Henry Meyerdierks

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Henry Meyerdierks
Personal information
Full name	Henry Meyerdierks
Date of birth
Place of birth	New York City, United States
Playing position	Wing Half
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1921-1924 1924-1927	New York Field Club New York Giants	54 (3) 45 (0)
National team
1925	United States	01 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Henry Meyerdierks (born New York City, New York) was a U.S. soccer wing half who played six seasons in the first American Soccer League and earned one cap with the U.S. national team

Contents 1 Professional career 2 National team 3 Spelling of last name 4 References

[edit] Professional career

In 1921, Meyerdierks signed with the New York Field Club of the American Soccer League. He played three seasons with them before transferring to the New York Giants in 1924. He saw time in thirty-three games during the 1924-1925 season, but only three and nine games in the next two seasons. He left the Giants at the end of the 1926-1927 season.^[1]

[edit] National team

Meyerdierks earned his lone cap in a 1-0 loss to Canada on June 27, 1925.^[2]

[edit] Spelling of last name

While this article uses the National Soccer Hall of Fame spelling of Meyerdierks last name, other sources have differenct versions. A June 13, 1925 newspaper article lists it as Meyerdeicks,^[3] and Colin Jose, in his book on the American Soccer League, spells it as Meyerdirks.^[1]

[edit] References