Foster Langsdorf

Foster Langsdorf
Personal information
Full name Foster Langsdorf
Date of birth (1995-12-14) December 14, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Portland, Oregon, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2010–2011 Mountain View Thunder
2011–2012 FC Portland Academy
2012–2014 Portland Timbers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Stanford Cardinal 82 (37)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Portland Timbers U23s 17 (3)
2017 San Francisco City 3 (1)
2018–2019 Portland Timbers 2 (0)
2018–2019 Portland Timbers 2 56 (21)
2020 Reno 1868 16 (10)
2020–2021 Minnesota United 2 (0)
2021Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2021

Foster Langsdorf (born December 14, 1995) is an American former professional soccer player. After a very successful collegiate career at Stanford, he played for several teams over the course of five seasons. Most of is appearances were for Portland Timbers 2; he made a total of four appearances for Portland Timbers and Minnesota United of Major League Soccer. Langsdorf would announce his retirement in 2021.

Career

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Youth and college

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Langsdorf played four years of college soccer for Stanford, winning three NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championships in the process.[1] While at college, Langsdorf also appeared for USL Premier Development League sides Portland Timbers U23s and San Francisco City FC.[2]

Professional

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A product of the Portland Timbers Academy, Langsdorf signed a homegrown contract with the Portland Timbers on January 19, 2018.[3]

Langsdorf made his Timbers debut against the San Jose Earthquakes in a fourth-round Open Cup match on June 6, 2018.[4]

Following his release by Portland at the end of their 2019 season,[5] Langsdorf moved to USL Championship side Reno 1868 on January 24, 2020.

On October 30, 2020, following the 2020 USL Championship season, Langsforf signed a deal with Major League Soccer side Minnesota United ahead of their upcoming playoff fixtures.[6]

Following a string of injuries to their attacking options, Langsdorf joined the Tampa Bay Rowdies on loan on 2 June 2021 and debuted that same day as a substitute during Tampa Bay's 1–0 win at New York Red Bulls II.[7][8]

On July 27, 2021, Langsdorf announced his retirement.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 November 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portland Timbers U23s 2014 to 2016[3] USL PDL 17 3 17 3
San Francisco City 2017[11] USL PDL 3 1 3 1
Portland Timbers 2018 MLS 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2019 MLS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Portland Timbers 2 2018 USL 29 14 1[a] 0 30 14
2019 USLC 27 7 27 7
Total 56 21 0 0 1 0 57 21
Reno 1868 2020 USLC 16 10 2[a] 1 18 11
Minnesota United 2020 MLS 1 0 0 0 1 0
2021 MLS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 96 35 1 0 3 1 100 36
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in USL Championship Playoffs

Honors

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Individual

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Club

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References

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  1. ^ "Foster Langsdorf - Men's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Foster Langsdorf". Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Portland Timbers sign forward Foster Langsdorf as Homegrown Player for 2018 season | PTFC".
  4. ^ "portland timbers - Google Search". www.Google.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Portland Timbers announce roster decisions, remain in discussions with Diego Valeri | MLSSoccer.com".
  6. ^ "Reno 1868 FC adds Foster Langsdorf for 2020 season". January 24, 2020. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "ROWDIES NOTCH RECORD-SETTING WIN OVER NEW YORK". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "ROWDIES ADD STRIKER FOSTER LANGSDORF ON LOAN". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Foster Langsdorf Retires". mnufc.com. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  10. ^ Foster Langsdorf at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  11. ^ "San Francisco City FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Foster Langsdorf -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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