Ryan Cretens

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Ryan Cretens
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-08) January 8, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth San Jose, California, United States[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
North Carolina FC Youth
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 UNCW Seahawks 57 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Carolina Dynamo
2018 Tobacco Road FC
2019– North Carolina FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 24, 2019

Ryan Cretens (born January 8, 1996) is an American professional soccer player.

Career[edit]

Youth[edit]

Cretens played for the North Carolina FC Youth Academy.[2] He also played two seasons for Wake Forest-Rolesville High School.[1]

College[edit]

Cretens played college soccer at UNC Wilmington, appearing in 57 games and posting at 0.716 save percentage.[2] As a redshirt senior in 2018, he was named to the second team for the Colonial Athletic Association.[1]

Professional[edit]

Carolina Dynamo[edit]

Cretens played for the Carolina Dynamo of the Premier Development League from 2015 to 2017. In 2016, he was PDL Goalkeeper of the Year, recording five clean sheets and a 0.33 goals against average.[2]

Cretens played in the Dynamo's second-round game during the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, a 6-1 loss to North Carolina FC.[3]

Tobacco Road FC[edit]

In 2018, Cretens joined Tobacco Road FC.[2]

North Carolina FC[edit]

On August 24, 2019, Cretens was signed by North Carolina FC of the USL Championship.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Ryan Cretens - Men's Soccer". UNCW Sports. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "North Carolina FC Signs Former Academy Goalkeeper Ryan Cretens". North Carolina FC. August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Foster, Ian (May 21, 2017). "2017 US Open Cup round 2: North Carolina FC dominate Carolina Dynamo in first trip to Greensboro". TheCup.us. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

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