Chandler Vaughn (born February 25, 2000) is an American
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 who currently plays as a
full back.
Career
Youth
Vaughn attended
Forest Park High School, where he was named a United Soccer Coaches Youth All-American during both his junior and senior year. Vaughn also played with the
D.C. United academy for four seasons.
College & Amateur
In 2018, Vaughn attended the
University of Pittsburgh to play
college soccer. He made 26 appearances for the Panthers in his two seasons there, tallying two assists to his name. He was part of first Pitt men's soccer team to win an ACC Tournament match in program history, earning ACC All-Freshman and All-ACC Academic Team honors in his freshman season.
Vaughn transferred to
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...
in 2020, going on to make 33 appearances with the Billikens, scoring two goals, tallying four assists, and was named to the A-10 All-Championship team in his senior year.
In 2021, Vaughn also played in the
USL League Two for Kaw Valley FC, making four appearances.
Professional
On January 11, 2022, Vaughn was drafted was selected 60th overall in the
2022 MLS SuperDraft by
LA Galaxy
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. On March 3, 2022, Vaughn was signed by
LA Galaxy II ahead of their 2022 season in the
USL Championship. He made his professional debut on March 19, 2022, starting in a 1–2 loss against
San Antonio FC.
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2000 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
Men's association football defenders
LA Galaxy draft picks
Ventura County FC players
Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer players
Sportspeople from Woodbridge, Virginia
Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players
Soccer players from Virginia
United States men's youth international soccer players
USL Championship players
USL League Two players
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