Chris Klute

Christopher "Chris" Klute (born March 5, 1990) is an American soccer player who currently plays for California United Strikers FC in the National Independent Soccer Association.

Chris Klute
Personal information
Full name Christopher Klute
Date of birth (1990-03-05) March 5, 1990
Place of birth Grand Prairie, Texas, United States
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 California United Strikers
Number 24
Youth career
2004–2008 Dallas Texans
2007 IMG Soccer Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Furman Paladins
2011 Clayton State Lakers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves
2012–2013 Atlanta Silverbacks 12 (0)
2012–2013 → Colorado Rapids (loan) 18 (0)
2013–2014 Colorado Rapids 39 (0)
2015 Columbus Crew SC 14 (0)
2016 Portland Timbers 8 (0)
2016 → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Minnesota United (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2019 California United FC II 21 (3)
2019– California United Strikers 9 (2)
National team‡
2007 United States U17 7 (0)
2007 United States U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 18, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 21, 2012

Club

Atlanta Silverbacks

Klute played one season with both Furman University and Clayton State and spent time with the U.S. U-17s before moving to the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves in 2011. Interim coach Alex Pineda Chacón called him up to the Silverbacks first team in June 2012.[1]

Colorado Rapids

New head coach Brian Haynes loaned him to Colorado Rapids for the 2013 Major League Soccer season.[2] Colorado purchased him outright in July 2013.[3]

Columbus Crew SC

In January 2015 Klute was traded by Colorado to Columbus Crew SC.[4]

Portland Timbers

Klute was traded by Columbus to Portland Timbers in exchange for allocation money on December 11, 2015.[5]

Minnesota United

Klute was loaned to Minnesota United FC on September 7, 2016.[6]

California United FC II

Klute joined California United in February 2017 and was a key member of the team which captured both the 2017 Spring & Fall Season United Premier Soccer League National Championships.

California United Strikers FC

In August 2019, Klute was signed to the Strikers professional side, California United Strikers FC, in the National Independent Soccer Association ahead of its first season.[7] He appeared in all seven of the team's fall regular season games and in the West Coast Championship in November, which the team won over Los Angeles Force in a penalty kick shootout.[8]

International

He was called up to the United States national team for a January 2014 camp, although he never made an appearance.[9]

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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2013-06-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2013-06-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2013-07-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Crew SC acquires defender Chris Klute from the Colorado Rapids". MLS. January 16, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  5. "Portland Timbers acquire defender Chris Klute from Columbus Crew SC". MLS. December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  6. "Loons Add Chris Klute". Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  7. "Chris KLUTE (pronounced clue-tee) joins us and is a native Texan who has a wealth of experience. He is a dynamic outside back who's as good going forward as playing defense. He has played for the @coloradorapids, @columbuscrewsc, and @timbersfc". Twitter. California United Strikers FC. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. French, Scott (11 November 2019). "CALIFORNIA UNITED STRIKERS ARE NISA WEST COAST CHAMPIONS". SoccerToday. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. "U.S. names training camp roster". ESPN. January 3, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
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