Ryan Hollingshead

Ryan Hollingshead
Personal information
Full name Ryan Michael Hollingshead
Date of birth (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991
Place of birth Sacramento, California, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Midfielder, Full back
Club information
Current team
 FC Dallas
Number 12
Youth career
2009–2012 UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2014– FC Dallas 42 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 15, 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Ryan Michael Hollingshead (born April 16, 1991) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

Career

College

Hollingshead played college soccer at UCLA between 2009 and 2012. At UCLA, Ryan played in 81 matches, scoring 16 goals and recording 21 assists (53 points). He earned All-Pac-12 honors three times in his career (2010-12) and was named the 2012 Pac-12 Player of the Year. In addition, Hollingshead earned NSCAA All-America honors in 2012 and was named to the 2011 NCAA All-Tournament Team after leading the Bruins to the College Cup semifinals. In 2012, he started all 19 of UCLA’s matches, led the team with 22 points (7 goals, 8 assists) and finished the season tied for the lead in goals. Hollingshead also captained the Bruins to a 13-3-3 record and finished second in the Pac-12 with 8 assists in the year.[1]

Professional

FC Dallas selected Hollingshead in the second round (20th overall) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Despite an offer from Dallas, Hollingshead opted not to accept, so that he could help build a church in Sacramento and spent time in Haiti to do charity work at an orphanage.[2]

Hollingshead signed with Dallas on December 9, 2013.[3]

Personal

Hollingshead is married to Taylor Hollingshead.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.placerunited.com/news/placer-united-alumni-ryan-hollingshead-drafted-by-fc-dallas
  2. ↑ http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/gosselin-fc-dallas-ryan-hollingshead-put-charitable-efforts-ahead-of-soccer-now-hes-playing-catch-up.html/
  3. ↑ http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2013/12/ryan-hollingshead-thrilled-join-fc-dallas-after-unique-journey-professional-soccer

External links

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