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Aleks Berkolds
Personal information
Full name Aleksander Berkolds
Date of birth (1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Santa Monica, California, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2015–2018 San Diego State Aztecs 31 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2016 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 10 (0)
2018 ASC San Diego
2019 Tacoma Defiance 23 (0)
2020 Reno 1868 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 4, 2020

Aleksander Berkolds (born 27 April 1996) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a defender.

Career

Tacoma Defiance

Berkolds was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the third round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, [1] [2] but would not sign a professional contract with the team. In March, he signed with the club's USL Championship affiliate, the Tacoma Defiance, with Seattle still maintaining his MLS rights. [3] He made his professional debut on March 23, 2019 in a 4–0 defeat to FC Tulsa. [4]

References

  1. ^ Rael, Chris (January 18, 2019). "Albion SC & SDSU Defender Aleks Berkolds Drafted by Seattle Sounders". soccertoday.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. ^ Sweeney-Samuelson, Jacob (January 14, 2019). "Sounders pick SDSU defender Aleks Berkolds in third round". sounderatheart.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Clark, Dave (March 4, 2019). "Defiance bolster squad with trio of signings". sounderatheart.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "FC Tulsa vs. Tacoma Defiance – 23 March 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.

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