Charles Reiter (born February 27, 1988 in New York, New York) is an American former professional soccer player for the Richmond Kickers in the USL and

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in the

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Personal life

Reiter was born in New York City into a Jewish family. His hometown is

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Career

Youth and college

Reiter attended

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in Bradenton, Florida for his senior year of high school. In 2007 Reiter also played two seasons with the

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in the

. He played

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at Davidson College where he was a political science major. In 2009 in college he was ranked sixth nationally in points per game (1.78), eighth in goals per game (0.67) and 29th in assists per game (0.44) He was also voted

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Player of the Year by the league’s coaches, First-team on

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(NSCAA) All-South Region team, All-Southern Conference team and North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) All-State team, and named a

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First-Team Academic All-American and a NSCAA/ Adidas First-Team Scholar All-American. He played every match in his Davidson career. During his junior year, he was a member of the US men's squad for the

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in Israel. A year later Reiter was named to ''

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s All-America collegiate team, on a team that included goalkeeper

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Professional

Reiter signed with the Kickers on March 10, 2010, after impressing in a trial with the club. Reiter made his professional debut on April 17, 2010, in a league match against

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Career statistics

References

External links

Davidson bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reiter, Charlie 1988 births Living people People from Westport, Connecticut Jewish American sportspeople Association football forwards American soccer players Maccabiah Games competitors for the United States Maccabiah Games footballers Davidson College alumni IMG Academy Bradenton players Richmond Kickers players OC Pateadores Blues players USL League Two players USL Second Division players Davidson Wildcats men's soccer players Simpson Thacher & Bartlett associates UCLA School of Law alumni Soccer players from Connecticut Orange County SC U-23 players Sportspeople from Fairfield County, Connecticut 21st-century American Jews