Chris Clements (born March 2, 1987) is an American

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player.

Career

Youth and college

Chris Clements was born in Allen, Texas. He attended Allen High School, played club soccer for the Dallas Texans, and played college soccer at the

University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church and the campus architectural style is predominantly Collegiate Gothic. The school traces its origin to ...

where from 2005 until 2008, where he was selected to the All-Conference Third Team as a sophomore in 2006, and named to the NSCAA All-Midwest team and the NSCAA/adidas NCAA All-America Third Team as a junior.

Professional

Clements was drafted in the fourth round (60th overall) in the

2009 MLS SuperDraft The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the tenth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection was owned by the expansion Seattle Sounders FC. Unlike previous years, the SuperDraft wa ...

by Columbus Crew, but was not offered a professional contract by the team. Clements signed with the Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division on April 15, 2007., and made his professional debut on April 18, 2009, in a game against the

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. On February 25, 2010, the NSC Minnesota Stars of the USSF Division 2 signed him. He was released by the club on November 29, 2011.

International

Clements was a member of the U20 National Team pool in the spring and summer of 2006.

Present Day

Clements is now an email nerd that codes sometimes, but not good.

References

External links

Tulsa profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clements, Chris 1987 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Columbus Crew draft picks Minnesota Thunder players Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Sportspeople from Allen, Texas Soccer players from Texas Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer players USL First Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players