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Chase Niece

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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

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Youth, college and amateur

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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

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

North Texas SC

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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

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  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.
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