Chase Gasper

Chase Blair Gasper (born January 25, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a left back for Minnesota United of Major League Soccer.

Chase Gasper
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-25) January 25, 1996
Place of birth Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Minnesota United
Number 77
Youth career
2011–2014 Bethesda SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 UCLA Bruins 43 (2)
2017–2018 Maryland Terrapins 28 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 PSA Elite
2016–2017 FC Golden State Force 3 (0)
2019– Minnesota United 15 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 United States U18 12 (0)
2016–2017 United States U21 9 (0)
2020– United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 1, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 1, 2020

Career

Youth & College

Gasper attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he played college soccer for three seasons, including a redshirt year in 2016.[1] In 2017, Gasper transferred to the University of Maryland to be closer to his father, who was diagnosed with small-fiber neuropathy.[2]

While in college, Gasper played with PSA Elite during their Lamar Hunt US Open Cup run in 2015,[3] as well as in the PDL with FC Golden State Force in 2016.[4]

Professional career

On January 11, 2019, Gasper was drafted 15th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, by Minnesota United after they traded $50,000 of General Allocation Money to Chicago Fire to secure the pick.[5][6]

References
  1. "Chase Gasper - Men's Soccer". UCLA.
  2. "Chase Gasper - Men's Soccer". University of Maryland Athletics.
  3. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/05/20/us-open-cup-usl-teams-go-16-5-second-round-chattanooga-jersey-california-squads-pull
  4. "FC Golden State Force - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Chase Gasper -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. "Minnesota United first-round pick Chase Gasper brings maturity, familiarity as training opens". Star Tribune.
  6. ColinODonnell (11 January 2019). "Minnesota Trades Into 15th Pick to Take Chase Gasper". E Pluribus Loonum.


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