Neil Hlavaty

Neil Hlavaty
Personal information
Full nameNeil Hlavaty
Date of birthDecember 27, 1986
Place of birthBerwyn, Illinois, United States
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Carolina RailHawks
Youth career
2005–2007Boston University Terriers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007Chicago Fire Premier23(4)
2008Cleveland City Stars15(0)
2009Östers12(0)
2009Jagiellonia Białystok2(0)
2010–2012Minnesota Stars FC[1]68(9)
2013–2014FC Edmonton51(4)
2015–Carolina RailHawks0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 2, 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Neil Hlavaty (born December 27, 1986) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Carolina RailHawks.

Career

College and Amateur

Hlavaty attended Glenbard East High School in Lombard, Illinois, played club soccer for the Chicago Sockers, was a five-year member of the Illinois Olympic Development Program team, and trained with the AC Sparta Prague youth team in the Czech Republic during the spring of 2005.

Hlavaty played three years of college soccer at Boston University. He was selected to the NSCAA All-Northeast Region Second Team and named America East Midfielder of the Year as a junior,[2] and was also selected to the All-America East First Team after his sophomore and junior seasons.[2] after starting in all of BU's 19 matches.

During his college years Hlavaty also played two seasons with Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League.[3]

Professional

Hlavaty signed with Cleveland City Stars of the USL Second Division in late 2007, helping the squad win the USL-2 title in his debut season. After the 2008 campaign, during which Hlavaty recorded 3 assists in 15 matches, he transferred to Swedish outfit Östers for six months.[4]

In October 2009, Hlavaty signed with Polish side Jagiellonia Białystok,[5] ad subsequently played in 2 games for the team in the Ekstraklasa in 2009.

On February 25, 2010, Hlavaty returned to the United States when he signed with the NSC Minnesota Stars of the USSF Division 2.[6] He re-signed with the club, now playing in the North American Soccer League, on March 22, 2011.[7]

On November 21, 2012 FC Edmonton announced that Hlavaty will be joining the team ahead of the 2013 season.[8]

On January 9, 2015, Hlavaty signed with NASL club Carolina RailHawks.[9]

Personal

Hlavaty is of Czech and Polish descent.[10]

Honors

Jagiellonia Białystok
Minnesota Stars FC

References

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