Dakota Barnathan

Dakota Barnathan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-11-09) November 9, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Massapequa, New York, United States
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Richmond Kickers
Number	2
Youth career
2011–2012	New York Cosmos
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	VCU Rams	85	(9)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Long Island Rough Riders	14	(3)
2015–2016	Portland Timbers U23s	13	(2)
2017–2018	Swope Park Rangers	21	(0)
2019	Ottawa Fury	24	(0)
2020	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	8	(0)
2021	FC Tucson	24	(0)
2022–	Richmond Kickers	71	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 23, 2024

Dakota Barnathan (born November 9, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for the Richmond Kickers in USL League One.

Career

Early career

Barnathan played college soccer at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) from 2013 and 2016, spending 2012 redshirted.[1] While at VCU, Barnathan played for USL PDL sides Long Island Rough Riders and Portland Timbers U23s.[2][3]

Professional

On January 17, 2017, Barnathan was selected by FC Dallas in the third round of the 2017 Major League Soccer SuperDraft as the 59th overall pick.[4]

Unsigned by Dallas, Barnathan joined United Soccer League side Swope Park Rangers on February 24, 2017.[5] Barnathan was released by Swope Park on December 3, 2018.[6] He subsequently signed with Ottawa Fury FC of the USL Championship on January 31, 2019.^[citation needed]

In March 2021, after one season with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, Barnathan joined USL League One side FC Tucson.[7]

Barnathan returned to Virginia in February 2022, signing with USL League One club Richmond Kickers.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played March 6, 2019[9]

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Swope Park Rangers	2017	USL	11	0	4	0	0	0	—	—	15	0
	2018	USL	10	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	10	0
Ottawa Fury FC	2019	USL Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	3	0
Career total			24	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	28	0

Honors

Club

Swope Park Rangers

• United Soccer League Cup: Runner-up 2017[10]

References

1. "Dakota Barnathan - VCU". www.vcuathletics.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017.
2. "Statistics - 2016 Regular Season - Premier Development League". Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
3. "Dakota Barnathan | SoccerStats.us".
4. "VCU's BARNATHAN SELECTED IN THIRD ROUND OF MLS SUPERDRAFT BY FC DALLAS". Atlantic 10 Conference. January 17, 2017.
5. "Swope Park Rangers signs 2017 MLS SuperDraft selection Dakota Barnathan".
6. "Bilyeu Re-Signs as Rangers Make Roster Moves". USL Championship. December 3, 2018.
7. "FC TUCSON SIGN USL CHAMPIONSHIP VETERAN DEFENDER DAKOTA BARNATHAN". fctucson.com. FC Tucson. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
8. "FORMER VCU STANDOUT AND USL VETERAN DAKOTA BARNATHAN JOINS THE RICHMOND DEFENSE". RichmondKickers.com. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
9. Dakota Barnathan at Soccerway. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
10. MCDowell, Sam (November 13, 2017). "Louisville City FC defeats Swope Park Rangers in USL Cup Final". Sporting KC. The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

External links

• Dakota Barnathan at Soccerway