Charlie Ostrem (born October 12, 1999) is an American professional

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player who plays as a left-back for Union Omaha in the USL League One.

Early career

Youth

Ostrem attended Shorewood High School, whilst playing club soccer with Seattle United and

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, where he won the State Cup with Seattle and was a two-time Surf Cup champion.

College & amateur

In 2018, Ostrem attended the

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to play

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. In four seasons with the Huskies, Ostrem made 75 appearances, scoring four goals and tallying 22 assists. While at college, Ostrem earned All-American and 2020-21 PAC-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors following a strong junior campaign, and also achieved All PAC-12 First Team recognition. While at college, Ostrem also appeared for

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during the NPSL 2019 season, where he netted six times in eight regular season games.

Professional career

Chicago Fire II

On January 11, 2022, Ostrem was selected 33rd overall in the

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by Chicago Fire. He signed with the club's MLS Next Pro side Chicago Fire II on March 9, 2022.

Union Omaha

After a spell in with Western Suburbs of the New Zealand

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, Ostrem returned to the United States on July 31, 2024, joining USL League One side Union Omaha.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostrem, Charlie 1999 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Chicago Fire FC draft picks Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players National Premier Soccer League players Crossfire Redmond players Washington Huskies men's soccer players Chicago Fire FC II players People from Shoreline, Washington Soccer players from King County, Washington Union Omaha players Western Suburbs FC players Expatriate association footballers in New Zealand American expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand American expatriate men's soccer players 21st-century American sportsmen