATS |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |website=www.uslsoccer.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215022559/http://uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/22322.html |archive-date=2009-02-15}}
=Professional=
On January 22, 2013, Zobeck was drafted 26th overall in 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft by FC Dallas.{{Cite web|url=http://www.valpotorch.com/sports/article_73be153c-6cb8-11e2-a0a8-0019bb30f31a.html|title=Zobeck drafted by FC Dallas|first=Joey Clark, Calvin|last=Li|website=The Torch}} He remained with the club throughout 2013 but was released at the end of the season without making a first-team appearance.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2014/02/fc-dallas-transfers-midfielder-bobby-warshaw-waives-two-others|title=FC Dallas transfers midfielder Bobby Warshaw, waives two others | FC Dallas|accessdate=June 21, 2021}}
== New York Cosmos ==
Zobeck signed with NASL club New York Cosmos on March 26, 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/uxa787uf2aj111z2fviczvkuu/cosmos-add-goalkeeper-kyle-zobeck|title=OOPS! SORRY, SOMETHING WENT WRONG | NASL|website=www.nasl.com}} On August 23, 2014, against Minnesota United FC, he made his professional debut coming in as a substitute in the seventh minute of the match.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycosmos.com/matchcenter/gsmid/1634307|title=Oops! Sorry, something went wrong|website=New York Cosmos}} Zobeck allowed a goal on a penalty kick before shutting out league-leading Minnesota United FC the rest of the way. On August 30, 2014, he made his first professional start in a match against Indy Eleven.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycosmos.com/matchcenter/gsmid/1634313|title=Oops! Sorry, something went wrong|website=New York Cosmos}} Zobeck got his first professional win in a 3–2 victory over the Atlanta Silverbacks on September 13, 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycosmos.com/matchcenter/gsmid/1634324|title=Oops! Sorry, something went wrong|website=New York Cosmos}} He earned his final start of the season on November 1, 2014, making four saves in a 1–0 loss to the San Antonio Scorpions.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycosmos.com/matchcenter/gsmid/1634360|title=Oops! Sorry, something went wrong|website=New York Cosmos}} Zobeck finished the 2014 season with a 1–2–1 (W-D-L) record while making 10 saves and posting a 1.53 goals against average (GAA) while serving as backup goalkeeper to Jimmy Maurer, who earned NASL Best XI honors for his season's performance.
After backing up Maurer again during the 2015 season, Zebeck was re-signed by the club on December 18, 2015.{{Cite web|title = Club Re-Signs Kyle Zobeck|url = http://www.nycosmos.com/news/2015/12/18/club-re-signs-kyle-zobeck|website = New York Cosmos|access-date = February 11, 2016}} He stayed with the club through the 2017 season with Maurer getting most of the playing time.
== FC Dallas (second stint) ==
On February 21, 2018, FC Dallas announced that they had signed Zobeck from New York Cosmos.{{Cite web|title = FC Dallas Signs Goalkeeper Kyle Zobeck|url = https://www.fcdallas.com/post/2018/02/21/fc-dallas-signs-goalkeeper-kyle-zobeck|website = FC Dallas|access-date = February 21, 2018}} He joined Maurer, who had already signed with the club in December.{{cite web|date=December 18, 2017|title=FC Dallas Signs Goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer|url=https://www.fcdallas.com/post/2017/12/18/fc-dallas-signs-goalkeeper-jimmy-maurer|access-date=April 4, 2020|website=fcdallas.com|publisher=FC Dallas}} In 2019, Zobeck played some games on loan with the new Dallas USL League One affiliate, North Texas SC. On October 19, 2019, he started the inaugural USL League One championship game and kept a clean sheet to help North Texas SC win the league's first championship.{{Cite web|date=October 20, 2019|title=North Texas Soccer Club triumphs over Greenville, wins inaugural USL-1 Final|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/fc-dallas/2019/10/20/north-texas-soccer-club-triumphs-over-greenville-wins-inaugural-usl-1-final/|access-date=September 3, 2020|website=Dallas News|language=en}}
On September 2, 2020, Zobeck made his MLS debut after Maurer was forced to leave a match against Sporting Kansas City due to a first half injury with Dallas leading 1–0. The game ended in a 1–1 draw with Zobeck making two saves.{{Cite web|last=Baer|first=Benjamin|date=September 2, 2020|title=Sporting Kansas City 1, FC Dallas 1 {{!}} 2020 MLS Match Recap|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/09/02/sporting-kansas-city-1-fc-dallas-1-2020-mls-match-recap|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=September 3, 2020|website=Major League Soccer}}
Following the 2021 season, Zobeck was released by Dallas and became a free agent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/chicago-fire-first-team-to-announce-offseason-departures|title=Who's in, who's out? All 27 MLS clubs announce roster decisions following 2021 season | MLSSoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}} On December 30, 2021, he announced his retirement from professional soccer.{{cite web |title=Kyle Zobeck announces retirement |url=https://twitter.com/KyleZobeck/status/1476725460100956162 |website=Twitter|access-date=31 December 2021}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.valpoathletics.com/msoccer/roster/2011-12/4625/kyle-zobeck/#.VAM9RfldV8E Crusaders bio]
- [http://www.nycosmos.com/roster/kyle-zobeck Cosmos bio]
- {{soccerway|kyle-zobeck/287839}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Des Moines Menace players
Category:FC Dallas draft picks
Category:New York Cosmos (2010) players
Category:North Texas SC players
Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Category:People from Johnson County, Iowa
Category:Soccer players from Iowa
Category:USL League One players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Valparaiso Crusaders men's soccer players