Tyler Baldock
{{Short description|Canadian soccer player}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
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|caption = Baldock in 2008
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|9|21|mf=yes}}
|birth_place = Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
|height = 1.83m
|position = Goalkeeper
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|collegeyears1 = 2003–2006
|college1 = Carson–Newman Eagles
|collegecaps1 = 75
|collegegoals1 = 0
|years1 = 2005
|clubs1 = West Virginia Chaos
|caps1 = 6
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2007
|clubs2 = Vancouver Whitecaps
|caps2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2008
|clubs3 = Abbotsford Mariners
|caps3 = 13
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|years4 = 2008
|clubs4 = Vancouver Whitecaps
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|totalcaps = 19
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|manageryears1 = 2008–?
|managerclubs1 = Trinity Western University (goalkeepers)
|manageryears2 = 2015–
|managerclubs2 = Simon Fraser Athletics (goalkeepers)
|manageryears3 = 2020
|managerclubs3 = Canada U20 women (goalkeepers)
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Tyler Baldock (born September 21, 1984) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
College career
Baldock attended Carson–Newman University, where he played for the men's soccer team from 2003 to 2006. With the Eagles, he won four consecutive regular season SAC titles, a tournament title and a regional title. He was a three time All-American, All-Region and All-Conference award winner and earned back-to-back South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year honours in 2004 and 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www8.twu.ca/athletics/mens-soccer/news-release/2008-2009/2008-08-22-tyler-baldock-release.html|title=Spartans Expand Coaching Staff - TWU Men's Soccer Programs Adds Former Whitecaps Keeper|date=August 22, 2008|work=Trinity Western University}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.today/20231112212601/https://www.newportplaintalk.com/archives/article_ffbc31d5-1a65-5114-93ba-455309f3d21f.html#selection-2263.0-2263.38|title=Carson-Newman Eagle honored nationally|work=The Newport Plain Talk}} He is the Carson-Newman and SAC record-holder for career shutouts with 36, and also holds the school records for career goals against average (0.75) and wins (51).{{cite web|url=https://www.cneagles.com/general/2020-21/releases/20201011rnne25|title=Seven slated for induction in 2021 Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame Class|date=October 11, 2020|work=Carson–Newman Eagles}} He was set to be inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2021, however, he was unable to attend the ceremony and was later officially inducted in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.cneagles.com/general/2021-22/releases/20211013osc2ga|title=Six set for induction Friday during 2021 Carson-Newman Hall of Fame Banquet|date=October 14, 2021|work=Carson–Newman Eagles}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cneagles.com/general/2022-23/releases/202301211rac7x|title=Eight enshrined in C-N Hall of Fame Friday night|date=January 21, 2023|work=Carson–Newman Eagles}}
Club career
In 2005, he played for the West Virginia Chaos in the Premier Development League.
In May 2007, he signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division.{{cite web|url=https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/050307aaa.html|title=Baldock Signs With Vancouver Whitecaps|date=May 3, 2007|work=Carson–Newman Eagles}}
In 2008, he played for the Abbotsford Mariners in the Premier Development League.
In 2008, he returned to the Whitecaps. After not appearing in a regular season match with the Whitecaps, he made his debut in the playoff semi-finals against the Montreal Impact after starting goalkeeper Jay Nolly was red-carded in the first leg. He kept a clean sheet in the second leg of the series, helping the Whitecaps to advance to the finals, where they defeated the Puerto Rico Islanders to win the league championship, but Baldock did not play in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/near-perfect-performance-surrey-leader|title=Near-perfect performance|first=Rick|last=Kupchuk|date=October 17, 2008|work=Surrey Now-Leader|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}
Coaching career
In 2008, he became the goalkeepers coach for Trinity Western University.
He then worked with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy.{{cite web|url=https://athletics.sfu.ca/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/tyler-baldock/716|title=Tyler Baldock SFU profile|work=Simon Fraser University}}
Since 2015, he has been the goalkeeper coach for Simon Fraser University's men's soccer team.{{cite web|url=https://www.surreyunitedsoccer.com/goalkeeper-academy|title=Fall Goalkeeper Training Academy|work=Surrey United SC}} He also serves as goalkeeper coach for the youth club Surrey United SC.
In 2020, he was named goalkeepers coach for the Canadian women's U20 team ahead of the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.{{cite web|url=https://athletics.sfu.ca/news/2020/2/12/soccer-m-tyler-baldock-named-womens-u20-canadian-national-team-gk-coach.aspx|title=Tyler Baldock Named Women’s U20 Canadian National Team GK Coach|work=Simon Fraser University|date=February 12, 2020|first=Samuel|last=Rowan}}
Career statistics
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|Domestic cup !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| West Virginia Chaos
|2005{{cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/tyler-baldock/|title=Tyler Baldock stats|work=SoccerStats}} |6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps
|2007 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abbotsford Mariners
|2008 |13 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 0 | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps
|2008 |0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
References
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Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Soccer people from British Columbia
Category:Carson–Newman University alumni
Category:Fraser Valley Mariners players
Category:Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
Category:Simon Fraser Red Leafs men's soccer coaches