Andrew Tarbell (born October 7, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a

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for Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo.

Career

College

Tarbell spent his entire college career at

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. He started all 55 games during his four-year career with the Tigers and led them to an ACC Tournament title in

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and was named to the All-ACC First team. In 2015, Tarbell led the Tigers to the National Title game, where they lost to Stanford. He was also named to the all ACC First team and led the ACC with 84 saves.

Professional

Andrew Tarbell was drafted in the 8th position of the

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by the San Jose Earthquakes. Tarbell signed a

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contract with the Earthquakes. He made his professional debut on August 28 in a match against

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, coming on as a halftime sub for David Bingham who suffered a back injury. The match ended in a 2–0 loss. Tarbell appeared on loan with San Jose's

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affiliate

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. Tarbell made a career-high eleven saves in San Jose's U.S. Open Cup semifinal loss against Sporting Kansas City, in addition to saving

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's penalty during sudden death, on August 9, 2017. He played all four of San Jose's Open Cup matches in 2017. This performance earned him his first MLS start three days later on August 12 against the Houston Dynamo at

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, in which he saved a second penalty, this time from Cubo Torres. He also won MLS Save of the Week for saving a shot taken by Romell Quioto in this same match, announced on August 18. Tarbell was announced as a nominee for the

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on October 14, 2017. Tarbell made his debut for the

in the

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. Tarbell's contract optioned was declined by Columbus following their 2020 season. On December 23, 2020, Tarbell signed with

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ahead of their inaugural season in 2021. He made his debut for Austin on September 29, 2021 in a 3-0 loss away to the

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. Tarbell was released by Austin following their 2022 season. On November 23, 2022, Tarbell signed a two-year deal with Houston Dynamo ahead of the 2023 season.

Statistics

Honours

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References

External links

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San Jose Earthquakes player profileClemson Tigers bio
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