Chase Niece

Chase Niece
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-28) October 28, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2013–2017 St. Louis Scott Gallagher
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 0 (0)
2018–2021 Saint Louis Billikens 63 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 St. Louis Scott Gallagher 9 (0)
2022 North Texas SC 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022

Chase Niece (born October 28, 1998) is an American soccer player.

Playing career

Youth, college and amateur

Niece played high school soccer at Kirkwood High School, where he was a Top 150 recruit by TopDrawerSoccer.com. He also played four years of club soccer with the St. Louis Scott Gallagher academy, scoring six goals in over 80 appearances for the team.[1][2]

In 2017, Niece attended the University of Tulsa to play college soccer, but redshirted his entire freshman season.[3] He transferred to Saint Louis University in 2018, going on make 63 appearances for the Billikens, scoring six goals and tallying two assists. Niece was named to the A-10 All-Championship team in 2021.[1]

During 2021, Niece also played in the USL League Two for St. Louis Scott Gallagher, making nine appearances.[4]

MLS SuperDraft

On January 11, 2022, Niece was selected 66th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[5]

North Texas SC

On February 17, 2022, Niece signed with North Texas SC, the MLS Next Pro side for Dallas.[6] He made his debut on March 27, 2022, starting in a 3–1 win over Minnesota United FC 2.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chase Niece - 2021 - Men's Soccer". Saint Louis University.
  2. ^ "4 SLSG Alumni Selected in 2022 MLS SuperDraft". www.slsgsoccer.com. January 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Tulsa Men's Soccer Team Adds Two to 2017 Signing Class". University of Tulsa Athletics.
  4. ^ "St. Louis Scott Gallagher | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ^ Dallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Selects Six Players in 2022 MLS SuperDraft". FC Dallas.
  6. ^ SC, North Texas. "North Texas SC Signs Defender Chase Niece". North Texas SC.
  7. ^ "NTXvsMIN 03-26-2022 | MLSNEXTPro.com". mlsnextpro.