Stefan Cleveland

Stefan Cleveland (born May 25, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.

Stefan Cleveland
Personal information
Full name Stefan Daniel Cleveland
Date of birth (1994-05-25) May 25, 1994
Place of birth Dayton, Ohio, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
Number 30
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Dartmouth Big Green 38 (0)
2016 Louisville Cardinals 22 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Dayton Dutch Lions 3 (0)
2017–2019 Chicago Fire 5 (0)
2017 → Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 2 (0)
2018 → Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Lansing Ignite (loan) 21 (0)
2020– Seattle Sounders FC 17 (0)
2020 → Tacoma Defiance (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 16, 2022

Early life

Cleveland was born in Dayton, Ohio, and attended The Miami Valley School.[1]

Career

College and amateur

Cleveland spent four years at Dartmouth College playing college soccer before transferring to the University of Louisville for his senior season.[1]

In 2015, Cleveland appeared for Premier Development League side Dayton Dutch Lions.[2]

Professional

On January 13, 2017, Cleveland was drafted in the second round as the 26th overall pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire.[3] He signed with the club on January 30, 2017.[4]

He made his professional debut on May 27, 2017, whilst on loan with Chicago's United Soccer League affiliate Tulsa Roughnecks during a 3-1 win over Portland Timbers 2.[5] He made his MLS debut on August 4, 2018, starting in a 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake, making 8 saves and allowing 2 goals.[6]

Cleveland was acquired by Seattle Sounders FC on November 26, 2019.[7]

On January 19, 2022, Cleveland re-signed with the Sounders.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played July 8, 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dayton Dutch Lions 2015 PDL 30——30
Chicago Fire 2017 MLS 0000—00
2018 MLS 5000—50
2019 MLS 0000—00
Total 50000050
Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 2017 USL 20——20
2018 USL 10——10
Total 30000030
Lansing Ignite (loan) 2019 USL 1 210—1[lower-alpha 1]0220
Seattle Sounders FC 2020 MLS 00——00
2021 MLS 80——80
Total 80000080
Tacoma Defiance 2020 USL 00——00
2021 USL 20——20
Total 20000020
Career total 4200010430
  1. Appearance(s) in USL League One Playoffs

Honors

Seattle Sounders FC

References
  1. "Stefan Cleveland - 2016 Men's Soccer".
  2. Staff, PDL (January 31, 2017). "Fire Sign PDL Alums Johnson, Cleveland".
  3. "Fire add Daniel Johnson, Guillermo Delgado, Stefan Cleveland and more GAM in day 1 of SuperDraft".
  4. "Sign Daniel Johnson and Stefan Cleveland". Chicago Fire. January 30, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. "USL MATCH RECAP | Tulsa Roughnecks FC: 3, Portland Timbers 2: 1 | Portland Timbers". Timbers.com. May 27, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  6. "Stefan Cleveland". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  7. "Sounders FC acquires goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland from Chicago Fire". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  8. "Sounders FC re-signs goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  9. Stefan Cleveland at Soccerway
  10. "Game Details". concacaf.com. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.


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