Asa Kryst (born May 25, 1993 in
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson is the only city and county seat of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534, down from 36,316 at the 2000 census. Located along Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127, it is approxi ...
) is an American professional
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
player.
Personal life
Kryst is the younger brother of American television presenter and beauty pageant titleholder
Cheslie Kryst
Cheslie Corrinne Kryst (; April 28, 1991 – January 30, 2022) was an American television correspondent, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2019. Kryst was also an attorney and had served as a correspondent for ''Ex ...
, who was crowned
Miss USA 2019 and passed away on January 30, 2022 from apparent suicide.
Career
College and amateur
Kryst played
college soccer at the
University of South Carolina from 2011 to 2015, including a red-shirted year in 2014.
While at college, Kryst also appeared for
USL PDL clubs
IMG Academy Bradenton
IMG Academy Bradenton is an American soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
The team is associated with IMG Academy and the ...
and
SC United Bantams.
Professional
Kryst signed with United Soccer League side Charlotte Independence on April 27, 2016.
Kryst signed with Australian National Premiere League side Bendigo City FC on May 20, 2017.
References
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1993 births
Living people
American soccer players
South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer players
IMG Academy Bradenton players
SC United Bantams players
Charlotte Independence players
Soccer players from South Carolina
USL League Two players
USL Championship players
Association football forwards
American people of Polish descent