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

Youth and college

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

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

Club

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

Individual

Club

References

  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".
  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". Tampa Bay Rowdies. June 2, 2021. 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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