Tyler David

{{short description|American professional soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tyler David

| fullname =

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|3|1}}

| birth_place = Lakeville, Minnesota, United States

| height = 6 ft 2 in

| position = Defender/Midfielder

| currentclub = Minneapolis City

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2007–2011

| youthclubs1 = Minnesota Thunder

| collegeyears1 = 2012–2015

| college1 = Saint Louis Billikens

| collegecaps1 = 79

| collegegoals1 = 3

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = Saint Louis FC

| caps1 = 50

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2018

| clubs2 = BK-46

| caps2 = 19

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2019

| clubs3 = Hartford Athletic

| caps3 = 6

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020

| clubs4 = Union Omaha

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2021

| clubs5 = Des Moines Menace

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2022–

| clubs6 = Minneapolis City

| caps6 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2022–

| managerclubs1 = Marcy-Holmes Rangers

| club-update = June 8, 2023

| nationalteam-update =

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Tyler David (born March 1, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Minneapolis City SC in USL League Two and the National Premier Soccer League. David is also the coach for the Marcy-Holmes Rangers in the Minneapolis City SC Futures League.

Career

=Amateur=

From 2007 to 2011, David played for the Minnesota Thunder in the United States Soccer Development Academy, captaining the team all five years.{{Cite web|url=https://slubillikens.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/tyler-david/2241|title=Tyler David - 2015 - Men's Soccer|website=Saint Louis University}}{{cite web |url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2016/01/19/whitecaps-fc-select-moberg-heard-david |title=Whitecaps FC select James Moberg, Josh Heard, and Tyler David in final two rounds of 2016 MLS SuperDraft |publisher=whitecapsfc.com}}

David played four years of college soccer at Saint Louis University between 2012 and 2015, and was named to the Atlantic 10's All-Conference First Team in his senior season.

=Professional=

David was drafted in the fourth round (76th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Released by the Whitecaps during training camp without a contract, he then signed with USL side Saint Louis FC on March 6, 2016.{{cite web |url=http://saintlouisfc.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20160306o2p6oy |title=Saint Louis FC Roster Continues to Grow |publisher=saintlouisfc.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313154412/http://saintlouisfc.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20160306o2p6oy |archive-date=2016-03-13 }} David made his debut with the club on March 26, appearing as a substitute in a match against the Real Monarchs.{{cite web |url=http://saintlouisfc.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20160401ebs5kp |title=PREVIEW: Saint Louis FC Looking For First Win Against OC Blues Saturday |publisher=saintlouisfc.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416080222/http://www.saintlouisfc.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20160401ebs5kp |archive-date=2016-04-16 }} "...Tyler David and Chicago Fire loanee Drew Conner were subbed on in the second half against RSL to make their debuts..."

After a season in Finland with Kakkonen club BK-46, David returned to the United States to join USL Championship side Hartford Athletic ahead of their inaugural season.{{cite web |title=Hartford Athletic Adds Five Players |url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news_article/show/990149 |website=HartfordAthletic.com |language=en-us |date=30 January 2019}}

On February 17, 2020, David moved to USL League One side Union Omaha ahead of their inaugural season as a club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unionomaha.com/news_article/show/1087850-union-omaha-adds-three-new-players-in-advance-of-inaugural-season|title=UNION OMAHA ADDS THREE NEW PLAYERS IN ADVANCE OF INAUGURAL SEASON|first=Yanira|last=Garcia|date=February 17, 2020|website=Union Omaha}} He was released by Omaha following their 2020 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unionomaha.com/news_article/show/1135610|title = Union Omaha Announced Roster Moves for 2021}}

David returned to Minnesota in 2022 to play for Minneapolis City SC and to coach the Marcy-Holmes Rangers in their Futures League.{{cite web |title=A legend comes home 💪🏡 |url=https://twitter.com/mplscitysc/status/1498689521080143872 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=@MPLSCitySC |access-date=1 March 2022}} On April 18, 2022, David was voted Futures League Mentor Coach of the Year for leading the Rangers to the championship match.{{cite web |title=2022 MPLS CITY FUTURES LEAGUE MENTOR COACH OF THE YEAR |url=https://twitter.com/MplsCityFutures/status/1516032663529922563 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=@MplsCityFutures |access-date=18 April 2022}}